Orangeville-Brampton Railway (OBRY)

[Allandale25]

Page 6 here: https://pub-brampton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=108777

 

[drum118]

May 21 Planning and Development Committee meeting
Proposed City Initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to Permit a Public Trail on the Former Orangeville Brampton Railway Corridor Vacant lands, north of Old Derry Road, east of Mavis Road Owner: City of Mississauga File: CD.09-ORC W11

 

[History fan]

insauga.com: New recreation trail gets a green light in Mississauga | insauga

New recreation trail gets a green light in Mississauga | insauga

Plans to create a long trail along a former railway corridor got the thumbs up in Mississauga. In August of 2022, the Region of Peel, Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga announced they purchased approximately 51 kilometres of the former Orangeville Brampton Railway corridor, which runs from the...

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[JJTheJetPln]

Bids and Tenders - Brampton

brampton.bidsandtenders.ca

Looks like Brampton's started a bid for detailed design of the OBRY.

 

[bpbpbpbp]

A look at the rails on Queen St in Brampton. What's this work that is going on at the site opposite of Queen St where the rails and I believe old CP freight sidings/yard were?

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Diamond with CN being decommissioned in next few weeks.

 

[Dan416]

Diamond with CN being decommissioned in next few weeks.

Building things seems to take forever in Ontario. But tearing things up? We're quick at that :-/

 

[ShonTron]

A look at the rails on Queen St in Brampton. What's this work that is going on at the site opposite of Queen St where the rails and I believe old CP freight sidings/yard were?
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It’s a yard for watermain construction on Queen Street. Nothing to do with the OBRY.

 

[KevinT]

Building things seems to take forever in Ontario. But tearing things up? We're quick at that :-/

In general I'd agree with you, but I'm sure that that diamond costs CN extra money to maintain versus straight rail. Also, like all things construction related, it's only going to cost more to do it later, and they can start saving on special work inspections immediately if they do it now. It's win-win for them to get it out asap.

 

[Allandale25]

There was a post in Bruce Rails at 12:04AM today with the following:

It's gone!

I stopped by the diamond this evening and the south track portion was gone and the CN crews were busy cutting rail to remove the north track portion. The OBRY signals were still lit.

A moments silence...

 

[Allandale25]

And a picture: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=54724

 

[ShonTron]

July 13. The signals are now unlit. The diamonds remain next to the former crossing.

 

[Wm Perkins Bull]

Bids and Tenders - Brampton

brampton.bidsandtenders.ca

Looks like Brampton's started a bid for detailed design of the OBRY.

The Parks Department has told me they aren't even remotely considering the possibility of preserving rail capacity along the corridor

 

[Bojaxs]

The Parks Department has told me they aren't even remotely considering the possibility of preserving rail capacity along the corridor

So long as they don't build any structures over top the land where the track used to be, then the rail can always return.

 

[kamira51]

So long as they don't build any structures over top the land where the track used to be, then the rail can always return.

The track will most likely not return.