Chronology
Every dated history fact across the site, in date order. Precision varies — some dates are just a year — so ordering within a year is approximate. Showing all entity types.
| Date | Subject | Statement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-01-12 | Coteau Elevator | The CAR has decided to build at Coteau Landing an elevator with a capacity of 500,000 bushels. More. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-01-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-01-14 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | George P. Sills issued writ for death of Arthur Sills. $5000. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-01-15 | Casselman Depot | Casselman Picking Up: Two brickyards have been built up and the railway station which was at a distance from the village is being built in the centre of the village. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-01-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-01-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Excursion fares for races at Lansdowne: Douglas $1.55, Renfrew $1.30. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-01-24 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | R.C.Millar resigns from board. J.H.Moffat added to board. Contract with Wm.Russell and Wm.Russell Jr. ratified. Give everything necessary to contractors. | PSMinutes |
| 1898-01-28 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Rumours of agreement between CA and CPR re running rights into Montreal instead of over the GTR. In exchange, the CPR would use the CA station at Ottawa. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-01-29≥ | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. Alexander Cote, a young man 21 years of age, and an ex-employee of the Canada Atlantic Railway, was instantly killed on the C.A.R. track yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred shortly after 3 o'clock. The Boston train was just pulling out and had gone about 500 yards beyond the Maria street bridge, when the fatality took place. The Parry Sound track runs out parallel with the C.A.R. track. On the Parry Sound track the shunting engine was at work and was moving in the same direction as the express. It is supposed that Cote was walking out on the Parry Sound track, and hearing the shunter coming, stepped over on to the C.A.R. track just as the express came behind him. (As reported by 29 January 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Ottawa Journal 1898-01-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-01-31≥ | Ottawa Central Station | After a deliberation of over two hours on Saturday evening last, the jury empanelled to enquire into the circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander Cote, killed on the C.A.R. track on Friday afternoon, found that the deceased's death was purely accidental. ... William Swenson, engineer on the Boston Express said that when a short distance from Maria street bridge he noticed a man walking on the Parry Sound track. When the express was about forty feet from him Cote walked over to the C.A.R. track. ... Witness whistled and applied the brakes but Cote didn't look back and before the train could be stopped he was knocked down. (As reported by 31 January 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Ottawa Citizen 1898-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-02-05 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Book keeping re contractors. | PSMinutes |
| 1898-02-17≥ | Coteau Junction | A collision occurred on the Canada Atlantic railway at Coteau du Las last week but fortunately no lives were lost. (As reported by 17 February 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Kemptville Advance 1898-02-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-02-18 | Canoe Lake | Standard oil has bought 8-10 million feet of box lumber from St Anthony Lumber Company. Cars being loaded at a rate of ten per day. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-02-18 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Report of government attempt to have ICR trains on CA tracks. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-02-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Rumour of dissolution of running agreement over GTR to Montreal. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-03-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mechanical Engineer, Wm. Holtby killed by slipping beneath wheels of an engine as it was being replaced on track. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-03-15 | Canada Atlantic 0-6-0 #1 | The Canada Atlantic railway claims to have the first locomotive headlight in America lighted with acetylene gas. The engine is No. 1, driven by Engineer Dewar. He says that the new light is as steady as starlight and as brilliant as an arc. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-03-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Kingston Whig-Standard 1898-03-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-03-17 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The C.A.R. postal car, when she pulls out at 6.45 tonight will be lighted with acetylene. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-03-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-03-18 | Chadiere Junction | J.R.Booth is to erect a flour mill at Chaudiere. It will produce 300 barrels of flour per day (very large). | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-03-21≥ | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #627 | The Canada Atlantic express from Ottawa, due here at 10.15 p.m., steamed into the Bonaventure station last evening with the locomotive head light, the steam gauge and the postal, baggage and express car brilliantly lighted with acetylene gas. ... Locomotive No. 26, in charge of Engineer Robert Orr, had only two hours in the Ottawa yard to be prepared for the trip. ... the first express train locomotive with an acetylene gas headlight in America. ... Under the new system, invented by Mr. Andrew Holland, of Holland Bros.; Senate reporters, the gas is generated under low pressure ... Mr. Armstrong, controller of railway mail service, readily gave permission to the Canada Atlantic Railway Company to try the experiment in the postal car. (As reported by 21 March 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Montreal Gazette 1898-03-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-03-25 | Renfrew | Excursion to see "Field's Big White Minstrels" at Russell Theater, Return fare 70 cents. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-03-28 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | A.Millar and F.E.Fortin resign. R.W.Kurning elected Vice President. Pink becomes a director. | PSMinutes |
| 1898-04-01 | Ottawa | Booth indicating that work is to begin on central depot soon. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-04-01 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Work has commenced at southern end. | Fleming Pembroke Observer |
| 1898-04-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic railway will shortly put in a switch to the cold storage warehouse on Nicholas street. For the benefit of the Silver Creek Brewing and Malting company. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-04-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-04-07 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mr. James O'Donnell, of the Deep Cut, was examined at the court house this morning in the case of the O.A. & P.S. Railway, who want to expropriate the land upon which he is living. | Ottawa Journal 1898-04-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-04-07≥ | Unidentified Freight Cars | A new flat car at the C.A.R. shops slipped down one of the grades yesterday afternoon and was wrecked on a number of trucks near the canal. (As reported by 7 April 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Ottawa Journal 1898-04-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-04-08 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | 200 men working. | Fleming Pembroke Observer |
| 1898-04-08 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Sixteen 'Mogul' freight engines have been purchased by the C.A. and O.A. & P.S. railways for their freight business. The companies are anticipating a great increase in the freight business and the new engines will be delivered during April and May. ... Ten of these engines are of the ten wheel 'Mogul' type and each weighs 156,000 pounds without tenders or the water in the boilers. ... The other six engines are of what is known as the consolidated type of 'Mogul' engines. They weigh 173,000 pounds exclusive of tender or water. The engines will be used exclusively for freight. ... The first of the engines will be here when the navigation opens on the 16th inst. | Mercury 1898-04-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-04-15 | Depot Harbor | Parry Sound Star reported work under way to complete OAPS elevator. Steam "Lynn" awaiting orders. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-04-15 | Renfrew | Editorial in Renfrew Mercury blasts cheap excursions due to competition from Ottawa dry good merchants. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-04-18 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Contract for steel bridge over Bonnechere River awarded to Dominion Bridge; 4 spans, 45 feet, stone piers. Rail contract awarded to Carnegie. | Fleming Pembroke Observer |
| 1898-04-18 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway has placed an order with the Baldwin Locomotive Works for five more compound consolidation freight engines. (Renfrew Mercury, 22 April: 'This is in addition of the eighteen recently mentioned.') | Ottawa Free Press 1898-04-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Mercury 1898-04-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-04-24 | Ottawa East Roundhouse | The new round house of the Canada Atlantic and the O.A. & P.S. railway at Ottawa East is a structure which deserves special mention in its class. The house is built of the best pine and tamarack timber, is shaped like a crescent, the hollow part facing north-westward and is situated in a V shaped area formed by the junction of the O.A. & P.S. with the C.A.R. ... The building is capable of containing nineteen engines at once. Immediately outside the structure at the entrance is a large turntable ... One of these pits is called a 'drop pit' as it is so constructed that as soon as a locomotive enters the whole wooden structure forming the pit can be lowered. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-04-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-04-24 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #690 | Two of these 'Consolidated' locomotives, Nos. 690 and 691 will be tested by trial run tomorrow over the Parry Sound. They were brought here 'dead' that is without fires. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-04-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-04-24 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #691 | Two of these 'Consolidated' locomotives, Nos. 690 and 691 will be tested by trial run tomorrow over the Parry Sound. They were brought here 'dead' that is without fires. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-04-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-05-06 | Depot Harbor | "Lynn" unloaded 214,500 bushels of corn, about 6000 tons or 350 cars. