Public Relations and
Advertising Department
Windsor Station Montreal Que. H3C
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Volume 11
Number 16
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Dec. 9,
1981
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A Victim of Progress,
Station has a New Role
By Stephen
Morris
On the
Move: Workers face numerous wires as they move on section of the Brampton
rail station.
Brampton, Ont. - For people in this community
northwest of Toronto, things are certainly coming up roses. The
79-year-old CP Rail station, slated for the wrecker's ball, has been
saved and converted into a nursery.
Hutton Nurseries, owned by John Hutton, purchased the brick and stone structure for
$1. With help from CP Rail's engineering department, he had the station moved a few
miles away from the centre of town.
The move required splitting the old station in two and placing each of the sections
on special trailers.
It took eight hours to move the station to its new home. Police, hydro and railway
officials were on hand to make sure the move was made with a minimum of problems.
Brampton Station, like many across Canada, has fallen victim to progress.
During the late '60s and early '70s, CP Rail streamlined its operations. Customer
Service Centres in centralized locations provided better service to customers, thus
eliminating the need for many railway stations.
Passenger trains have not used Brampton Station for the last 10 years.
Communications equipment housed in the station was removed in 1978 and an
application to the Canadian Transport Commission to remove the station was made.
Despite the move, Brampton Station's new owner can still hear the echoes of distant
train whistles. Located on a hilltop, the station overlooks the old Credit Valley
Railway... the line it once served.
This CP Rail News article is copyright 1981 by
Canadian Pacific Railway and is reprinted here with their permission. All
photographs, logos, and trademarks are the property of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company.
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