Ontario West Shore Railway#Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway
The Ontario West Shore Railway is a historic railway that operated in Ontario, Canada.
The company started construction on a railway line between Goderich and Kincardine in the early 1900s, but the line was never completed. The company's president was J. W. Moyes of Toronto, Ontario.The Goderich Star, August 28, 1908 Moyes was neither wealthy nor a railroad man.
Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway
In 1902, Moyes incorporated the Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway and proceeded to lobby local municipalities for capital.The Goderich Star, March 7, 1902 He asked the town of Goderich for $50,000, the township of Ashfield for $50,000 and $25,000 each from Colbourne and West Wawanosh townships.The Goderich Star, April 11, 1902
The initial scheme was to build a railroad from Goderich to Dunlop. From Dunlop, the line was to split with one branch to Amberley and another to Dungannon. A third branch would be built from Saltford to Blyth. Freight and daily passenger service would operate on all lines.The Goderich Star, July 4, 1902The Goderich Star, November 14, 1902
Each municipality held a vote on the scheme. Goderich approved the $50,000 investment,The Goderich Star, December 5, 1902 but the townships rejected the plan.The Goderich Star, December 19, 1902The Goderich Star, January 23, 1903
Goderich to Kincardine
In 1906, after the company was renamed the Ontario West Shore Railway, the municipalities provided funding for a single line extending from Goderich to Kincardine. Goderich commits $150,000, Kincardine $50,000, and the townships commit money as well.
In 1908, work on the track is started in Port Albert.The Goderich Star, October 2, 1908 By the end of summer 1911, the railroad was completed from Goderich to Kintail.The Signal (Goderich), August 10, 1911 At that point, one car of freight per day, mostly grain, was being loaded along the track.The Signal (Goderich), November 23, 1911
In January, 1912, the company defaulted on their bonds to the municipalities.The Signal (Goderich), January 4, 1912 The line was never completed.
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