Comments on: Photo two – the first in this series is T99 northbound at Preston photographed 20 minutes earlier The Grand River Railway was built to convey passengers and freight, and yet, A Grand River Transit bus, which is the eventual successor of the Motorcars that plied the line now waits for a southbound freight, requiring me to get crafty to get an angle in between the busy King St traffic. The Waterloo sub is easily good for 100 freight cars a day, not only does the Hagey job work three shifts per day, Wolverton to Hagey turns run 6 days a week in daytime, and sometimes at night to bring cars to this busy line – mostly for Toyota Cambridge assembly. This means two trains are on the line fairly often – under OCS control f.y.i. Waterloo Region is busy building the ION Streetcar route duplicating the efforts of the GRR (and the former Kitchener-Waterloo Railways Streetcar system) and if phase two happens as planned, this picture will change significantly in the next 10 years, ION is planned to use the CPR route to get down to Galt. Hence, in due time, the Grand River Railway may again become a busy freight and passenger carrying railway.. stay tuned. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:54:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23279#comment-35320 Stephen C. Host Mon, 21 Oct 2019 01:26:27 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RPCA_CP_TG21_STRSCH_0724.jpg#comment-35320 My understanding is cpr said no. ION has to make own plans on own right of way. https://rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/stage2ION/resources/Stage-2-Preferred-Route-2019.pdf Current plan is to use some of the former Hespeler Branch of the GRR though. My understanding is cpr said no. ION has to make own plans on own right of way.

https://rapidtransit.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/stage2ION/resources/Stage-2-Preferred-Route-2019.pdf

Current plan is to use some of the former Hespeler Branch of the GRR though.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23279#comment-13643 Stephen C. Host Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:32:29 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RPCA_CP_TG21_STRSCH_0724.jpg#comment-13643 Ron, Agreed. The region is asking triple metal to move (not compatible with block line rd urban developments) and still in negotiation. then again, the region wanted to use the huron park spur and instead, its being relocated.... i suppose the asking price is too high :) also the fergus spur / cp interchange in galt could be used also.... Ron, Agreed.

The region is asking triple metal to move (not compatible with block line rd urban developments) and still in negotiation.

then again, the region wanted to use the huron park spur and instead, its being relocated….

i suppose the asking price is too high :)

also the fergus spur / cp interchange in galt could be used also….

]]> By: RonaldB http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23279#comment-13642 RonaldB Wed, 09 Mar 2016 05:56:21 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/RPCA_CP_TG21_STRSCH_0724.jpg#comment-13642 best plan for ION would be for CP to exit the Waterloo Sub north of Hagey (+ necessary headroom) and sell ROW to Region of Waterloo for ION use. G&W would have to switch Triple M and CN destined Toyota traffic would need to be interchanged elsewhere, ie. Lambton in Toronto .. a lot of headaches could be avoided. best plan for ION would be for CP to exit the Waterloo Sub north of Hagey (+ necessary headroom) and sell ROW to Region of Waterloo for ION use.

G&W would have to switch Triple M and CN destined Toyota traffic would need to be interchanged elsewhere, ie. Lambton in Toronto .. a lot of headaches could be avoided.

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