Summer resorts reached by the Grand Trunk Railway and its connections : Including Niagara Falls, The Thousand Islands, Rapids of the St. Lawrence River, The White Mountains, Montreal, Quebec, The Saquenay River, and the seashore. --

Compliments of Passenger Department.

Tourist travel via Grand Trunk Railway System : and connections, including Niagara Falls and Gorge, the Highlands of Ontario, comprising Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes ; St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay River, the Rangeley Lakes, White Mountains, and the Atlantic Sea-Coast /

Previous editions of this work have appeared under the title: Gateways of tourist travel.

Buffalo, Brantford & Goderich Railway, County of Welland account book, 1853

The Buffalo and Brantford Railway Company was formed in 1850. The railway was renamed the Buffalo, Brantford & Goderich Railway in 1852 to reflect the plans to extend the line to Goderich. Financial problems led to a British group taking over the railway a few years later and the name was changed to the Buffalo & Lake Huron Railway. It was June 1858 before the line to Goderich was completed. Source: (http://brantford.library.on.ca/genealogy/railways.php#buffalo) March 8, 2010

Canadian National (CN) records, 1974-1989.

Canadian National Railway Company (CN) was incorporated in 1919 as a Crown Corporation. The company was formed during the period after World War I and integrated two of the country’s largest railroads, Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk. CN is the largest rail network in Canada and the only transcontinental network in North America. As the use of railways declined, CN diversified its activities during the 1970s, becoming involved in telecommunications , hotels and oil exploration. The next decade saw a period of financial stability, however, the 1990s were a period of decreased profitability. As part of a restructuring to alleviate the company’s financial difficulties , it was privatized in 1995.

Indenture of Release to Woodstock and Lake Erie Railway from Executors of Samuel Zimmerman

Indenture of release regarding a loan of 12, 500 pounds which Samuel Zimmerman (deceased) is said to have lent and advanced to the Woodstock and Lake Erie Railway and Harbour Company. This is put forward by the executors who include: Joseph A. Woodruff, Richard Woodruff, John L. Ranney and Richard Miller. This document releases and exonerates the Railway Company from any debts to the executors. [The outside of the document says 1857, but the actual date is Feb. 10, 1858].

Letter to George Rykert (president of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway), engineer from William Danforth, civil engineer

Letter to George Rykert (president of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway), engineer from William Danforth, civil engineer in which he states that the preliminary survey has been made between Port Dalhousie and Centreville at which point it may intersect with the Great Western Railway. The estimate is included (2 pages, handwritten), July 25, 1853.

Letter to Mr. Ingersoll, secretary of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway from S.D. Woodruff

Letter to Mr. Ingersoll, secretary of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway from S.D. Woodruff regarding a letter from F. Lalor on the 25th of October which is about claims of expenses, Dec. 4, 1856.

Original estimate of Mr. Danforth on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway

Original estimate of Mr. Danforth on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway (1 page, handwritten), Nov. 3, 1853.

Specifications and form of tender for grading for the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway

Specifications and form of tender for grading for the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway, March (5 pages, handwritten), 1854.

Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway estimate of work done to date with an approximation of probable damage sustained by suspending the track

Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway estimate of work done to date with an approximation of probable damage sustained by suspending the track, Aug. 22, 1854.

Clipping from a Town Council meeting at which estimates of the costs of Railway Line no. 1 and Line no. 2 were submitted by the office of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway

Clipping from a Town Council meeting at which estimates of the costs of Railway Line no. 1 and Line no. 2 were submitted by the office of Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway. The estimate was submitted by S.D. Woodruff and George Rykert, president. There is also a disclaimer in which Calvin Phelps claims to have resigned as director of the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway when he discovered that the company had no intention to adhere to the original plan for building and running the road, Aug. 1854.

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors, on sections 1, 2, and 3 ending at St. Catharines during the month ending Aug. 31, 1854.

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors, on sections 1, 2, and 3 ending at St. Catharines during the month of August, 1854, signed by S.D. Woodruff, Sept. 1854.

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors, on sections 1, 2, and 3 ending at St. Catharines

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors, on sections 1, 2, and 3 ending at St. Catharines for the month of Sept. 1854, signed by S.D. Woodruff, Oct. 1854.

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors, on sections 1, 2, and 3 ending at St. Catharines

Estimate of work done on the Port Dalhousie and Thorold Railway by Messrs. Brown and McDonell, contractors, on sections 1, 2, and 3 ending at St. Catharines during the month ending Oct. 31, 1854.