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-05-06 | Barrys Bay | L.E.Parsons moving his mill from Golden Lake to Barry's Bay, one mile from OAPS, to be reached by branch. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-05-06 | Golden Lake | L.E.Parsons moving his mill from Golden Lake to Barry's Bay, one mile from OAPS, to be reached by branch. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-05-12 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | A freight train on the O.A. & P.S. broke into three sections and the rear one collided with another freight following. The runaway cars were ditched and the train went on, little the worse. The other loose section for the train from which broke away down a grade and bumped into the rear end of it at the station. No one was injured and little damage was done. | Almonte Gazette 1898-05-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-05-13 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Pembroke Observer reports 2 freight trains collided near Edgington. First train was rear-ended by second eastbound after stalling on hill. Fireman Frank Walker (26) of Parry Sound killed; John McQuaig of Ottawa broke leg; engineer Crogham remained in cab, unscathed. | Fleming Pembroke Observer, 1898-05-13 |
| 1898-05-14 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The traffic on the O.A. & P.S. railway lines has so increased of late that the company has had to place night operators at points where day operators were formerly stationed. Night operators have been placed at Eganville, Barry's Bay and Galetta. Mr. E.J. Goodler has been placed as night operator at Eganville. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-05-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Reported 100 loaded cars eastbound and 50 loaded cars westbound per day. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 13 cattle, valued at $275, killed near Eganville. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Reported 100 loaded cars eastbound and 50 loaded cars westbound per day. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06 | Canada Atlantic Official Car 99, Champlain | Built by CA at Ottawa | Lepkey p301 |
| 1898-06-03 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | No train may pass a station until the preceding train has passed the next station. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-03 | Renfrew | The engine of the Parry Sound railway passenger train going east on Thursday last killed fourteen cows and one deer before reaching Renfrew. | Almonte Gazette 1898-06-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-06-07 | Ottawa | CPR to run into CA central station for $1500 per month | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-10 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 3 horses from Barry's Bay killed. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-10 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Train went through trestle between Brule and Rainy Lake. Engineer Bearly broke leg. Fireman Albert, Conductor M. Gourlay shaken. Four cars and engine damaged. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-13 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Mr. G.T. Moulder of the Baldwin locomotive works, Philadelphia, is at the Brunswick. He arrived yesterday with three heavy Mogul freight engines for use on the Canada Atlantic and O.A. & P.S. railways. Six more are to shortly arrive. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-06-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-06-17 | Ottawa Central Station | The C.P.R. short line has been granted running privileges into the Central station at Ottawa. The C.P.R. will enter on the C.A.R. tracks. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-06-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-06-24 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | PS having difficulties with purchase of right of way. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-29 | Ottawa Central Station | It has been stated that we have been acting unfairly towards the Ottawa and New York Railway. Now I wish to deny that emphatically. We have never refused to the Ottawa and New York Company or to any other company free and reasonable access to the Central passenger station. We have always expressed our willingness to negotiate with them for terms, and in case we could not agree upon the terms and conditions, then we were willing that the same might be settled by the railway committee of the Privy Council. ... The O., A. & P.S. railway has a lease from the Crown of certain portions of the Rideau canal reserve ... the Ottawa New York company as well as the C.P.R. company are only entitled to an entrance over our tracks, along with other roads to the Central passenger station. | Ottawa Journal 1898-06-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-06-29 | Ottawa Freight Sheds | The Parry Sound company have an absolute right to use these lands for all the purposes of their railway, and they have a perfect right to use the surplus lands for freight purposes, under the provisions of their lease ... the place selected for our freight depot was determined upon and plans therefor completed more than a year before the N. Y. Co. ever thought of using our ground. ... Any person who chooses to look over the grounds will admit that the freight shed which I have erected is located in the best and only suitable position for the freight business of that station. | Ottawa Journal 1898-06-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-06-29 | Hawkesbury Branch | A special meeting of the town council was called for Monday afternoon to draw up a by-law favoring a bonus of $7,500 to be given to the C.A. Ry. to cover expense of extending and operating their line in connection with a pulp mill to be erected near the western limit of the town, in connection with the Riordan paper mills. The town clerk is now framing same and expects to present it to the people inside three weeks. | Ottawa Journal 1898-06-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-01 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Sectionmen of CA & OAPS went on strike demanding $.25 increase on $1 per day | Fleming Renfrew Mercury, 1898-07-08 |
