TTC Crossing

Station: TTC Crossing, a.k.a. S&A Crossing, Schomberg Diamond
Subdivision: Newmarket
Mileage: 25.89Mileage in [GTR.ND.1907, pp. 18 & 153] is incorrectly given as 22.26; based on King and Cherry, Schomberg Diamond should be 25.26. The mileage shown is based on the midpoint of the abandoned right-of-way shown on a CNR property plan.
Location: (York County, King Township)
Date Event
1896 Schomberg & Aurora Railway (S&AR) chartered[Stamp-1989, p. 71; David A. Wyatt—website].
1899-07 Construction commences from Bond Lake/Oak Ridges[Robert J. Hughes—website].
1899-07-26 Sod turning ceremony just west of Schomberg Diamond[Stamp-1989, p. 72].
1902-02-21 S&AR applies to Railway Committee of Privy Council to cross GTR tracks at grade north of King; to which the GTR objects[The Globe (Toronto), Saturday, February 22, 1902, p. 5].
1902-03-07 Railway Committee of the Privy Council to issue order re: S&AR crossing of GTR[The Globe (Toronto), Saturday, March 8, 1902, p. 8].
1902c GTR constructs signal cabin: 12'×14'×19' wood frame, shingle roof[GTR.ND.1907, p. 153].
1902-08 S&AR opens for traffic[Robert J. Hughes—website]Stamp reports service was delayed; however when the rival Grand Trunk Railway removed the S & A crossing from its line. After a year in the courts, the Grand Trunk was ordered to restore the crossing but no dates are given[Stamp-1989, p. 72]..
1902-09-29 Last spike ceremony at Schomberg[Stamp-1989, p. 72].
1904 S&AR becomes part of the T&YRR[Stamp-1989, p. 72].
1907 Appears as Schomberg Diamond[GTR.ND.1907, pp. 18 & 153].
1916 S&AR is electrified[Robert J. Hughes—website]The electrification project and a brief history of the S&AR are given in Canadian Railway and Marine World, No. 209, 1915-07, p. 276..
1927-06 T&YRR ceases operations on the S&AR branch[Robert J. Hughes—website; Stamp-1989, p. 77]There is anecdotal evidence that the S&AR line was used to haul gravel from Lake Wilcox for the construction of Highway 27[Daniel McConnachie—correspondence]..
1927-09-25 S&A Crossing[CNR.CR.NOD.22, p. 3].
1928 Line dismantled[Stamp-1989, p. 73].
1928-05-20 TTC Crossing[CNR.CR.NOD.23, p. 3].