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Old Radial line will run again official opening on June 25 The Acton Free Press Wednesday May 1972 After 16 years of preparation by members of the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association the first section of the Haiton County Radial Railway will be open and running for the public by the beginning of July this year Official opening ceremonies arc planned for Sunday June 25 on the Association property In the northern end of township between the Fourth and Third lines The property was chosen as the site for the Association railway museum because a half mile strip of the old Toronto Suburban Railway ran through it The old radial line fanned out from Toronto passing through George town Acton Eden Mills and wound up In Guelph The Association now has 16 acres of land on which to build an actual railway using old street cars and other relics of the electncal railway era Track will extend from the Third to the Fourth Line The unused Rock wood CN station was purchased last year to tie in the Optra ti on with an actual station The Association aim Is preserving something of the transportation history of Eastern Canada and members are held together by that common bond Government help Help also came along this year from both the federal and provincial government in the form of grants and publicity assistance A group of Junior members of the OERHA applied for a federal Opportunities for Youth grant and were granted approximately for tasks such as track building ballasting brush clearing property improvements and car maintenance So Junior members of the Association plus some other young people from the Nassagaweya area will be working full time for 12 weeks at tasks to get the unique railway going The Ontario Government has agreed to print and distribute an advertising flyer for the Association through tourist information channels A display is also planned In Travel in TRACKS OF THE UNIQUE electrical township Volunteers such as the above men railway museum on wheels will extend from have been working on the the Third to the Fourth Line Nassagaweya Staff Photo Ontario exhibit In downtown Toronto this summer Work started at the site on April this year despite almost a foot of snow on the main line Most of the snow had gone within two weeks and track work began on April with ballasting of additional main line Car restoration and construction have kept members of the Association busy over the past 18 years Now it looks like project completion excitement is increasing All labor on the project has been done by the members themselvesworking mostly on Sundays Important date So June will be an Important date In the history of the county Radial Railwayexactly 18 years since the arrival of the first rolling stock on Ihe property In In the news bulletin Radial Report published by the editor John Mills writes Effective with the following weekend the railway operating methods will be changed We will be officially In operation not merely handling passengers on training ami shakedown runs as was the case last year Wo will be committed to operation each Sunday af and hopefully Saturdays as well The voluntary con system will be replaced by a prepaid ticket system and operations will be conducted from the Third line end of the property rather than the near the Fourth line Tickets to be purchased before boarding cars will be sold at cents for adults children entitling the holder to a round trip from station to and return All day passes will also be sold Officials admit there is still lots to be done Tracks must be extended to a point In front of the station four cars must be prepared for service overhead must be erected the station must railway buffs from ell over the be cleaned and made ready and a continent as well as curious million other small details looked sightseers after It will be almost as If the old But when it Is all finished this Toronto Suburban Railway had area will have a unique tourist come to life again on Its own attraction bound to attract roadbed Trustees four Chairman Don Hilts and village trustees Stan Harris and Bert Smith were among 117 Hydro commissioners and councillors who went to Goderich for a meeting The group toured the Douglas Point plant and returned for a smorgasbord dinner at Goderich Joe resigns post building inspector Joe turned in his resignation Friday Id Die of a disagreement with members of the township council He has filled pout for three Mr and council threshed out their differences at the regular May meeting a week ago Monday ft appeared then he would remain as building Inspector despite his announced Intention to resign A special committee of council composed of Dick Strong and Ken Fair set up to review building permits was dissolved to give the building las pec tor more authority However alter further bought Mr turned in his resignation The township Is now looking for a new building Inspector 1 1 J is to be the new principal of high school 327anda County Radial Railway in high later model No are among the rolling They be on view this summer and some will He succeeds Mock stored in the carbarn at the Haiton becarryingpassengers Staff Photo who is retiring and It was a sad occurrence in the family of the I when within a week time two loving fathers passed away Mr Gordon King well from Owen Sound Ontario died in the hospital on Wednesday April ami Arlencs dad Mr Nelson Dipple died suddenly at home last Tuesday evening Rockwood and friends extend their words of sincere sympathy to both and lawrencc and also to their mothers and families Warm and delightful Sydney Strong short address to Jackie David Rone drew rounds of applause when approximately 75 friends gathered at the home of John and Jessie to wish the couple and their children well on their return home to England We II you back the sincere wish of everyone present and as small token of their great esteem for a young couple who have fitted in to Rot wood living were presented book Canada The Year of the A 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