| 1898-07-02 | Alexandria | On Saturday July 2nd there was a small wreck on the C.A.R. near Alexandria. Two cars laden with corn were derailed and precipitated into the ditch while a dozen others were badly damaged. A wrecking train under James Ogilvie, superintendent of motive power, was immediately sent down from Ottawa and by 7 o'clock Sunday morning the track was completely cleared. The accident was caused by a portion of a freight train breaking loose. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-06 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The sectionmen of the Canada Atlantic Railway and the Ottawa & Parry Sound Railway went out on strike for higher wages on Friday. They are receiving one dollar and have struck for twenty-five cents more. Their action has not interfered at all with the despatch of passenger trains. It is said that recently the companies reduced the rent of the houses belonging to them, in which the sectionmen live, by $2.50 a month. (Eastern Ontario Review, 8 July: the men were asking an increase 'amounting to ten cents a day' and trains on the C.A.R. 'were quite late for several days'.) | Lanark Era 1898-07-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Sectionmen strike over. 10 cent per day increase won. | Fleming Pembroke Observer, 1898-07-08 |
| 1898-07-13 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The sectionmen's strike on the C.A.R. and O.A. & P.S. railways was declared off on Tuesday evening of last week and on Wednesday all the men returned to work. The men have accepted a compromise offered by the company. By the terms of the compromise the sectionmen will get $1.10 a day instead of a dollar as formerly; the section foremen will get $1.60 instead of $1.50; and the yard foremen will get $1.85 instead of $1.75. (Eastern Ontario Review, 8 July: 'The strike of the section men on the C.A.R. has been settled and the men have returned to work. The men got what they asked for.') | Lanark Era 1898-07-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-13 | Car Shops | The Canada Atlantic railway company have a construction gang at work filling in the hollow at the south of the 'Y' at Ottawa East preparatory to erecting the new car shops. The space being filled in will give an abundance of room for the shops. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-07-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-15 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | AGM. Russell Poulin & Co now owns 1500/1590 shares. Line expected to be in operation by end of September. | PSMinutes |
| 1898-07-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R authorities deny that they made any concessions to the men on account of the strike. The management alleges that the increase in wages was decided upon before the strike occurred. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-15 | Eastern Subdivision | A number of employees of the Bell Telephone are now in the vicinity of Alexandria and Glen Robertson. They are constructing a telephone line along the C.A.R. from Swanton to Ottawa. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-15≥ | Hawkesbury Branch | A herd of cattle were seen on the C.A.R. track between the Hill and Dalkeith on Tuesday night last. They were grazing quietly when noticed. The owners hardly succeeded in getting them off before the evening train came along. An accident most certainly would have occurred if the animals had not been noticed just when they were. (As reported by 15 July 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-15≥ | Vankleek Hill Freight Shed | Vankleek Hill. The new C.A.R. freight shed was completed and put into use on Friday last. Freight is now delivered to and from the new shed. (As reported by 15 July 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-28 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. J.R. Booth wants the use of the entire ground floor of the present Central depot for his railways and the offices of the militia stores will be removed at once. ... It is said that work will be commenced at once to lay tracks in the east side of the present station to accommodate the C.P. and O. & N.Y. railways. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-07-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-05 | Whitney | The Haliburton, Whitney & Mattawa railway is the name of the new line that is likely to be constructed to connect Mattawa with the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway at Whitney, and continue on to Haliburton, where connection will be made with the branch line of the Grand Trunk railway. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-08-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-06 | Elgin Street Coal Sheds | The blow yesterday did considerable damage to the C.A.R. coal sheds on Elgin street, completely unroofing them. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-08-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-09 | Ottawa Central Station | A staff of men commenced work this morning making preparations for the entrance of the C.P.R. and O. & N.Y. there. The old baggage room used by the C.A.R. has been raised [sic] and will be removed. The coal and wood shed belonging to the militia stores will also be removed and the lower flat of the government stores cleared out leaving a small hallway in the centre, opposite the elevator. It is expected that the south east end of the present building will be used for a baggage room. Where the baggage room formerly stood the tracks of the new lines will be run, parallel with the Parry Sound tracks. