Consolidation and Acquisition By The GTR
- In June 1879, the Northern merged with the Hamilton and North-Western Railway, becoming the Northern and Northwestern Railway.
- Construction of a subsidiary, the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway, which ran between Gravenhurst and Nipissing, proves to be a significant financial burden.
- In 1887, the Grand Trunk Railway gains a controlling interest.
- Formal takeover by the GTR is formalised in January 1888.
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