History A Quick Overview Timeline Toronto, Grey and Bruce: Toronto to Wingham, Walkerton, Owen Sound. Via Bolton, Orangeville. 1871: Opened. 1883: Bought by Canadian Pacific. 1907: Horseshoe wreck, killing 7 injuring 114. 1933: Abandoned Melville-Bolton. 1997: Abandoned Orangeville-Owen Sound. Hamilton and Northwestern: Hamilton to Collingwood. Via Burlington, Georgetown, Beeton. 1878: Opened 1879: Merged with The Northern Railway forming Northern and Northwestern Railway. 1887: N&NW bought by Grand Trunk Railway. 1923: GTR bought by Canadian National (Renamed CN Beeton Sub). 1975: Abandoned Georgetown to Cheltenham. 1984: Abandoned Cheltenham to Tottenham. Line is now operated as the Caledon Trailway. Part of the Trans-Canada Trail. Credit Valley Railway: Toronto to Orangeville. Via Brampton. Branch from Cataract to Elora. 1879: Opened. 1883: Bought by Canadian Pacific (Renamed CP Owen Sound Sub) 1884: Abandoned between Melville and Orangeville. Line connected to TG&B line at Melville. 1970: Last passenger train. 1988: Cataract-Elora Branch abandoned. Now Cataract-Elora Trailway. 2000: Bought by Town of Orangeville. Renamed Orangeville-Brampton Railway. Canadian Pacific MacTier (Muskoka) Sub: Toronto-MacTier (and on to Sudbury). Branches north off TG&B line at Bolton. 1908: Opened. Currently operating as the CP main line between Toronto and Northern Ontario and Western Canada. Additions? Corrections? Please e-mail me from the address on the main page.