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-08-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-11 | Elgin Street | New sheds are being erected on Elgin street by the C.A.R. company near their old depot, in which to store the lumber used in car construction. This was necessitated by the Warren-Scharfe paving company using the ground on Elgin street formerly occupied by the C.A.R. as a site for their granite works. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-08-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-12 | Golden Lake | Rumours of a summer hotel to be built at Golden Lake. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-08-12 | Ottawa Central Station | The baggage building at the Canada Atlantic is being removed from the side to the end of the depot. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-08-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mr. H.N. Topley has just returned from a trip over the O.A. & P.S. railway. More. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-08-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-22 | Ottawa Central Station | The Ottawa and New York and Montreal and Ottawa short line will enter the Central Depot on 28th August. This was the statement made by an official of the C.A.R. to a Journal reporter today. Both companies have decided to accept the terms of the C.A.R. temporarily until the return of the Minister of Railways who is to have the matter of the terms brought before him for settlement. Preparations are being made for the entrance of these railways now. The baggage room is being enlarged and the superintendent's office and that of the train dispatchers is being moved from Elgin Street to the Central Depot. The superintendent will be located behind the restaurant. | Ottawa Journal 1898-08-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-26≥ | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The bridge on the C.A.R. between the station and the 'Suy' was discovered the other day to be insecure. It is being put in good repair. (As reported by 26 August 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-08-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-27 | Vars | Vars. August 25. The first car load of oats of the season were shipped Tuesday by Mr. W.G. Gourley. | Ottawa Journal 1898-08-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-02≥ | Hawkesbury Branch | On Saturday last a special train ran from Glen Robertson to the Hill to convey a camping party safely home from a pleasant outing at Parry Sound. ... They cannot say too much in favor of the C.A.R. and the accommodation furnished by the company. (As reported by 2 September 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-09-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-06 | Eganville | Eganville, Sept. 3. - A very serious accident occurred on the O., A. & P.S. railway this evening. While the section men were returning from work on their car one of the handles of the car broke and James O'Brien fell in front of the car which passed over him. Mr. O'Brien is under the care of Dr. Reeves. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-09-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-09 | Madawaska | OAPS contemplating despatch office at Madawaska. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-09-09 | Arnprior | Mr. James Keating, of Ottawa, has secured the contract of building a bridge at Arnprior for the O.A. & P.S. railway. He has moved up his derricks and machinery. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-09-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-12 | Ottawa Central Station | The C.A.R. authorities intend putting a stop to the crowds of youths and maidens who make it a practice to promenade at the station previous to the arrival of the Montreal train each evening. Of late it has been almost impossible for passengers to walk along the platform owing to the crowd and last night, Mr. Hicks, an employee of the road, was stationed at the entrance to the station to prevent persons who had not friends coming on the train from entering. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-09-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-16 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Harry Jameson shipped 4 carloads of cattle over PSR from Fosters' axe factory. This was the first shipment on the line. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-09-20 | Hawkesbury Branch | At the Central Depot the rush was unprecedented at so early date in the fair. The special from Hawkesbury brought in 18 car loads containing some 1,400 and the Boston eight cars crowded to their utmost. | Ottawa Journal 1898-09-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-20 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Six hundred people came to the city over the line of the OA&PS Railway. | Ottawa Journal 1898-09-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-23 | Vankleek Hill | Seven full car loads of freight came into town in five days last week over the C.A.R. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-09-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-10-07 | Eastmans | The Canada Atlantic railway company has bought a large sand hill from Thos. Mackay at Eastman's Springs. The hill is about a mile from the main line and switches have been built in to it and trains are hauling sand to Ottawa East, where it is used for filling up the ravine between the tracks of the O.A. & P.S. and those of the C.A.R. When the place is filled up it will give additional space for the grounds connected with the shops, the construction of which is now going on. