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An end view of Grand River Railway car 848 at Hespeler Station. The original Hespeler Station building is believed to have been built just after the service began by the then Galt, Preston & Hespeler Street Railway Company in January 1896. In later years, an express car was left in place in the early afternoon for loading. Passenger service ended in 1955, and the building lasted into the late 1960s after electrical service had ended, before being demolished.  Photo taken by Cecil Hommerding, from the collection (Copyright) of Doug Leffler. Substantial caption information provided by George Roth et al with much thanks.  More views of GRR's passenger operations: 848 and 842 MU'ed for the return trip: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10746 848 at Preston: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10298 864 at Galt Station: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10474  For more details on Cecil, see here.
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Caption: An end view of Grand River Railway car 848 at Hespeler Station. The original Hespeler Station building is believed to have been built just after the service began by the then Galt, Preston & Hespeler Street Railway Company in January 1896. In later years, an express car was left in place in the early afternoon for loading. Passenger service ended in 1955, and the building lasted into the late 1960s after electrical service had ended, before being demolished.

Photo taken by Cecil Hommerding, from the collection (Copyright) of Doug Leffler. Substantial caption information provided by George Roth et al with much thanks.

More views of GRR's passenger operations:
848 and 842 MU'ed for the return trip: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10746
848 at Preston: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10298
864 at Galt Station: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10474

For more details on Cecil, see here.

Photographer:
Cecil Hommerding, collection of Doug Leffler [33] (more) (contact)
Date: 04/30/1950 (search)
Railway: Grand River Railway (search)
Reporting Marks: GRR 848 (search)
Train Symbol: Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS: GRR Hespeler Station (search)
City/Town: Hespeler (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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