Station Name: | Longford, a.k.a. Longford Mills |
Subdivision: | Newmarket |
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Mileage: | 93.72 |
Symbols: | .. |
Train Order: | D |
Office Signals: | GB |
Sidings: | 49 (M93.34 to M93.86) |
Other Tracks: | .. |
Location: | (Ontario County, Rama Township) |
Date | Event |
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1874 | N.E.R. constructs 38'×16' wood frame, shingle roof "station" on sill foundation.NAC/NMC 96774. |
1898 | G.T.Ry. remodels stationGTR.ND.1907, p. 159. |
1911-05-11 | G.T.Ry. authorized to build spur for Longford Quarry CompanyB.R.C. Order No. 13636. |
1907 | G.T.Ry. Inventory lists station as "Fair" and indicates 958 ft2 platformGTR.ND.1907, p. 159The ca. 1907 G.T.Ry. inventory gives the dimensions as 19'-6"×38', which is either a typographical error or indicates that the station was rebuilt or extended in 1898.. |
1946 | Camp Couchiching opensCamp Couchiching website. |
1996 (Fall) | C.N.Ry. lifts rails between Allandale and LongfordHansen-1997, pp. TBD. |
Date | Image | Notes |
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1910c |
![]() JPS collection |
Postcard view of station in G.T.Ry. era. Copy of postcard; publisher and postmark not known. Note faux wainscott pain scheme. |
Date | Reference | Railway | Subject | Description |
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1874-07 | NAC/NMC 96774 | NRC | Station. | Plan. Front and end elevations. Section. |
1876-02-23 | NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 90137 Item 5 | NRC | Track plan. | 1"=50' |
1889 | NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 187 | G.T.Ry. | MacPherson & Co. and Thomson & Hill sidings. | Plan. |
1889 | NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 188 | G.T.Ry. | Thompson's Mill sidings. | Plan. |
1893 | NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 189 | G.T.Ry. | Sidings | Plan. |