Premier Davis GOes to Brampton

While Pickering to Hamilton has been served by GO trains since 1967, Canada’s centennial year, an initial fleet of 40 coaches and nine engine cars soon had to be doubled to keep up with demand. During 1971 Tory election campaigning, Brampton MP and resident Premier Bill Davis promised development of a Georgetown line. Finally, in December 1973, the promise was a reality. Four new engines and 30 “new aluminium cars” were purchased, making six trips to Toronto daily. The service runs on CN rail lines, which were double-tracked in the 1960s, in anticipation of fifty freight trains daily through Brampton.