Growth
Several subsidiary railways were subsequently incorporated into the Northern Railway, including:
- The Toronto, Simcoe & Muskoka Junction Railway, created in 1869 was absorbed in 1875.
- The North Grey Railway.
- The North Simcoe Railway, created in January 1878
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