{"id":1778,"date":"2023-02-07T07:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T12:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/a-faded-glory-a-railroad-project\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:20:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T12:20:01","slug":"a-faded-glory-a-railroad-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/a-faded-glory-a-railroad-project\/","title":{"rendered":"A Faded Glory &#8211; A Railroad Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the course of the later part of 2021, I made a point to visit and explore the rich railway heritage across Ontario to explore a sliver of the vast swath of the story of the railroad in Ontario. There was no way I could capture the entire history in a single part of a year; there is also a greater depth of history that covers the entirety of Canada. Instead, I decided to focus on fifty hand-picked locations in Southern Ontario.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/51175026755\/in\/album-72157719210986550\/\" title=\"Self - 6167\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51175026755_591afc1ba6_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"Self - 6167\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Brief History of the Railway in Canada<\/strong><br \/>\nI wrote a five-part series to provide historical context for the Railway project, covering everything from the earliest days of tracked travel and steam engines to the railway in the 21st Century.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/10\/08\/a-brief-history-of-the-railway-in-canada-part-i-humans-horses-steam-3838bce-1850ce\/\">Part 1 &#8211; Humans, Horses, and Steam (3838BCE &#8211; 1850CE)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/10\/26\/a-brief-history-of-the-railway-in-canada-part-ii-a-new-way-to-move-1850-1880\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2 &#8211; A New Way to Move (1850-1880)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/11\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-railway-in-canada-part-iii-the-drive-west-1880-1900\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 3 &#8211; The Drive West (1880-1900)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/11\/19\/a-brief-history-of-the-railway-in-canada-part-iv-a-golden-age-1900-1950\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 4 &#8211; A Golden Age (1900-1950)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/11\/29\/a-brief-history-of-the-railway-in-canada-part-v-planes-trains-automobiles-1950-2021\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 5 &#8211; Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1950-2021)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Faded Glory<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/05\/a-faded-glory-a-place-to-start\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">00 &#8211; A Faded Glory: A Starting Point<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/12\/a-faded-glory-streetsville-junction-credit-valley-railway-1879-1914\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">01 &#8211; Streetsville Junction &#8211; Credit Valley Railway (1879-1914)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/19\/a-faded-glory-milton-grand-trunk-railway-1906-1961\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">02 &#8211; Milton &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1906-1961)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/26\/a-faded-glory-guelph-central-station-grand-trunk-railway-1911-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">03 &#8211; Guelph Central Station &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1911-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/02\/a-faded-glory-canadian-national-6167-montreal-locomotive-works-1940-1964\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">04 &#8211; CN Locomotive 6167 &#8211; Montreal Locomotive Works (1940-1964)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/09\/a-faded-glory-palmerston-wellington-grey-bruce-railway-1871-1996\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">05 &#8211; Palmerston &#8211; Wellington, Grey &#038; Bruce Railway (1871-1996)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/16\/a-faded-glory-burlington-junction-grand-trunk-railway-1906-1982\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">06 &#8211; Burlington Junction &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1906-1982)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/23\/a-faded-glory-king-city-ontario-simcoe-huron-union-railroad-1853-1967\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">07 &#8211; King City &#8211; Ontario, Simcoe &#038; Huron Union Railroad (1853-1964)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/02\/a-faded-glory-aurora-grand-trunk-railway-1900-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">08 &#8211; Aurora &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1900-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/09\/a-faded-glory-unionville-toronto-nipissing-railway-1871-1991\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">09 &#8211; Unionville &#8211; Toronto &#038; Nipissing Railway (1871-1991)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/16\/a-faded-glory-uxbridge-grand-trunk-railway-1904-1996\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 &#8211; Uxbridge &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1904-1996)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/a-faded-glory-jerseyville-toronto-hamilton-buffalo-railway-1895-1954\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">11 &#8211; Jerseyville &#8211; Toronto, Hamilton &#038; Buffalo Railway (1895-1954)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/30\/a-faded-glory-toronto-hamilton-buffalo-no-103-montreal-locomotive-works-1913-1954\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">12 &#8211; TH&#038;B Locomotive 103 &#8211; Montreal Locomotive Works (1913-1954)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/04\/06\/a-faded-glory-international-railway-bridge-grand-trunk-railway-1873-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">13 &#8211; International Railway Bridge &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1873-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/04\/13\/a-faded-glory-bridgeburg-b-1-grand-trunk-railway-1873-1975\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">14 &#8211; Bridgeburg B-1 &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1873-1975)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/04\/20\/a-faded-glory-warren-street-shops-canadian-national-railway-1964-1982\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">15 &#8211; Warren Street Shops &#8211; Canadian National Railway (1964-1982)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/04\/27\/a-faded-glory-ridgeway-grand-trunk-railway-1900-1975\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">16 &#8211; Ridgeway &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1900-1975)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/05\/04\/a-faded-glory-niagara-on-the-lake-niagara-st-catharines-toronto-railway-1913-1960\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">17 &#8211; Niagara-On-The-Lake &#8211; Niagara, St. Catharines &#038; Toronto Railway (1913-1960)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/05\/11\/a-faded-glory-bridge-street-station-great-western-railway-1879-present\/\">18 &#8211; Bridge Street Station &#8211; Great Western Railway (1879-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/05\/18\/a-faded-glory-stratford-grand-trunk-railway-1913-present\/\">19 &#8211; Stratford &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1913-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/05\/25\/a-faded-glory-stratford-motive-power-shops-grand-trunk-railway-1873-1964\/\">20 &#8211; Stratford Motive Power Shops &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1873-1964)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/06\/01\/a-faded-glory-st-marys-junction-grand-trunk-railway-1858-1941\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">21 &#8211; St. Mary&#8217;s Junction &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1858-1941)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/06\/08\/a-faded-glory-blyth-canadian-pacific-railway-1906-1988\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">22 &#8211; Blyth &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1907-1988)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/06\/15\/a-faded-glory-goderich-canadian-pacific-railway-1906-1988\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">23 &#8211; Goderich &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1907-1988)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/06\/22\/a-faded-glory-goderich-grand-trunk-railway-1903-1996\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">24 &#8211; Goderich &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1903-2001)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/06\/29\/a-faded-glory-woodstock-grand-trunk-railway-1885-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">25 &#8211; Woodstock &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1885-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/a-faded-glory-woodstock-canadian-pacific-railway-1899-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26 &#8211; Woodstock &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1899-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/07\/13\/a-faded-glory-st-thomas-canadian-southern-railway-1873-1980\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">27 &#8211; St. Thomas &#8211; Canadian Southern Railway (1873-1989)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/07\/20\/a-faded-glory-kettle-creek-bridge-michigan-central-railway-1929-1996\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">28 &#8211; Kettle Creek Bridge &#8211; Michigan Central Railway (1929-1999)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/07\/27\/a-faded-glory-st-thomas-locomotive-shops-michigan-central-railway-1916-1989\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">29 &#8211; St. Thomas Locomotive Shops &#8211; Michigan Central Railway (1916-1989)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/a-faded-glory-port-stanley-london-port-stanley-railway-1856-1957\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30 &#8211; Port Stanley &#8211; London &#038; Port Stanley Railway (1856-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/08\/10\/a-faded-glory-toronto-union-station-toronto-terminal-railways-1927-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">31 &#8211; Toronto Union Station &#8211; Toronto Terminal Railways (1927-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/08\/17\/a-faded-glory-john-street-roundhouse-canadian-pacific-railway-1929-1986\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">32 &#8211; John Street Roundhouse &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1929-1986)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/08\/24\/a-faded-glory-toronto-north-canadian-pacific-railway-1916-1946\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">33 &#8211; Toronto North &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1916-1946)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/a-faded-glory-leaside-locomotive-shops-canadian-northern-railway-1916-1931\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">34 &#8211; Leaside Locomotive Shops &#8211; Canadian Northern Railway (1916-1931)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/09\/07\/a-faded-glory-don-station-canadian-pacific-railway-1896-1967\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">35 &#8211; Don Station &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1896-1967)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/09\/14\/a-faded-glory-canadian-national-4803-general-motors-diesel-canada-1953-1984\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">36 &#8211; CN Locomotive 4803 &#8211; General Motors Desiel Canada (1953-1984)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/a-faded-glory-peterborough-ontario-quebec-railway-1884-1991\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">37 &#8211; Peterborough &#8211; Ontario &#038; Quebec Railway (1884-1991)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/a-faded-glory-havelock-canadian-pacific-railway-1929-1991\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">38 &#8211; Havelock &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1929-1991)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/10\/05\/a-faded-glory-owen-sound-canadian-pacific-railway-1946-1994\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">39 &#8211; Owen Sound &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1946-1994)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/10\/12\/a-faded-glory-owen-sound-canadian-national-railway-1931-1970\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">40 &#8211; Owen Sound &#8211; Canadian National Railway (1931-1970)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/10\/19\/a-faded-glory-hamilton-canadian-national-railway-1931-1993\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">41 &#8211; Hamilton &#8211; Canadian National Railway (1931-1993)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/10\/26\/a-faded-glory-hamilton-toronto-hamilton-buffalo-railway-1933-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">42 &#8211; Hamilton &#8211; Toronto, Hamilton &#038; Buffalo Railway (1933-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/a-faded-glory-brantford-grand-trunk-railway-1905-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">43 &#8211; Brantford &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1905-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/09\/a-faded-glory-port-hope-grand-trunk-railway-1856-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">44 &#8211; Port Hope &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1856-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/16\/a-faded-glory-belleville-grand-trunk-railway-1856-2012\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">45 &#8211; Belleville &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1856-2012)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/a-faded-glory-kingston-inner-station-kingston-pembroke-railway-1885-1966\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">46 &#8211; Kingston Inner Station &#8211; Kingston &#038; Pembroke Railway (1884-1966)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/30\/a-faded-glory-canadian-pacific-locomotive-1095-canadian-locomotive-company-1913-1960\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">47 &#8211; CP Locomotive 1095 &#8211; Canadian Locomotive Company (1913-1960)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/07\/a-faded-glory-sarnia-grand-trunk-railway-1891-present\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">48 &#8211; Sarnia &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1890-Present)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/14\/a-faded-glory-petrolia-grand-trunk-railway-1903-1927\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">49 &#8211; Petrolia &#8211; Grand Trunk Railway (1903-1927)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/a-faded-glory-london-canadian-pacific-railway-1893-1989\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">50 &#8211; London &#8211; Canadian Pacific Railway (1893-1989)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/a-faded-glory-a-retrospective\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">51 &#8211; A Faded Glory: Retrospective<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the course of the later part of 2021, I made a point to visit and explore the rich railway heritage across Ontario to explore a sliver of the vast swath of the story of the railroad in Ontario. There was no way I could capture the entire history in a single part of a year; there is also a greater depth of history that covers the entirety of Canada. Instead, I decided to focus on fifty hand-picked locations in Southern Ontario. A Brief History of the Railway in Canada I wrote a five-part series to provide historical context for the Railway project, covering everything<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/a-faded-glory-a-railroad-project\/\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1778"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}