Caption: The CN (former GTR) station at Brighton has had a long history. This old structure, in place since 1857, has made the news once again. With possible demolition on the horizon, it apparently has been saved. Information provided by Adam Peltenburg, historian railfan, indicates the station has been or will be purchased soon by Coles Timber Mart, a local building supplier. The plan is to restore the old landmark and bring it back to its former glory. Brighton CN saw its last passenger service in 1962, and it sat more or less vacant until around 1995 when a Ralph Bangay purchased it, and with surrounding lands built up his Memory Junction Railway Museum. Well, all good things eventually come to an end, and Ralph called it retirement in late 2017. Unfortunately there were no takers in the efforts to find someone to carry on the museum, and a lot of the equipment has been auctioned off. The station may be the only survivor of its' brick design; as most along the line were built of wood, brick and/or stone; and most have been demolished over the years. I have not been back to Brighton in a long time, and wonder if the station has changed much in the 40 years since this photo was taken.