| Station Name: | Shanty Bay, a.k.a. Gowan |
| Subdivision: | Newmarket |
| Mileage: | 69.68 |
| Station Symbols: | ... |
| Train Order: | P |
| Office Signals: | ... |
| Sidings: | 58 (mileage 69.72 to 70.31) |
| Other Tracks: | 6
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| Location: | (Simcoe County, Medonte Township) |
None.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1888 | GTR builds a 17'×71' single chute "stock yard"[GTR.ND.1907, p. 157]. |
| 1898 | GTR builds 18'-9"×49'-8" wood frame, shingle roof "section dwelling & waiting room" on sill foundation with 11'-4"×26'-6" "addition" and 1035 ft2 platform[GTR.ND.1907, p. 157]. |
| 1898 | GTR builds 11'-4"×26'-6" wood frame, shingle roof "stable"[GTR.ND.1907, p. 157]. |
| 1904 | GTR builds 14' addition to "section dwelling & waiting room"[GTR.ND.1907, p. 157]. |
| Before 1925-09-27 | Gowan becomes Shanty Bay[McEwen-1987, p. 333; CNR.CR.SWOD.AD.9, p. 4]. |
| 1963-06-22 | CNR operates last mail train to Shanty Bay[McEwen-1987, p. 126]. |
| 1964-04-26 | Appears in CNR PTT[CNR.A.195, Table 55]. |
| 1964-10-25 | Does not appear in CNR PTT[CNR.A.196, Table 60]. |
| Date | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1920c | North (track) and west elevations of station in late GTR or early CNR era.
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| 1963c | East elevation of station.
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| Date | Reference | Railway | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n.d. | NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 945103, Box 5 | Station yard. | Plan. | |
| 1880c | NAC/NMC 78602 | NRC | Passenger station/trackman's cottage. | Plan. Track and side elevations. Section. |
| 1880c | NAC/NMC 98801 | Variant of NAC/NMC 78602 | ||
| n.d. | [McEwen-1987, p. 340] | n.a. | Sketch of Village Community of Shanty Bay | Shows railway station located on east side of Oro-Medonte Line 2 and south of track. |
| 1947-03 | [Wilson-2007, p. 138] | CNR | Track plan. | |