Ontario Southern Railway (Ontario)

The majority of the line was elevated 10 to 30 feet (3 to 9 meters) on wooden posts, giving rise to the nickname "the Peg-Leg Railway".

Power to charge the batteries, and later to energize the trolley wire, came from a generator connected to a stationary steam engine located at the Crystal Beach end of the line.

[1] In spite of the maintenance challenges facing the railway, no major accidents are known.

The only known fatality was to a cow, struck by the battery case which hung beneath the car.

[2] The primary form of public conveyance to Crystal Beach was via steamship from Buffalo, New York, with the railway providing only a secondary service.