General

Station Name: Bracebridge
Subdivision: Huntsville
Mileage: 9.91
Station Symbols: ...
Train Order: DN
Office Signals: BN
Sidings: 23
Other Tracks: 36
Location: (Muskoka District, Macaulay Township)

Footnotes

None.

Chronology

Date Event
1885c N&NWR constructs station[Toronto Star, 2004-08-06, p. A3].
1925-09-27 28 car passing track[CNR-1925, p. 11].
1945-09-02/1953-06-28 "Siding" lengthened and "Other Tracks" reduced to 24 and 36, respectively.
1971c CNR closes station[Toronto Star, August 6, 2004, p. A3].
1972c CNR demolishes station[Toronto Star, August 6, 2004, p. A3].

Photographs

Date Image Notes
1900c Image Not Available.
Muskoka Steamship & Historical Society
The Bracebridge station, seen here in the early 1900s, was once a thriving focal point of the Muskoka town with several trains a day.[Toronto Star, 2004-08-06, p. A3]
1950c Click to Enlarge
Thatcher Studio photo/JPS collection
Aerial postcard view of Bracebridge looking north. Published by Thatcher Studio, Bracebridge, Ontario. Postally unused.
1950c Click to Enlarge
Thatcher Studio photo/JPS collection
Aerial postcard view of Bracebridge looking east. Published by Thatcher Studio, Bracebridge, Ontario. Postally unused.

Drawings

Date Reference Railway Subject Description
1887-06-01 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 47 Station. Plans. Sections. Front elevation. Details.
1894-10-18 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 90137 Item 2 GTR Track plan. 1"=50'
1901 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 90137 Item 344 GTR Track plan.  
1920-01-20 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 90137 Item 344 GTR Track plan.  
1941-12-31   CNR Operating Diagram Sheet 1
1945-05 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 5 CNR Station and Freight Shed. First and second floor plans.
1952 [Wilson-2007, p. 160] CNR Track plan.

End Notes