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It was a real shame I could not back up any more; choice was fall down the embankment or move to the right and get a bunch of shrubs in the photo. But you get the idea. Winona's CN station looked pretty good going into the winter of 1974/75. However, it did not last to see another. The structure was totally destroyed in a fire around October 1975. A real shame. Never heard whether there was a problem within the building or it was arson. This station was located just off of Winona Rd opposite Railway St., a very short lane in which one could access a siding and a small yard there. Today, the Costco and its gas bar are opposite where this rather nice building once stood.
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Caption: It was a real shame I could not back up any more; choice was fall down the embankment or move to the right and get a bunch of shrubs in the photo. But you get the idea. Winona's CN station looked pretty good going into the winter of 1974/75. However, it did not last to see another. The structure was totally destroyed in a fire around October 1975. A real shame. Never heard whether there was a problem within the building or it was arson. This station was located just off of Winona Rd opposite Railway St., a very short lane in which one could access a siding and a small yard there. Today, the Costco and its gas bar are opposite where this rather nice building once stood.

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2136] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/00/1974 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: not applicable (search)
Train Symbol: n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CN Grimsby Sub. (search)
City/Town: Winona (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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3 Comments
  1. Stephen C. Host
    September 3, 2021 at 7:18 pm

    Wow. Thanks for sharing

  2. awmooney
    September 3, 2021 at 8:10 pm

    You’re welcome.
    I remember going to Winona about the beginning of October, 1975; because I wanted to shoot a freight as well as the Budds going by. I was shocked when arriving, only strands of the east wall and the blade pole were left standing. Not something that was easy to forget, and worse, I did not find a news article on the fire either. I could still smell the smoke, so it had happened in the week before I showed up there. :o ( A lot of stations along the peninsula fell to the flames; besides Winona, Grimsby, Merritton, Thorold were others.

  3. robin lowrie
    September 4, 2021 at 9:35 pm

    The proud namesake of a CN Heavyweight 12 section / drawing room sleeper….now both are gone!
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