Contains items relating to the transportation methods of Bradford's past.
Grand Trunk railway
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Contains items relating to the transportation methods of Bradford's past. Headings include:
200th Anniversary of Yonge Street
Canals
Carrying Place
Early Transportation
Government Records
Highway 11
Highway 27
Highway 89
Highway 404
Old Plank Road/ Highway 88
Roads - General
Radial Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway
The Northern Railway
The Simcoe & Huron Railroads
Train Wrecks
*Transport by Water
A train wreck occurred on the Grand Trunk Railway on July 15, 1908 between Bradford and Gilford.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public LibraryCorrespondence relating to Bradford wanting the Grand Trunk Railway train called the “Cobalt” to make a stop in Bradford rather than just passing through. This was requested to make travel more convenient.
John HarrisonShipping record for a shipment made by the Corporation of Bradford to Toronto using the Grand Trunk Railway, dated July 6, 1918.
John HarrisonTwo articles on the railway activity.
"Traffic on G.T.R.
Passenger traffic is so heavy on this division of the Grand Trunk that for the past ten days the Muskoka and Pacific Expresses have been sent through in two sections. From the 17th June to June 31st, 5,000 more passengers were carried over this division than for the corresponding period last year.
North West Excursions
The G.T.R. and C.P.R. will issue Farm Laborers' Excursion round trip tickets from all stations in ONtario via North Bay to Winnipeg and other points in Manitoba and Assinaboine territory on Aug. 22nd, for $28. Fare going $10. Tickets good till the 15th November. Special trains leave Toronto at 1.30p.m."
Letter to Bradford Grand Trunk Railway agent about a motor driven pump, dated October 7, 1918.
John HarrisonCorrespondence relating to supplying the Bradford train station with power and light, dated 1918.
John HarrisonContains clippings and photographs of Bradford West Gwillimbury's transportation methods
Joe Saint