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CPR Weston, ON

Weston Station (ex TG&B 1871), John Street, looking south with GTR station in the distance.
Note the stub switch with high stand. August 1898 J.W.Heckman, Canadian Pacific A12230

Weston July 16, 1939. (Nicely painted for the 1939 Royal Tour in brown and cream with grey roof) Al Paterson

Note big advertisment for Canadian National Exhibition leaning against the station (far right).
Built 1880, demolished in 1970's.

Weston Historical Society archives.

Burro crane at work. Note work train in background.

City of Toronto Archives. Fonds 1257_s1057_it9286

Note extra sign "C.P.R. STATION" due to C.N.R. station located on west side of their main line,
opposite here, south side of John Steet east of South Station Street. 9/1953

Left sign on roof reads: Railway & Ocean Tickets & Reservations.
These would be made through the Ticket office at Union Station and tickets would be mailed
via OCS (On Company Service) for pickup. Only local destinations typically stocked. .

Still looking pretty good. c.1960's Freight shed (below) at left.

Weston freight shed.

Unmarked building was constructed for use by CP Telecommunications.
Located between the station and John Street, it outlasted the station by some years.
Three photographs above: Collection of Gord Billinghurst

Nicely painted! Circa September 19, 1967
Two photos; Martin Proctor Collection

Local efforts to preserve this station were not successful.

GO Transit

Opening of the Georgetown GO train operation over the CN main line between
Toronto and Georgetown April 29, 1974 saw a small transit style station facility
located on South Station Street off John Street one short block east of Weston Road.
It was later expanded as ridership increased and eventually replaced entirely.

GO Weston. Circa 2009. Weston Historical Society

This facility would be demolished 9/2012 to be replaced by a bigger station just south of here
on the south side of Lawrence Avenue West at 1865 Weston Road on July 23, 2013.

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Weston Station (ex TG&B 1871), John Street, looking south with GTR station in the distance.
Note the stub switch with high stand. August 1898 J.W.Heckman, Canadian Pacific A12230

Weston July 16, 1939. (Nicely painted for the 1939 Royal Tour in brown and cream with grey roof) Al Paterson

Note big advertisment for Canadian National Exhibition leaning against the station (far right).
Built 1880, demolished in 1970's.

Weston Historical Society archives.

Burro crane at work. Note work train in background.

City of Toronto Archives. Fonds 1257_s1057_it9286

Note extra sign "C.P.R. STATION" due to C.N.R. station located on west side of their main line,
opposite here, south side of John Steet east of South Station Street. 9/1953

Left sign on roof reads: Railway & Ocean Tickets & Reservations.
These would be made through the Ticket office at Union Station and tickets would be mailed
via OCS (On Company Service) for pickup. Only local destinations typically stocked. .

Still looking pretty good. c.1960's Freight shed (below) at left.

Weston freight shed.

Unmarked building was constructed for use by CP Telecommunications.
Located between the station and John Street, it outlasted the station by some years.
Three photographs above: Collection of Gord Billinghurst

Nicely painted! Circa September 19, 1967
Two photos; Martin Proctor Collection

Local efforts to preserve this station were not successful.

GO Transit

Opening of the Georgetown GO train operation over the CN main line between
Toronto and Georgetown April 29, 1974 saw a small transit style station facility
located on South Station Street off John Street one short block east of Weston Road.
It was later expanded as ridership increased and eventually replaced entirely.

GO Weston. Circa 2009. Weston Historical Society

This facility would be demolished 9/2012 to be replaced by a bigger station just south of here
on the south side of Lawrence Avenue West at 1865 Weston Road on July 23, 2013.