Jane's Walk - Preston: The Railway Hub
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Let's get together and enjoy a few interesting "Jane’s Walks" over May 1-3 weekend. These citizen-led walking tours make space for people to observe, reflect, share, question and collectively reimagine the places in which we live, work and play.
For full details - https://janeswalkwr.com
Preston: The Railway Hub
Walk Leader: Kevin Swayze
More than a century ago, passenger trains ran down King Street in old Preston, as part of the first electric railway in what’s now Waterloo Region
It’s not hard to find hints of Preston’s deep railway history – and perhaps its future – on a stroll along the Speed River or Eagle and King streets
Join journalist Kevin Swayze as he shares how Preston was a busy railway hub in Waterloo County 125 years ago, for both people and freight. Trains connected Preston to Galt, Hespeler, and Kitchener
And he’ll talk about the future of passenger trains planned for Preston, while walking part of the route proposed for light rail transit between Cambridge and Kitchener.