Can you place these train stations: answers
Here are the answers from Wednesday’s train station quiz: Station 4: Foster: It was originally part of the South Eastern Railway (SER) line between Sutton Junction and Waterloo that was completed in late 1879. The SER was acquired by Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and the station pictured was built in 1887 under the CPR. It was closed in the late 1970s and, in 1995, the station at Foster was moved to Lakeside Road as the Brome Lake Welcome Centre.
Station 5: Compton: Compton was part of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad’s feat of completing the first international railway and successfully linking Montreal to the ice-free port of Portland, ME in 1853. Following its completion, the Canadian portion was sold to the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR), which operated it until it was absorbed by Canadian National Railway in 1923. Built around 1900 by the GTR, the Compton station was closed in the 1970s and the building sold and moved to Stanstead East, where it is used as a private residence.
Station 6: South Stukely: This station stop made its first appearance when the Huntington Mining Railway was built in the early 1870s to provide the mines access to railway transportation of its copper ore. The line was later integrated into the Waterloo & Magog Railway when this railway line was extended to Magog. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) later operated through South South Stukely and built the pictured station, which was replaced by a larger one. The South Stukely station was among the earlier casualties of a railway era in decline and was demolished in the 1950s or 1960s.
How did you do? Kudos to those who recognized some or all and check in next week for another batch of stations
to identify! The ETRC also sends out thanks to Derek Booth for his help in putting these quizzes together.