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The Northern Railway Company of Canada

In May 1853, the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Union Railroad Company ran the first stem train in this province from Toronto to Aurora. By January 1855, the company had completed its 95-mile “portage line” from Toronto to Collingwood. The line was renamed “The Northern Railway Company of Canada” in 1858. Companies closely affiliated with the Northern built connecting lines to Meaford, Penetanguishene and Gravenhurst. Through the Northern sought traffic moving between the upper lakes and Lake Ontario and Atlantic ports. Mainly grain from the U.S. Midwest, much of its freight was firewood, farm produce and timber from along its own lines. In 1888, the Northern was absorbed by the Grand Trunk Railway Company.

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La Northern Railway Company of Canada

En mai 1853, la Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Union Railroad Company met en activité le premier train à vapeur dans la province, entre Toronto et Aurora. En janvier 1855, la compagnie ferroviaire termine sa « voie de portage » de 95 milles reliant Toronto à Collingwood. La compagnie est rebaptisée la Northern Railway Company of Canada en 1858. Des compagnies étroitement liées à la Northern étendront le réseau ferroviaire jusqu’à Meaford, Penetanguishene et Gravenhurst. Les voies de la Northern sont empruntées par des trains se déplaçant entre les lacs Supérieur, Huron, Ontario et les ports de l’Atlantique. Les marchandises qui transitent sur ce réseau sont principalement composées de céréales en provenance du Midwest américain, ainsi que de bois de chauffage, de produits agricoles et de bois d’œuvre acheminés par les autres voies de la compagnie. En 1888, la Northern est absorbée par la Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada.

Location: On the grounds of the the former railway station, now a museum, St. Paul Street, Collingwood
Emplacement : À l'emplacement du Collingwood Museum (une ancienne gare ferroviaire), rue St. Paul, Collingwood
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.503000, -80.214500
Source: Ontario Heritage Trust – Provincial Plaque Program
Licence · Permission: © King’s Printer for Ontario / Ontario Heritage Trust – plaque text reproduced unchanged for non-commercial purposes
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