Waterloo-St. Jacobs Railway

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The WSJR operated from this station in Waterloo.

The Waterloo-St. Jacobs Railway (WSJR) was a heritage railway in Waterloo, Ontario, west of Toronto. It ran between Waterloo and St. Jacobs, Ontario from 1997 to 1999.

The railway used two diesel locomotives built in the 1950s, originally owned by Canadian National Railways, and repainted them in their original paint scheme. The locomotives were named Spirit of St. Jacobs and Pride of Waterloo. It also had several passenger cars painted in the same paint scheme.

Excursions had three stops, and visitors could board on a later train. The Railway allowed visitors to see farms of the Old Order Mennonites and visit the village of St. Jacobs.

The railway ceased operation in 2000 due to maintenance costs. In late 2006, the two diesels and three passenger cars were purchased by the West Coast Railway Association. However, as of spring 2008 the diesels and one passenger car remain in VIA Rail's Mimico maintenance yard.

1 Waterloo Central Railway
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[edit] Waterloo Central Railway

In May 2007, the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society received approval from the City of Waterloo to revive the Waterloo-St. Jacobs tourist train. The group plans to call it the Waterloo Central Railway, and run the train three times a day on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday from June until December.^[1]