Comments on: A decent early spring day on my day off work and once again I grabbed the little woman sidekick by the arm and hauled her off on another one of my wild goose chases. Looking for railroad stations I had heard were still in existence. Time was running short. These buildings in the mid to late ’70s were coming down like dominos; having outlived their usefulness and becoming an annoyance for the railroads. This trip took us to check out Richmond Hill for the ONR-CN passenger at 0720, to Bradford, Barrie, Shanty Bay, the Orillia station and Trolley #4 as well as Gravenhurst and Washago. On the way back, we were to follow the roads to the east side of Lake Simcoe, specifically to check out “Elmer Jordan’s farm, somewhere along old Ontario Hwy 46, location now I have forgotten, but somewhere near Woodville, call that just east of Cannington. This wasn’t going to be easy, I thought. But, stopping at a general store in the area, I was told exactly how to get to Elmer’s place; I guess he was well-known, and we made it there with little trouble. Now I wish I had made note of the directions. He was quite the friendly old guy (It helps to have a female with you) and sure enough, this little station was out back, hidden from view by a rickety old barn and a pile of typical barnyard junk. I loved it. Still had solid floors, the pot-bellied stove, and the whole bit. Apparently Elmer in his day used to work for the railroads, and when this station became expendable, he bought it and moved it to his farm. The building, a historical big deal to me, is the very last artifact out there from the early Toronto & Nipissing Rwy. It was at the junction of the Midland Rwy just north of Woodville; official name was Lorneville Junction station and it was a beehive of activity for people going from east/west and north/south here. Toronto to Coboconk or Beaverton to Lindsay. It has been 38 yrs as of this writing since I have seen this building. Now, as I write this caption, I get to wondering what has become of it. Has it collapsed and died like so many farm outbuildings have over the past years? It is worthy now of a trip back, I should think. Soon. It may already be too late.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 11:42:20 +0000

Well, a huge congratulations for this!!! What a great purchase!! Always nice to know that an old station will live on………………

By: Blue eyes

Blue eyes — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 23:00:28 +0000

I own the lorenville station as of oct,15 2018. Still up and standing. Its high ceilings will get a 2nd life as my new workshop

By: Cdntrainphotog

Cdntrainphotog — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:05:26 +0000

Nothing was too far out of the way to be bagged by Mooney!

By: awmooney

awmooney — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 04:07:55 +0000

Thanks for this, Eric. If no maintenance has been done on it over the years, it would be in a sad state by now. I don’t know what is more surprising; the fact it is still there or the fact someone made note of it )

By: Eric May

Eric May — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:59:05 +0000

It’s still there, although lot more grown in. It’s visible from county road 46 (#1323) just north of Lorneville Road.