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The station is a classic example of early 20th century Canadian railway station design and has been designated as a heritage structure per the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Romanesque Revival building, with an Italianate tower, has been listed on the Canadian Register since 2006 and was formally recognized as one of ...
The principal stations were located in Guelph, Elmira, Linwood, Milverton, Monkton, Walton, Blyth and Goderich. [3] On October 6, 1904 the G&G was leased to the CPR for 999 years, with the City of Guelph obtaining a prohibition against diverting G&G traffic off the Guelph Junction Railway line. [4]
The Guelph Junction Railway is a shortline railway owned by the City of Guelph, Ontario, and serves the city's northwest industrial park. [1]The railway was the first federally chartered railway in the Commonwealth of Nations to be owned by a municipality, and, along with the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway and the Capital Railway, is among the few remaining municipally-owned railways ...
Established in 1929 after the closure of the Guelph Radial Railway Company streetcar lines, Guelph Transit has grown to comprise over 70 buses serving 28 transit routes. The main terminus is located downtown at Guelph Central Station and at the University of Guelph, with a smaller facility at Stone Road Mall and SmartCentres on Woodlawn Road.
Pages in category "History of rail transport in Guelph" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
History of rail transport in Guelph (6 P) Pages in category "History of Guelph" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Canadian Pacific Railway completed a line from Guelph to Goderich in 1907, passing through the settlement. A large two-story railway station with living quarters for the stationmaster was established there. [4] Italian labourers were employed to build the rail line, living in a caboose which followed the line's construction. The labourers ...
Map of Guelph, 1855. The founding was symbolized by the felling of a tree by Galt and William "Tiger" Dunlop, who would be significant in the history of Goderich, Ontario, on April 23, 1827. [20] [21] That was St. George's Day, the feast day of the patron saint of England. The name Guelph comes, via the Italian Guelfo, from the Bavarian Welf.