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

Awhile back I posted part one of this story, which was the former THB Stoney Creek station, as it went:

"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...."

Here, pictured on a wintry Spring day is the second half of the house - the old TH&B Vinemount station. The station, used to sit just south of the overpass of Ridge Road, with access off of what is today known as 8th Road East. What surprised me, is how large this structure was for such a tiny hamlet Vinemount is. But, before automobile use increased, the importance of rail travel between smaller towns was there, due to the distances between stops. Eventually, the automobile and increased travel by planes won the day, and ridership decreased for those smaller communities. The railways then started 'consolidating' their services to the larger, more populated areas to stay competitive. Nonetheless, the station was closed around 1960 and moved here. To make the house, the passenger room (area) was removed to attach it to the back of its counterpart from Stoney Creek. A small price to pay to save two historical buildings from a little railway that sat "in the shadow of giants ". 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.