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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-11-10 | Ottawa Central Station | Speaking to the Citizen today, Mr. J.R. Booth stated that the new depot would be located on the site of the present one, and work would be started as soon as the militia department secured other quarters for militia stores and vacated the premises. ... The Ottawa and New York railway will commence running into the present central station as soon as the railway committee of the privy council gives its decision on the question of freight terminals. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-11-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-11 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Trestle near Cache Lake shifted, delaying mail train. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-11-11 | Hawkesbury | The C.A.R. have had very heavy freight the past week. There are large shipments of lumber from Hawkesbury. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-11-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-11 | Arnprior Depot | The O.A. & P.S. company has conceded to Mr. J.A. Campbell, sufficient ground near the station here for the erection of weighing scales. | Mercury 1898-11-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-15 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Ottawa Citizen reports first train into Pembroke. Arrived without ceremony. Eight car loads are expected by the Pembroke Furniture Company. Empty cars are also to be brought for the lumber company who intend making a large shipment by the new road. | Ottawa Citizen, 1898-11-15. (via Colin Churcher) |
| 1898-11-16 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. John R. Booth stated to The Citizen to-day that the new union station will cost in the vicinity of $130,000, plans for which are now being prepared. ... The building will be of stone and brick ... The station will extend from the present building at the canal basin over the vacant lot of land to Rideau street, with an entrance from Sapper's bridge. Trains will run into a large over-head covering in the rear of the station. The lower floor will be used for spacious waiting rooms, ticket offices and a dining hall, while the upper apartments will be used for offices of the railroad corporations. ... He fully expects to commence the work early in the spring and rush it to completion. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-11-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-18 | Golden Lake | Pembroke Southern to build 52x30 foot station south of Bonnechere. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-11-18 | Pembroke | 100x30 foot freight shed on McKay is under construction. Roundhouse to be near Hunter St. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-11-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | McCauley Lake branch nearing completion. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-11-18 | Hawkesbury Branch | It is rumored that the C.A.R. will put on an early morning train from Hawkesbury to Coteau to connect with the G.T.R. train for Montreal. This would land Vankleek Hill passengers in Montreal at about 9 o'clock in the morning. ... It is also reported that the afternoon train will run to Alexandria so that the C.A.R. fast trains will not have to stop at Glen Robertson. ... On the Hawkesbury branch this would necessitate two trains - a freight and passenger, instead of at present, a mixed train. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-11-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-18 | Vankleek Hill | Material has been received at the C.A.R. depot to make extensive repairs to the station and surroundings. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-11-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-22 | Ottawa East Roundhouse | Double bricking the round house has been completed. On account of the inconvenience arising from the lack of space in the roundhouse, five new arches will shortly be erected, making accommodation for a few more engines. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-22 | Ottawa East Coal Chute | The work on the coal chute will be finished this week. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-22 | Workshops | In the new machine shop everything is ready for the machinery, which will arrive shortly. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-22 | Workshops | A new additional machine shop will shortly be erected by the Canada Atlantic Railway Co. at the deep cut. The building material has arrived and work will be commenced in the course of a few weeks. This shop will be used for the repairing and cleaning of engines and will contain all the latest modern appliances for handling locomotives. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-22 | Repair Shop | In the new machine shop everything is ready for the machinery, which will arrive shortly. The frame work of the new repair shop is completed, and a number of men are employed sinking piles for the erection of the new hydraulic hoist. This machine will be used for lighting [sic] locomotives and will be capable of hoisting 150 tons. The company will use this shop for making and repairing engines and for the construction of all machinery to be used on the line. About forty engines are now in the shop for repair. