Freeman Station (Burlington Junction) - Burlington, Ontario
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N 43° 19.909 W 079° 49.042
17T E 595875 N 4798341
Constructed in 1906 and moved twice after closing in 1988, this is one of the last remaining Grand Trunk Railway stations
Waymark Code: WM10X69
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/04/2019
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Constructed in 1906 for the Grand Trunk Road, it is known as the Freeman Station as it was located in the hamlet of Freeman. However the station was signed as “Burlington Junction” or “Burlington West” Station. This is one of the last surviving Grand Trunk Railway stations, following the loss of the Aldershot GTR station. This building replaced the original two-storey Great Western Railroad station (built circa 1850), which burnt down in 1904. The GTR had bought out the GWR in 1892, and in turn was acquired by the Canadian National Railway in 1923. The CNR Burlington Station became redundant in 1988, when the passenger office was moved to a site shared with the GO Transit station on Fairview Street.
In 2005 the building was spared from the wrecking ball when it was moved from it's current location to a temporary location. From 2005 to 2010 Burlington city council grappled on where the building would be permanently located, with the possibility of demolishing still an option. When no suitable location could be decided upon, in 2011 management of the building was turned over to a group of community volunteers, now incorporated as the Friends of Freeman Station.
In 2013 the building was moved to it's present location. Extensive stabilization and preservation of the building was carried out between then and 2017, with the unofficial "grand opening" of the restored station taking place on July 1, 2017
(portions and information from www.freemanstation.ca/) (
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