These plans were expanded in 1887, when authorization was obtained to lay down a further line to the northwest of Guelph, originally with the intention of going to Goderich but eventually ending at Linwood.
[4] The intention was to build tracks 15 miles (24 km) south to the CPR main line in Campbellville, Ontario.
The City of Guelph was a majority (70 percent) owner and in November 1910 it acquired the rest of the stock from the merchants for sole ownership.
The Canadian Pacific Railway erected a passenger station and freight shed at Priory Square in Guelph, a location which is now the River Run Centre.
[1] Several other companies have expressed interest in operating the Guelph Junction Railway after the OSR's lease expires in July 2020.