Snapshot - August 2024

Surprising to think the station was once moved to this location along Hwy7 with the chimney still in place.

This months Snapshot is the old GTR Sebringville station built 1858 that was once on the line from Stratford to Goderich. The station was moved maybe twice, reportedly once to a camp ground then to this location along Hwy 7 just west of Shakespeare, Ontario. There it was used as a craft-antique shop and later selling veggies for a number of years. It has sat empty for decades now. The new owner a dairy farmer severed the property corner which houses a brick house, barn and this station. Unfortunately the new owner wanted the station gone. The building is so old that moving it was not an option without huge cost. The ground around the structure is not that stable today making loading a flatbed difficult and many trees have grown to very large sizes over the decades would have to come down also for the move which the owner of the property probably would not like to see done. So the new owner has a gentleman from nearby disassemble it piece by piece and salvage what he can to be sold...George Dutka  

This station will not be standing for long.  This is the back wall. All the roofing is removed, and a good amount of the siding. The station measures 18' by 37'.

The operator-ticket agent room.

There is a stairway which takes you to a storage attic. 

The passenger waiting room side of the ticket window.

One area of the station has a tin roof.

The trim pieces are so brittle that they can not be removed without being broken.

Sebringville station trackside 1968.