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-22 | Ottawa East | The work of ballasting the C.A.R. yards is completed and a number of men are employed sinking four new underground drains. A new signal house is being erected for the accommodation of the switchmen for the winter. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Customs seized 1000 box cars, 18 locomotives for duties. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-11-26≥ | Hawkesbury Roundhouse | The Canada Atlantic round house at Hawkesbury was burned to the ground Wednesday night. The cause of the fire is unknown. The total loss to the company is about $10,000, of which $9,000 represents the value of one of the company's engines which was completely destroyed. (Eastern Ontario Review: 'Fire broke out in the C.A.R. round house on Wednesday ... night about nine o'clock, completely destroying the building and rendering useless the engine and tender which had just been housed a short time before ... Owing, it is supposed, to the presence of oil about the building, in an incredible short time it was completely enveloped in flames.') (As reported by 26 November 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1898-11-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Mercury 1898-12-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 300 | Built by Pullman, lot 2392 | Lepkey p301 |
| 1898-12-02 | Hawkesbury | Roundhouse destroyed by fire. One engine also destroyed. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-12-02 | Madawaska | The company is also erecting a large number of private dwelling houses at Madawaska for the accommodation of the employees there. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-12-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-02 | Coteau Coal Chute | A large coal chute, similar to the one here, is being built at Coteau and will be operated by a 15 horse power gasoline engine. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-12-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-02 | Elgin Car Shops | The Canada Atlantic Railway company are tearing down a number of the small store rooms in the Elgin street and on their site will erect a large shop for the erection of freight cars for the spring trade. About five hundred cars will be constructed this winter. | Ottawa Citizen 1898-12-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-04 | Saint Polycarpe Junction | A CPR freight train pitched into a CAR freight train at St. Polycarpe Junction yesterday morning and wrecked an engine, a number of freight cars and the station house at the junction. ... six loaded cars belonging to the CAR were damaged. One car loaded with hay was completely demolished and two others loaded with structural iron for the Hawkesbury pulp mills were very badly damaged. None of the CAR train hands were hurt. (Ottawa Citizen: 'Sunday morning at 3 o'clock a C.P.R. train going east ran into a Canada Atlantic freight which was crossing the diamond ... struck the station, moving it about three feet ... probably caused by the failure of the working of the C.P.R. signals.') | Ottawa Journal 1898-12-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1898-12-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Montreal Star 1898-12-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-08 | Ottawa East Coal Chute | The residents of Ottawa east who have to pass along Nicholas Street at the foot of Deep Cut have a grievance against the CAR. They complain that the recently erected coal chutes are a nuisance to passers by as, when the engines are being loaded with coal the dust floats across the street and anyone who happens to be passing is covered with coal dust. A petition is in circulation for presentation to the village council to have the chutes removed. Several ladies complain that their hats and dresses have been destroyed by the falling dust from the coal. The council of 1899 will be requested to take action on the matter. | Ottawa Journal 1898-12-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-09 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CA train standing on crossing at St Polycarpe hit by CPR train. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-12-09 | Hawkesbury Roundhouse | The engine and tender damaged by the fire which destroyed the round house two weeks ago, has been taken to Ottawa to be repaired. It is expected that it will be on the old route again soon. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-12-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-09≥ | Kearney | James McFall of Plantagenet, section man on the Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound railway, while propelling a hand car near Kearney a few days ago, fell underneath it, the wheels running over his face and the back of his head. He was taken to Ottawa Saturday last in charge of his father, and was taken to the Water street hospital. (As reported by 9 December 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-12-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-13 | Chaudiere | A new cabin has been built at the C.A.Ry. crossing at Duke street. It is much larger than the old one and contains a fine stove and is very comfortable. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-12-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-14 | Car Shops | The new carshops being built by the C.A.R. and O., A. & P.S. Railway Co. in Ottawa will be one of the largest in existence. It will have a floor space of forty acres. Electricity will be the motive power used in the works. | Lanark Era 1898-12-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-15 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | J.H.Moffat, Thos.Murray, R.W.Kerning, Wm.Russell Jr, F.E.Fortin, J.I.Martin, Thos.Pink, H.Jamieson, J.A.Thibodeau elected directors. | PSMinutes |
| 1898-12-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Special train of OAPS was derailed due to broken engine wheel. | Fleming Pembroke Observer, 1898-12-16 |
| 1898-12-17 | Workshops | Work on the new Canada Atlantic buildings at the deep cut have been suspended for a few days, on account of the recent cold snap. The severe frost interfered with the work of draining the immense building. Mr. J.R. Booth, who was seen by a Free Press reporter, stated that the work would be continued in a few days. An immense heating apparatus has been ordered and as soon as this arrives work will proceed again. The work of boarding and grouting the large machinery building has been completed and the foundations for the different mechanical apparatus have been sunk. The glass for the skylights on the buildings, which has been imported from Belgium, will be here in a few days. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-12-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-17 | Repair Shop | The excavating for the new repair shop has been suspended on account of the frost setting in so suddenly. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-12-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-17 | Elgin Car Shops | At the Elgin street depot everything is in readiness for the new car shop which will be erected there, and operations will commence in a week or so. Several cars of new machinery arrived yesterday and the remainder will be here in a week or so. Considerable delay was experienced with the machinery, as special plant was required for its manufacture, and this could not be had readily. A large number of hands will be required to work on this building, as it will be rushed up without any possible delay. ... Mr. Booth, in conversation with the Free Press, said: 'Very few people realize the extent of the work now going on ... This work will employ upwards of 600 men during the winter and will be a great boon to the working classes of this city.' | Ottawa Free Press 1898-12-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-17 | Hand Cars | The company have equipped the line with new hand cars. These cars are all manufactured at the shops in Ottawa, and are of the latest improved design, being fitted up with ball bearing wheels and calculated to run at a speed of 30 miles an hour. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-12-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-19 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | During the past summer the same railway had 85 engines in commission, most of them large moguls, and from twelve to twenty trains passed eastward over the road every day. More remarkable still, the west-bound freight business from New York to Chicago over the Parry Sound route went as high as $25,000 a month. | Huntsville Forester 1898-12-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-12-25 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Engine 16 arrived. Engineer John Findlay, Frieman Don Smith, Conductor P.Sullivan. New engine can run to Golden Lake in 28 minutes. | Fleming Pembroke Observer, 1898-12-30 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #629 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 629 C/N 15912 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #630 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 630 C/N 15913 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #631 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 631 C/N 15914 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #632 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 632 C/N 15915 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #633 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 633 C/N 15916 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #634 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 634 C/N 15917 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #635 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 635 C/N 15918 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #636 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 636 C/N 15919 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #637 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 637 C/N 15920 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 4-6-0 #638 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 638 C/N 15921 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #690 | Built by Baldwin as OA&PS 690 C/N 15955 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #691 | Built by Baldwin as OA&PS 691 C/N 15956 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #692 | Built by Baldwin as OA&PS 692 C/N 15957 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #693 | Built by Baldwin as OA&PS 693 C/N 15958 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #694 | Built by Baldwin as OA&PS 694 C/N 15959 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-5 | Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #695 | Built by Baldwin as OA&PS 695 C/N 15960 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-7 | Canada Atlantic 0-4-0 #3 | Built by Baldwin as CA 3 C/N 16095 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-7 | Canada Atlantic 0-4-0 #4 | Built by Baldwin as CA 4 C/N 16096 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898-7 | Canada Atlantic 0-4-0 #5 | Built by Baldwin as CA 5 C/N 16097 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1898≤ | Barrys Bay | By 1898 Barry's Bay, which "was for a short time a divisional point on the railway line", had lost that role: "since Madawaska has become the divisional point, the village is losing many of its inhabitants by removal". | Presbyterian Church in Canada General Assembly 1898 p. 46(Canadiana scan, image 130 of https://n2t.net/ark:/...) |
