 In 1923, existing tracks were reconstructed and new trackage built from Whitby to Pickering, and a few "test trains" were run.One of these carried the line's only passenger, an uninvited youth who sneaked onto a train in Bowmanville and disembarked when the train reached Oshawa.In 1924, the Provincial government refused to provide the additional funds necessary to turn the project into an operating railway.