Port Colborne and the Niagara St. Catharines and Toronto Railway (NS&T)

Port Colborne and the Niagara St. Catharines and Toronto Railway (NS&T). . , In 1899, the NS&T was created. It was an electrified interurban passenger and freight railway. , In 1911, the NS&T completed construction of an extension running from Thorold to Port Colborne. The line entered Port Colborne along Elm Street. The NS&T provided passenger, freight, mail and express parcel service to Port Colborne., In 1917, the NS&T became part of the new Canadian National Railway (CNR). In 1925, CNR opened a new station at this site to serve both CNR trains and NS&T interurbans. The NS&T was rerouted from Elm Street parallel to CNR tracks to the new station in 1926., By 1938, the NS&T operated up to 18 interurban trains daily in each direction providing convenient connections to communities in Niagara., The NS&T service between Thorold and Port Colborne continued until March 29, 1959. This line was the last interurban passenger service in Canada. A special dinner was held in Port Colborne to recognize the end of service., The NS&T line between Port Colborne and Welland was abandoned in 1962. In 1997, part of the line was re-constructed for the Port Colborne Harbour Railway., This display honours the almost 50 years of service by the NS&T to the community of Port Colborne and the last interurban passenger train service in Canada.