THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

TEXT on the historical marker

"The main line of “The Great Western”, from Niagara Falls through Hamilton and London to Windsor, was opened in 1854. The company extended its line from Hamilton to Toronto in 1855, from Komoka to Sarnia in 1858, and from Glencoe to Fort Erie (the “loop line”) in 1873. “The Great Western” was an important connecting link for through traffic between railways in Michigan and New York states. This necessitated conversion from the original 56 gauge to the U.S. standard of 4’8 ½”. The railway was one of the earliest to use sleeping and dining cars. In 1882 “The Great Western” merged with “The Grand Trunk Railway Company” under the latter’s name."

Address or location of plaque: Riverfront Park-intersection of Riverside Drive E and Gayeau Street-Windsor Canada Physical location of plaque: City "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] A web-site for more details.: [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": Locomotive 5588-Canadian National-Spirit of Windsor This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event' Condition of sign: Excellent Is this a bilingual sign?: No ! What is the second/third language?: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/07/2022 Don.Morfe visited it