Copyright © Harwood Station Heritage Museum
Harwood Station
photo copyright ©
McCord Museum
Other photos courtesy
Cobourg Library
except where indicated
Site by Cobourg Internet
Site map
The Cobourg and Peterborough Railway
Harwood’s Rail Heritage
A Brief History in Four Parts
By Ted Rafuse
1.
The Railway
- a history of the railway from 1831 to the present time.
2.
Harwood Station
- the history of the station itself.
3.
Rice Lake Bridge
- the largest bridge engineering feat at the time in North America.
4.
Mishaps along the way
- actual incidents on the railway