near the Credit Forks was completed in September 1879. A station was built at the Forks of the Credit. The Milton line was extended to Galt, Ontario in September 1879. The line was opened to Orangeville and Elora, Ontario in December 1879. The Galt line was extended to St. Thomas through a parallel works project: a section between Ingersoll and Woodstock was in operation in September 1878, connecting with the Port Dover & Lake Huron Railway freight service between Ayr and Ingersoll began in October 1879 in December 1879, the CVR bridge over the Grand River was opened to rail traffic, and service between Ingersoll and Toronto began in January 1880 A test run over the bridge during that month had proved to be successful. By that time, the company had built basic freight and passenger buildings in Galt. through service to St. Thomas began in September 1881. It was formally opened in September 1879 by the Governor General of Canada, the Marquis of Lorne. Earlier that year, a carriage carrying its directors on a recently opened length of track was run into by a locomotive, and all suffered serious injuries, of which one was fatal. the line passing through Galt was taken over by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1883; the company built a brick passenger building that still stands. Extension to Toronto waterfront The CVR's extension from Parkdale to the waterfront lots in Toronto was met with stiff opposition from the Grand Trunk Railway and the Northern Railway of Canada. In July 1879, the Railway Committee of the Privy Council of Canada ordered that the line be extended to the Esplanade, but the other railways later secured a court order declaring that it did not constitute a right of way. The Parliament of Canada subsequently passed an Act on the matter in 1880 (which attracted considerable controversy during its debate as it concerned a provincially incorporated railway). All remaining disputes were later resolved through arbitration, leading to connection to the Union Station later that year. By arrangement with the Michigan Central Railroad, the CVR offered through train service between Toronto and Chicago. Financial stress The CVR experienced financial difficulties at various points in its existence, which mainly arose from the effects of the worldwide Long Depression. During its construction, concerns were expressed as to whether it would result in overcapacity in providing rail traffic west of Toronto, which