Fully Staffed Most of the male population of Allandale was in the employment of the Grand Trunk Railway. The Master Mechanics Building was built in 1903, along with the Roundhouse, to service the GTR's fleet of engines. The closing of the Rail . . . — — Map (db m272999) HM
The Barrie Betrayal Construction of the new Ontario, Simcoe & Huron Union Railroad rail line north from Toronto to Allandale may never have been completed without Frederick William Cumberland taking control of the engineering in 1852. An . . . — — Map (db m273172) HM
No Rear View Mirrors Decade after decade, the Roundhouse played a critical role in Barrie's economy by servicing transcontinental passenger train travel in all directions from the Allandale Train Station. Railway steam locomotives were moved . . . — — Map (db m273208) HM
Dirty, Hard Job In the age of steam, it took an army of workers to keep the iron horses going at all hours of the day, making it a key occupation during the early development of Canada. Work in the rail yard ensured that the stable of . . . — — Map (db m273389) HM
Lady Elgin Burns Wood Railways without access to on-line coal mines in the early 1850s were forced to rely on wood fuel. The first steam powered locomotive in Ontario, the Lady Elgin Engine No. 1, relied on wood to chug along the new Ontario, . . . — — Map (db m273393) HM
1955 Rail Yards The first train arrived in Allandale in 1853 at the onset of the new age of steam engines. Allandale rose to become a junction of such national importance that the Grand Trunk Railway launched the most modern passenger train . . . — — Map (db m273394) HM
