▁Mine ▁to ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Railway ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁away . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁looking ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁northern ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁and ▁N ip iss ing ▁Railway ▁( T & N ) ▁as ▁the ▁Toronto ▁and ▁N ip iss ing ▁Eastern ▁Ext ension ▁Railway . ▁This ▁extension ▁was ▁never ▁built ; ▁instead , ▁the ▁company ▁re char tered ▁as ▁the ▁IB & O ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁Tr am way ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁ult imate ▁aim ▁to ▁connect ▁Or ill ia ▁to ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁Tr am way ▁initially ▁ran ▁east ▁from ▁How land ▁to ▁F urn ace ▁F alls , ▁and ▁the ▁IB & O ▁began ▁pushing ▁further ▁n ortheast ▁through ▁Ir ond ale , ▁Good er ham , ▁Wil ber force ▁and ▁Har court , ▁then ▁turning ▁east ▁for ▁B anc ro ft . ▁Const ruction ▁stopped ▁at ▁Bapt iste ▁Lake ▁when ▁the ▁owner ▁died ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁eventually ▁purchased ▁by ▁Mack en zie ▁and ▁Mann ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁who ▁connected ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Ontario ▁Railway ▁( C OR ) ▁outside ▁B anc ro ft ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁The ▁IB & O ▁le ased ▁the ▁C OR , ▁and ▁then ▁both ▁were ▁merged ▁with ▁Mack en zie ▁and ▁Mann ' s ▁Canadian ▁Northern ▁Railway ▁( C No R ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁C