The use of TH&B and CNR joint track, negotiating New York Central switches and tracks at Waterford, system special instructions, and a rulebook are all included in this 16 page timetable.
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| from: Trains; March 1949; Kalmbach. |
Below: A concise little map showing the interurban lines in the region.
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| from: The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada; John F Due; 1966; University of Toronto Press. |
A link at the end of this post, will take you to a previous post which includes a similar description of the Grand River Railway Company. "The Grand River was on of Canada's first electric lines ... "
On the Grand Valley Railway Company, the description starts with this: "The Grand Valley was one of the most unsuccessful of the Ontario lines, its experience demonstrating clearly that, even in the days of relative prosperity for the interurbans, a line connecting relatively small cities some distance apart, with virtually no freight business could not succeed."
These lines are referred to as GR and GV in the description below.
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| from: The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada; John F Due; 1966; University of Toronto Press. |
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| from: Traction on The Grand; John Mills; 1977; Railfare. |
"Motor 50, and excursion train at Port Dover, about 1919 or 1920."
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| from: Traction on The Grand; John Mills; 1977; Railfare. |
"The LE&N at Main Street, Galt. The new station about 1938."
Below is a link to recent posts on the Galt, Preston & Hespeler Railway ... and the region.
Grand River Railway Co & a trip to Vienna!
GP&H 1895, Arc & Incandescent Streetlights Across Canada