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-10-07 | Ottawa East Coal Chute | The company is also constructing a large coal chute over the C.A. tracks at the deep cut which will be used for coaling engines. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-10-10 | Coteau Junction | Joseph Lemieux, 18 years of age, a brakeman on the Canada Atlantic railway, was killed on Saturday night at 12 o'clock at Coteau Junction by being crushed under the wheels of five freight cars. Lemieux was in the act of coupling the car and when moving with the train as it came together tripped and fell beneath the wheels, five cars passing over him before the train was stopped. ... died early yesterday morning. | Ottawa Journal 1898-10-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-10-12 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. J. C. McGonagle, construction engineer of the O. & N.Y. Railway, was ordered off the C.A.R. and O.A. & P.S. Railway property near the Canal Basin to-day. Mr. McGonagle was surveying and taking levels for the O. & N. Y. freight terminal here, and in order to get the levels he had to go on the Canada Atlantic property. The matter was finally arranged when it was brought to the attention of the C.A.R. Company that under the Railway Act the engineer had a right to go on the property. | Ottawa Journal 1898-10-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-10-14 | Coteau Junction | Excusable homicide was the verdict rendered by the Coroner's jury at the inquest on the death of Joseph Lemieux, who was killed by an engine of the Canada Atlantic at Coteau Landing on Sunday. | Montreal Star 1898-10-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-10-15 | Ottawa East | The Ottawa East Council last night decided to write to Mr. J.R. Booth asking him to meet the council on a suitable date to arrange for a way for foot passengers across the tracks at the Deep Cut and to rectify the condition of the bridge at the head of Nicholas Street. As the matters are now the Ottawa East people are practically prevented from crossing the tracks and are thus greatly inconvenienced and the planks in the bridge are not in too safe a state. Superintendent promised to have the whistles abated. | Ottawa Journal 1898-10-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-10-28 | Ottawa Central Station | The C.A.R. has been refused an injunction to prohibit the O. & N.Y. from proceeding with their terminal arrangements at Ottawa. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-10-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-04 | Renfrew | Long new siding under construction at Renfrew. New cattle slip other end of Elizabeth St. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-11-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R. company will not increase the wages of the men at present but will give them new rules to work under. The new rules are in compliance with the request of the men. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-11-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-04 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | During the season of navigation now closed the Ottawa and Parry Sound railway has carried twelve million bushels of grain and one hundred thousand tons of flour, glucose, pork, etc., from Parry Sound via Ottawa and its eastern connections. | Huntsville Forester 1898-11-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-04 | Renfrew Depot | Business must be booming at the O.A. & P.S. station at Renfrew. A long new siding is being laid down this week; and the bright woodwork of a new cattle-slip shines out and shows from the other end of Elizabeth street. | Mercury 1898-11-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-05 | Ottawa Central Station | One hundred men are employed ballasting and improving the yard at the Central C.A.R. depot. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-09 | Ottawa Central Station | The O., A. and P.S. road to-day applied to the railway committee for a reconsideration of the order permitting the O. and N.Y. railway to construct a track along the canal reserve to the freight terminals of the O. and N.Y. company. In this question is involved the use of the land leased to the O., A. and P.S. for Central station approaches, etc. ... Mr. Osler ... admitted that the present company use the approach for freight purposes. ... Mr. Lash claimed that the Parry Sound road had prevented the O. and N.Y. getting in and wanted to further delay the company. | Ottawa Journal 1898-11-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-10 | Ottawa Central Station | The railway committee at yesterday afternoon's session ordered that the approaches to the Central depot should be used by all roads equally on a wheelage basis. The approaches to the Central depot were leased to the O. A. and P.S. railway, to be used as a Central depot by all roads. The O., A. and P. S. railway company demanded from the C P. R. $1,500 a month rent for the use of the station and an equal sum from the O. and N. Y. railway. ... the committee allowed the C. P.R. to cease paying rent to the O., A. and P. S. company; but to pay on a wheelage basis and to bear a proportionate share of the operation and maintenance expenses. The O. and N. Y. company if it uses the station and approaches was ordered to pay $250 a month rental to the O. A. and P.S., and also pay on a wheelage basis and bear a proportionate share of the operation and maintenance expenses. | Ottawa Journal 1898-11-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |