Orangeville-Brampton Railway (OBRY)

[History fan]

Yes. CP has always kept control of the first mile or so of the former Orangeville line. That includes customers in Mississauga. The CP-owned line ends north of Highway 401, near the old Derry Road alignment.

Is CP planning to shut down that part of the line?

 

[ShonTron]

Is CP planning to shut down that part of the line?

Possible but doubtful in the short to medium term. Katoen Natie is a good customer for CP, and it’s only a mile of track to get to it.

 

[KevinT]

This would be a fun way to see the Forks of the Credit trestle bridge:

 

[History fan]

According to Google Maps street view, the Porterfield Road and Queen Street East crossings of the OBRY, both located in Caledon, have been removed

Porterfield Road, May 2021

Porterfield Road, May 2023

Queen Street East, May 2021

Queen Street East, May 2023

 

[ShonTron]

Some recent photos on my site here:

Lost in the weeds: OBRY, 18 months later

A return to the abandoned Orangeville-Brampton Railway, 18 months after the last train left Orangeville

seanmarshall.ca

 

[History fan]

The crossing signals have been removed from the OBRY crossings between Steels Avenue and English Street in Brampton. I don't know if any other crossings have had their signals removed, but I do know for sure that they have been removed between Steels Avenue and English Street.

Here are some pictures of the Chinguacousy Road crossing on July 16, 2023

And here are some pictures of Chinguacousy Road on August 5, 2023, after the signals were removed

 

[ShonTron]

The signals at Bovaird are gone as well.

 

[cplchanb]

such a shame that rail is given such low priority over the SUV here in canada....

 

[History fan]

The signals at Bovaird are gone as well.

Do you know if they are going to remove the signals in Caledon as well?

 

[Allandale25]

Unique shot here when CP had a leased VIA unit on the Owen Sound Sub. Not sure what the exact location is.

 

[lenaitch]

Unique shot here when CP had a leased VIA unit on the Owen Sound Sub. Not sure what the exact location is.


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Judging from the bay in the background, not far south of Owen Sound.

 

[History fan]

On Peel Regions website

Railway crossing removal on Bovaird DR. W. - Region of Peel

www.peelregion.ca

 

[dowlingm]

The former railway line runs through this district south of Brampton Airport

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-caledon-mzo-greenbelt-1.6946441

 

[ShonTron]

Removing the Bovaird Drive crossing, August 31. About 50 metres of track on either side was removed as well.

The diamond at Downtown Brampton is still intact, complete with functioning signal protection lights for non-existent OBRY trains.

 

[Dan416]

So slow to build new railways, but so fast to tear them up. Kinda depressing.