Caption: Upon my first visit to Cornwall in 2000, I wound up being greatly disappointed. Having seen the original stone station in books as a youngster, I was hoping to get my first shots of the stone structure that was built by the Grand Trunk. However, here, in it's place, was this flat roof structure that was in my opinion lacking in architectural detail. Imagine...upon my visit in 2000, asking the female VIA attendant the question "What happened to the station?". Unfortunately she was not as helpful to my question as I had hoped, but she was at least truthful.
Since then, I have learned some history as to why this station was built by CN. The current station was built in relation and relocation of the St. Lawrence Seaway project of the late 50's. The newer structures were built as replacements those older stone structures, and located further inland. Cornwall's was no different to those at Morrisburg, Iroquois, and Long Sault. Each, like their predecessors, varied in size and were of the same design.
As Arnold Mooney commented on CN's decision to build such modern structures...well....you can read it here on my Aultsville station post http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CNAultsville-Display.jpg