Comments on: The old Hamilton & North Western Railway line through Vine, Ontario still sees a train pass by twice per week as the Barrie Collingwood Railway’s GP9 1001 works down the Beeton Sub to industries at Innisfil and back through Barrie to Utopia. The circa 1918 Grand Trunk Railway station at Vine still remains just a few hundred feet down the road from the line it once served. After the last passenger train in 1960, it was relocated in 1962, and once again wears GTR grey and green in its new role as a residence.CCGX 1001 is returning north from Innisfil with two cars from Comet Chemical, one from Tarpin Lumber, and a fourth car for TAG Environmental at Barrie.

By: Eric May

Eric May — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 01:16:18 +0000

Very nice. I had been thinking of trying something like this.

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:46:42 +0000

Seems few knew of this station. I hadn’t planned to shoot here as the crossing is surrounded by chain link fencing. Drove by while killing time… and here we are.

By: railwayguy

railwayguy — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:57:47 +0000

What a wonderful rural railway scene, a GP9 with a 1918 GTR passenger station – can’t get much better than that ! Am always learning something new, Vine is an example, nestled on the south edge of the City of Barrie – who would have guessed. Thank you Jacob, John

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:57:17 +0000

A shot from each end of the line… I have a slide from Beeton in my collection I should fix up…

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:33:37 +0000

I posted a photo from the H&NW today also. Not that I planned it that way…..

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:06:45 +0000

H&NW (later Northern & North Western, Grand Trunk, CN) ran from Hamilton to Port Dover (CN Hagersville Sub, minus Jarvis – Port Dover), and from Hamilton – Allandale. The line to Allandale included what would become CN’s N&NW spur (Hamilton industrial), the Beach Sub, the Milton Sub (Burlington – Allandale via Beeton, later becoming the Halton Sub from Burlington – Georgetown and the Beeton Sub Georgetown – Allandale). The line also included a branch from just north of Beeton (Allimil) to Collingwood.

Check out the books “Rails to the Lakes” and “Hamilton’s Other Railway,” both by the late Charles Cooper.

By: BradKetchen

BradKetchen — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:55:59 +0000

The Hamilton and Northwestern Railway? That’a a new one for me as well. Is there a map? What towns did it service?

By: awmooney

awmooney — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:01:50 +0000

Vine, you say? Thats a new one on me. Thanks for posting this. I’ll be sure to check it out the next time I wander up that way.