Caption: SO THE STORY GOES (PART ONE)....

"When I was a kid, I had a friend named Phil. His Dad bought two old train stations and moved them outside of Dundas, and joined them together to make their house. I don't remember exactly where, but the house was high up on a hill. We used to look down below, and watch the steam trains go by. I'm sure its all overgrown now..."

Intriguing for any station guy, right? But these little tidbits of information was the real search engine before technology became what we know of it today. And networking with people then, was how this story, was provided by my chiropractor telling me of how the Lomax family built their home.

The search began, by driving every sideroad west of Dundas. It made sense, as everything east was becoming heavily built up with urban sprawl. And finally, just through the trees, before going down and under what would be CN's Dundas Subdivision - was the home of the Lomax family.

Here, pictured on a wintry Spring day is part of the house - the old TH&B Stoney Creek station. The station, used to sit at the base of what is today the 'Old Mountain Road' (now a trail). As automobile use increased, the need for passenger service to smaller towns decreased since the railways 'consolidated' their services to stay competitive. Nonetheless, the station was closed around 1960.

NOTE: I've always respected people's property. When arriving, I went to the front door to ask permission. However, no one was initially home. As I was about to leave, a pickup truck arrived. I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Lomax (Phil's mother). She had no worries about giving me permission to take or share photos, when I explained to her about the story provided by my chiropractor. As a bonus, I got to see the inside of the home. Both parts. But, I have to thank my chiropractor...without that information I would never have gone on this search.

Part two will come....