THE CREDIT VALLEY RAILWAY Toronto to St. Thomas via Woodstock Inauguration of Toronto-Milton sections, September 19th, 1879

The Marquis of Lorne graced the ceremonies with his presence and traveled from Toronto to Milton and return by special train.

Lord Lorne can be recognized standing in the centre of the official group and the party about him include George Laidlaw, Toronto, promoter and President of the line, John C. Bailey, Toronto, an outstanding figure at the time, who mapped the route of a dozen Canadian railways and made the survey—“Bailey Route”—of the T. & N.O.R. He was the engineer of the Credit Valley Railway and Harry Crewe, Toronto, was his chief assistant. To the right can be discerned the late James Ross, a young Scotch surveyor and engineer from Kingston, New York, in charge of construction, who afterwards became the Montreal millionaire.

Among others in this photograph are—Honorable Geo. W. Allan, Senator, Honorable John McMurrich, M.L. C., Toronto, James Beatty, K.C., Mayor of Toronto, Ross McKenzie, accountant with the Credit Valley Railway, who probably was Canada’s most famous lacrosse player, and Wm. Taylor, secretary for James Ross.

STREETSVILLE JUNCTION, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1879

Train sheet and entries thereon the day of the Governor General’s Special.

Down trains going east. Up trains going west.

Ballast Ballast Ballast Pilot Special Ballast No. 1 Trains Special Ballast Pilot Ballast Ballast No. 4 Engineer

Lovelock Martin Flanagan Conductor Flanagan

Kean Monro Spragge Greenshields Engineer Spragge

Webster Yates Phipps Cameron Fireman Phipps

Ryan Baggageman Ryan

McGillis Ragan Brakesman

341 338 No. 8 No. 2 Engine No. 8

Off Branch Off Branch Red Signal

A.D. A.D. A.D. A.D. A.D. Miles Stations A.D. A.D.

1.35 0 Toronto 10.30

psd. 1.12 4¼ Lambton

12 Cooksville 10.55 10.58

17⅞ Streetsville

psd. 12.51 19⅛ Streetsville Jct. 11.25 11.25

12.26 29¾ Milton 11.46

35½ Campbellsville

Courtesy Hamilton Spectator.