Waldorf Transfer Co.

by Godfrey Hall

A small, local contractor who provided transfer of baggage between various railway stations in Hamilton and Dundas, including Canadian National, Canadian Pacific and Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo as well as Canadian Transfer Co. which served passenger steamships. Begun in 1904, it lasted until the 1970-80's handling baggage transfer for passengers between Dundas and Hamilton for Toronto-London-Windsor-Sarnia trains.

Original baggage tag. Old Time Trains Archives

Above two images show Jack Weir Senior at age 85, properly uniformed, with his truck at CNR's
Dundas station, January 21, 1970. Special Collections, Hamilton Public Library

 

 

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