The Railway

Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway line along the bed of Grindstone Creek began in 1910. By 1911 the bridges had been built and in 1912 the railway line in Waterdown was opened. The large two storey house that served as the railway station was located east of the tracks, just north of the bridge at the base of Vinegar Hill. After 1950 passenger trains no longer stopped at this station, and in 1962 it was finally closed. The station house was burnt to the ground by vandals on June 23, 1966.