Railpictures.ca - A.W. Mooney Photo: Yes, it WAS a station. It is listed in a book of Ontario stations as a “flag stop” but it certainly doesn’t look like it had seen much action by the time I got around to photographing it. And it hadn’t. It has been a long time since passenger trains ran on the line and even in 1977 a freight move was something of a wonder for the locals. The previous station was removed and transferred to the nearby Lake Island Conservation area, and this replacement was deemed adequate. The line eventually became part of the Canadian Pacific. The old CVR (Credit Valley Railway) Elora Sub was torn up in 1987 and it is now the Elora-Cataract trailway. No idea where this ‘fancy’ structure ended up. Probably now residing in some local farm as a mini storage building. Hope so. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Yes, it WAS a station. It is listed in a book of Ontario stations as a "flag stop" but it certainly doesn't look like it had seen much action by the time I got around to photographing it. And it hadn't. It has been a long time since passenger trains ran on the line and even in 1977 a freight move was something of a wonder for the locals. The previous station was removed and transferred to the nearby Lake Island Conservation area, and this replacement was deemed adequate.
The line eventually became part of the Canadian Pacific.
The old CVR (Credit Valley Railway) Elora Sub was torn up in 1987 and it is now the Elora-Cataract trailway.
No idea where this 'fancy' structure ended up. Probably now residing in some local farm as a mini storage building. Hope so.

Caption: Yes, it WAS a station. It is listed in a book of Ontario stations as a "flag stop" but it certainly doesn't look like it had seen much action by the time I got around to photographing it. And it hadn't. It has been a long time since passenger trains ran on the line and even in 1977 a freight move was something of a wonder for the locals. The previous station was removed and transferred to the nearby Lake Island Conservation area, and this replacement was deemed adequate. The line eventually became part of the Canadian Pacific. The old CVR (Credit Valley Railway) Elora Sub was torn up in 1987 and it is now the Elora-Cataract trailway. No idea where this 'fancy' structure ended up. Probably now residing in some local farm as a mini storage building. Hope so.

Photographer:	A.W. Mooney [2322] (more) (contact)
Date:	02/16/1977 (search)
Railway:	Other (search)
Reporting Marks:	nil (search)
Train Symbol:	nil (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CVR Elora Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Hillsburgh (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
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8 Comments

Jakob Mueller

March 17, 2026 at 8:46 pm

For whatever use it still had at this point, the doorway has been cleared of snow.
Ian Malenfant-Picard

March 18, 2026 at 1:49 am

I wish there was a registry compiling the fate of all of the stations and flag stops structures across Canada. So many of these are still standing, moved away from the track and converted to various uses yet most people have no idea these structures used to be stations.
awmooney

March 18, 2026 at 7:18 am

You and me both, Ian. What books out there are not complete and it seems you have to acquire a number of them and then make your own lists. Not easy.
Worse, so many of these structures have come down, or, like you say, moved; but no one really has compiled a list of when most have been moved, destroyed by the railroad involved or become victims of arson, as have at least 5 in Niagara.
Stephen C. Host

March 18, 2026 at 10:10 am

This is the next closest thing, for Ontario

https://ontariorailwaystations.wordpress.com/
awmooney

March 18, 2026 at 11:58 am

Excellent, Mr. Host. We thank you. )
Stephen C. Host

March 18, 2026 at 1:17 pm

Oh I just posted a link.. Rob Hughes is doing amazing work there.
awmooney

March 18, 2026 at 1:29 pm

Elizabeth Wilmot listed Hillsburg shanty as a ‘flag stop’. Hughes does not mention it.
terry.oshell

March 18, 2026 at 4:15 pm

Maybe severing as a “shim shack”.

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