CNR Longford

Station Name: Longford, a.k.a. Longford Mills
Subdivision: Newmarket
Mileage: 93.72
Station Symbols: ...
Train Order: D
Office Signals: GB
Sidings: 49 (M93.34 to M93.86)
Other Tracks: ...
Location: (Ontario County, Rama Township)
Date Event
1874 NER constructs 38'×16' wood frame, shingle roof "station" on sill foundation.[NAC/NMC 96774].
1898 GTR remodels station[GTR.ND.1907, p. 159].
1911-05-11 BRC authorizes GTR to build spur for Longford Quarry Company[BRC Order. 13636].
1907 GTR Inventory lists station as "Fair" and indicates 958 ft2 platform[GTR.ND.1907, p. 159]The ca. 1907 GTR 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 opens[Camp Couchiching website].
1996 (Fall) CNR lifts rails between Allandale and Longford[Hansen-1997, pp. TBD].
Date Image Notes
1910c
JPS collection
Postcard view of station in GTR era. Copy of postcard; publisher and postmark not known. Note faux wainscott pain scheme.
Date Reference Railway Subject Description
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 GTR MacPherson & Co. and Thomson & Hill sidings. Plan.
1889 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 188 GTR Thompson's Mill sidings. Plan.
1893 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 189 GTR Sidings Plan.