| 1899 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-2s #619-620 | Built by Baldwin as CA 619-620 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1899 | Canada Atlantic Stock 1200-1236 | 25 Stock cars built by CA shops in Ottawa. Most likely these. | Citizen, 1899-05-09, p1. Quoted in email from David Jeanes. |
| 1899 | Canada Atlantic Refrigerator 1500-1524 | Some refrigerators were built. Most likely these. | CRSW 1900-01, p10; Citizen, 1899-05-09, p1 quoted in email from David Jeanes |
| 1899 | Ottawa | CAR round house last listed in Ottawa City Directory at Archibald Street at the Canal. CAR train hands' office and sheds" (which burned in 1902) were on Elgin south of Archibald, and "CAR Depot (old)" was on the west side of Elgin south of Catherine. | Jeanes20020315 |
| 1899 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Line opened from Golden Lake to Pembroke, 21.09 miles | CNRHist |
| 1899-01-02 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | The new Pembroke Southern Railway was opened for traffic yesterday, the first train leaving Pembroke at 7 a.m. to connect at Golden Lake with the O.A.& P.S. arriving here at 1.20, and although the hour was early and the thermometer very low, the train was well patronized and the company is very hopeful of doing a lucrative business. | Colin Churcher quoting the Ottawa Journal |
| 1899-01-05 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | . The Pembroke Southern has met with its first accident. To-day as the noon express was pulling into Pembroke station the air brakes failed to work and the engine went tearing over the end of the rails onto the sidewalk on Pembroke Street, opposite the Post Office where it remains somewhat damaged. No other damage was done, however, and a wrecking gang is now at work putting everything into ship shape. | Colin Churcher, quoting the Ottawa Journal |
| 1899-01-05 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Thos.Murray becomes president, J.H.Moffat becomes Vice President, J.A.Thibodeau becomes secretary and treasurer. | PSMinutes |
| 1899-01-07 | Ottawa East | Wm. Cowan, County treasurer, 74 years of age, and Holmes Cowan, his son, 48 years of age, were this morning instantly killed at the O.A. & P.S. Ry. crossing on Main street, Ottawa East. The coachman Nathaniel Dumas [sic; Napoleon Dumais], 36 years of age, was also killed. ... The team dashed into the train striking between the tender of the engine and the baggage car. Mr. Cowan senior, was thrown violently against the corner of the baggage car. His skull was split and he died instantly. ... 'No. 50 O., A. & P.S. train left Central depot at 8.30 for Parry Sound engine 609, Engineer H. Brown, Conductor T. Brackens.' (Ottawa Citizen: the coachman survived the initial crash, badly injured, and gave the driver's name as Napoleon Dumais.) | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1899-01-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-07 | Elgin Street Depot | At the Elgin street depot of the C.A.R. Co., operations for raising the frames of the new car shops are in full swing. About 40 men are laying the tracks into the building, which will be completed in almost a month. A portion of the old freight house has been torn away to make way for the new building. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-01-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-07 | Elgin Car Shops | The work of putting glass in the skylights at the car shops at the Deep Cut is almost completed, but until the apparatus for heating the building arrives no further work will be accomplished. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-01-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-10 | Ottawa East | It is expected that the fatal accident at Main Street crossing in Ottawa East will result in the installation of gates at the crossing. Mr. N. G. Roche, the reeve of Ottawa East ... stated that the Canada Atlantic Railway company should immediately place gates at the crossing. ... The Inquest upon the remains of the late Messrs. Wm. and Holmes T. Cowan ... was resumed at Rogers' morgue last evening, but again adjourned till Friday for further evidence. ... The evidence was in effect the same as that already published. | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-10 | Ottawa East | Charles Armstrong, yardmaster of the C.A.R., Ottawa was run over by an engine last Wednesday and died a few hours later in St. Luke's hospital. (Ottawa Journal, 8 February: he 'was run over by a shunter at the semaphore near the Deep Cut at 6 o'clock this morning. Died.') | Almonte Gazette 1899-01-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1899-02-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-14 | Ottawa East | The adjourned inquest into the death of the late William Cowan and Holmes T. Cowan was resumed last night before Coroner Freeland at Rogers undertaking establishment. The first witness called was Thomas Donoghue ... He said he saw Cowan's team coming down Main street. The horses were at a trot opposite Fourth street. ... The flagman was about seven or ten feet from the rail at the middle of Main street. ... The inquest was adjourned till the night of Wednesday next week. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-01-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-14 | Workshops | The machinery for the new Canada Atlantic Railway shops at the deep cut has arrived, and as soon as the new heating apparatus can be placed in the building, work can resume. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-01-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-14 | Elgin Car Shops | The work of erecting the frame for the new car shops at the Elgin street depot will be completed by the beginning of next week. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-01-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-19 | Ottawa East | A verdict of accidental death was brought in by the jury last evening at the inquiry into the death of the late William and Holmes T. Cowan. ... the jury also recommended that the proper authorities should be compelled to erect a fence on the line between the railway property and Fifth street westward and also that the proper authorities should be compelled to have gates placed at the Main street crossing in Ottawa East. | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1899-01-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-20 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS received subsidy of $327,232. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-01-24 | Ottawa Central Station | The mystery as to what the civic railway committee discussed last week at that private meeting is not a mystery any longer. ... The scheme is one in which all the railways entering Ottawa are interested, it is nothing less than the formation of a private company which proposes to buy up the rights of the Canada Atlantic, Parry Sound, Canadian Pacific and Ottawa and New York railways to the central depot facilities, and then operate the terminal, charging each railway company according to the number of trains handled daily. ... A magnificent union depot will be erected by the Terminal Company if the scheme goes through. | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-24 | Ottawa East | Mr. William H. Young, representing the Union Switch and Signal Company of Swissvale Pa. is in the city in connection with the interlocking switch system which is to be put in at the junction of the railway lines at the Deep Cut. ... Mr. Young says his company will have the interlocking system in place by May 31st, and work will be begun in April. | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-25 | Ottawa East | A new switching plant will shortly be placed at Ottawa East where the New York and Ottawa, C.P.R. and C.A.R. cross before entering the Central Depot. Mr. W. Young, agent for the Union Signal & Switch company, was in the city yesterday making arrangements for the immediate erection of the new plant. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-01-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-27 | Ottawa Central Station | At the meeting of the railway and lighting committee yesterday afternoon the plans of the proposed terminal company were laid on the table by Ald. D'Arcy Scott ... It also showed the entry into the city of the other railroads along the canal reserve. ... Ald. Scott explained that at present Mr. Booth ... had no right to [handle freight] and might at any time be prohibited by the government. ... The property now occupied by Mr. Booth consists of two hundred feet along the canal bank from the head of the Deep Cut to Maria street bridge ... The following resolution was then passed by the committee: 'That this Committee is of the opinion that the formation of a terminal company ... would be of great and lasting benefit to the city of Ottawa.' | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1899-01-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-27 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. J.R. Booth was asked today to make a statement for publication about the proposed terminal company. Mr. Booth refused to make any statement. | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-28 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | An amendment to the charter of the Central Counties Railway Co. will be applied for next session to authorize the company to construct section two of the said railway from a point near the village of Hawkesbury to connect with the Rockland branch of the railway or with the Canada Atlantic, in the township of Cambridge. