Caption: The former Waterloo, Ontario train station situated at Regina Street was constructed during 1910 to replace the original wooden structure. It was initially owned by the Grand Trunk Railway, which was later acquired by Canadian National. The station saw its last regular passenger trains during 1934; however following that it served as a departure location for Canadian troops heading off to fight in WWI and WWII.
During 1992 and 1993 I would often bike there and watch the CN 15:30 Yard Job go by it in the evenings if they headed to Elmira on the Waterloo Spur. By that time the building was just being used as storage by the nearby Ontario Seed Company and was basically all boarded–up. A far cry from its former glory days, to me it radiated history including the aging brick work on its platform that my bike bumped over every time I rolled across it.
In spring 1993, I was finally able to photograph CN trains going by it. Here, conductor Rollie protects Regina Street as CN 4134 prepares to cross as it leads the 15:30 Yard Job north to Elmira during a spring evening with five cars and a caboose.