Ontario West Shore Railway - Goderich To Kincardine

Goderich To Kincardine

In 1906, after the company has been renamed the Ontario West Shore Railway, the municipalities provide 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. By the end of summer 1911, the railroad was completed from Goderich to Kintail. At that point, one car of freight per day, mostly grain, as being loaded along the track.

In January, 1912, the company defaulted on their bonds to the municipalities. The line was never completed.

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