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-01-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-01-30 | Ottawa East | Dumais, the coachman who was injured in the Cowan fatality is now insane and it is feared he will never recover his mind. He has become violent and has to be watched night and day. His hand was amputated and the arm is not healing up as well as it should owing to Dumais' actions. ... He is confined in one of the private wards of the Protestant Hospital but his cries at times can be heard throughout the wing of the building. | Ottawa Journal 1899-01-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mr. Booth Asks the Government to Grant Him Possession of the Property. The government has received notice from Mr. J.R. Booth of his desire to obtain possession of the militia stores building at the earliest possible moment in order to begin the erection of the new Central depot. ... The plan for the new station ... is practically decided upon. ... The new depot will be built of stone. It will be four stories in height. It will extend back to Sappers bridge. ... The second floor ... will contain a large general waiting room, capable of accommodating 1,000 people ... The depot will be after the design of the Hotel Frontenac, Quebec, and will likely be constructed of Nepean sandstone, of which the parliament buildings were built. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-02-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-07 | Ottawa East Roundhouse | Work on the new Canada Atlantic shops at the deep cut will be recommenced this week. The heating apparatus has arrived and is being put in place. The furnace and heating plant is the largest of its class in Canada ... It will heat the round house, the car shops and the boiler makers apartments. ... Nineteen engine pits will be furnished with heat in this manner. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-02-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-07 | Elgin Street Depot | At the Elgin street depot the new shop is nearly completed. The walls have been grouted with concrete and men are employed tearing away the old freight sheds. The machinery for the building will arrive shortly. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-02-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-10 | Ottawa | J.R.Booth asked to buy militia stores. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-02-10 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Report of railways in Quebec (public works) includes: Canada Atlantic - 53 miles; Pontiac and Renfrew - 5 miles; Ottawa and Gatineau - 56 miles; Ottawa Valley - 6 miles; Pontiac Pacific Junction - 71 miles. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-02-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-13 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Issue full bonds according to incorporation, 5% for 40 years. $15,000 per mile bond issue. | PSMinutes |
| 1899-02-15 | Elgin Car Shops | The Canada Atlantic railway car shops are completed and work is started on 500 cars including grain, refrigerator and cattle cars to meet the constantly growing traffic on the Booth system. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-02-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-17 | Caldwell | Caldwell's Corners is very busy. Much grain, produce, pulpwood daily. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-02-17 | Elgin Street | Shops completed, work started on 500 grain, reefer, cattle cars. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-02-21 | Elgin Car Shops | Mr. Andrew Holland's device for acetylene locomotive headlights was given a successful test in the C.A.R. car shops last evening. Mr. Holland installed his device and compared it with a Well's kerosene burner. The test was a great success and demonstrated the superiority of acetylene gas as an illuminant particularly for locomotive headlights. ... The C.A.R. officials were delighted with the light and were well satisfied with the test. | Ottawa Journal 1899-02-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-24 | Vankleek Hill | Mr. A. Lajeunesse, has started a freight delivery wagon to and from the C.A.R. | Eastern Ontario Review 1899-02-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-24 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | The C.A.R. will order twelve consolidated freight locomotives shortly. (Ottawa Free Press, 25 February: 'The Canada Atlantic and Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway companies have ordered twelve new consolidated freight locomotives for grain transportation from Depot Harbor to Montreal.') | Ottawa Citizen 1899-02-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1899-02-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-24 | Car Shops | The (C.A.R.) company will shortly commence the erection of a large building for the purpose of drying the wood used in the construction of cars. The building will be fitted throughout with a system of hot air pipes. Its dimensions will be about 50x40. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-02-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-02-24 | Elgin Car Shops | A new painting machine has been adopted by the Canada Atlantic Railway for use in their work shops. By its use, a box car can be painted in from 15 to 30 minutes, while a man would take about 4 hours to do the same work. The apparatus was given a satisfactory trial yesterday by Mr. C.A. Bruyere, foreman in the C.A.R. paint shops. ... The machine will be employed by the Canada Atlantic Company on box cars, the outside of vans, and the trucks of passenger cars. | Ottawa Journal 1899-02-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 300 | Delivered from Pullman | Lepkey p301 |
| 1899-03 (sic) | Canada Atlantic Parlour Car 200 | Delivered from Pullman | Lepkey p301 |