Caption: Grand River Railway cars 848 & 842 sit MU'ed at GRR's Hespeler Station for the trip back. 848 is on one of the every 15 minute train runs of that period, and 842 is on a fantrip special with a group of Michigan area railfans.
The original Hespeler Station building is believed to have been built just after the service began by the then Galt, Preston & Hespeler Street Railway Company in January 1896. In later years, an express car was left in place in the early afternoon for loading where GRR car 842 is sitting. The building lasted into the late 1960s after electrical service had ended, before being demolished.
Photo taken by Cecil Hommerding, from the collection (Copyright) of Doug Leffler. Substantial caption information provided by George Roth et al with much thanks.
More interesting views: A view of 848 at Preston Station: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10298 An end photo of 848 at Hespeler Station: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10316 The fantrip special stopping at Paris: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=10356
For more details on Cecil, see here.
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