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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-11 | Canada Atlantic Combination Car 2 | Renumbered GTR 860 | Lepkey p301 |
| 1906-11 | Canada Atlantic Baggage, Mail, Express Car 11 | Renumbered GTR 121 | Lepkey p301 |
| 1906-11 | Canada Atlantic Second Class / Baggage 26 | Renumbered GTR 824(i) | Lepkey p301 |
| 1906-11-02 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | RENFREW CASE AGAINST THE GTR. The Cumming Co. of Renfrew started its case against the GTR. Mr. Cumming was cutting logs at Brule Lake in Algonquin Park and shipping them to Renfrew at $9 a thousand feet, while Mr. Booth was shipping for $2. The GTR lawyer pointed out that Mr. Booth could set his own rates - high, to benefit the railway, or low, to suit the lumber interests - while Mr. Cumming was given the rates before he started shipping. | Mercury 1906-11-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-11-17 | Canoe Lake | At Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park, on the Canada Atlantic division of the Grand Trunk, a short train ran head-on into a stationary freight early Saturday morning. The crews jumped but Maurice O'Connell, the fireman of Ottawa, failed to get clear of the engine and was seriously injured; he was taken to Ottawa. The engines were considerably damaged. | Eganville Leader 1906-11-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-11-30 | Ottawa East | JUMPED THE TRACK. Seven Freight Cars Gave Some Work to Railroaders. Seven G.T.R. freight cars, four of which were loaded with lumber, were derailed at Ottawa East, near Ballantyne's coal chute. The train, which was just pulling out from Stewarton lumber yards, was crossing a switch when one of the foremost cars was derailed by the track moving. Seven cars were off the track, two of which, loaded with heavy plank, sank into the earth. The unloaded cars were quickly replaced on the rails, but the loaded ones had to be unloaded before they could be replaced. The tracks were cleared sufficiently to allow the regular 11 o'clock train to pass. | Ottawa Citizen 1906-12-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-12-08 | Renfrew | A Collision At Renfrew. Two Freight Trains Come Together. Little Damage Was Done However. There was a collision at Renfrew Saturday evening between two freight trains, one belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway and the other to the Grand Trunk. No one was hurt and the only damage consisted in the smashing of two of the C.P.R. freight cars and the derailing of the G.T.R. engine. The smashup delayed traffic on the G.T.R. line for some hours. The C.P.R. freight was on the diamond at Renfrew and the G.T.R. train was going east. The cars struck by the engine were loaded with cement. | Ottawa Journal 1906-12-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-12-14 | Renfrew Junction | A G.T.R. freight train cut through the K. & P.R. mixed at the Junction. The evening G.T.R. express had gone past the Junction; the K. & P.R. mixed started to cross the diamond, and the G.T.R. freight, which had closely followed the express, dashed into it. The condition of the atmosphere had obscured the mixed from the GTR engineer's view, and the swinging of the K. & P.R. brakeman's lantern (meant for the K. & P.R. engineer) the G.T.R. engineer mistook for his signal to go ahead. His engine cut a K. & P.R. car clean in two and knocked down a little house by the side of the track. The G.T.R. engine was ditched and the tender thrown across the track. This was Friday night, and as the wrecking train was away up the line, it was Sunday afternoon before the line was clear for traffic. | Mercury 1906-12-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-12-17 | Cheney | USED THE WOOD. Man Lost Case Brought Against the Grand Trunk. At the division court before Judge O'Meara, Levi Solomon sued the Grand Trunk Railway company for $85. He had purchased a load of wood at Cheney station which was sent up over the G.T.R. system and went to someone else. It was to be mixed hard and soft, and instead he got the other man's wood, which was all soft; he used it anyway and then took action for damages. The case was dismissed without costs. | Ottawa Citizen 1906-12-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-12-19 | Arnprior | ENGINE RAN INTO DIAMOND. A light engine coming east on the Grand Trunk railway beyond Arnprior ran a D rail at Arnprior and was ditched. The accident occurred at the diamond, the crossing of the main lines of the C.P.R. and the Grand Trunk. The engine, pulling no cars, was moving along at a fair speed and, for reasons not yet explained, ran square into the diamond, which was open for crossing only to C.P.R. trains. It made bad havoc of the crossing, bending the rails and almost tearing up the track. The engine was turned completely over; the engineer, Champness, was hurt but not seriously, and fireman W. Hamilton had his ankle sprained slightly. A gang of men was called up at once to repair the track; very little delay was caused to trains on either system. | Ottawa Citizen 1906-12-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-12-22 | Madawaska | WAS FRIGHTFULLY MANGLED. The remains of the unfortunate man who was struck by a freight train early Sunday morning and killed have been identified as those of A. Logan, section man, married, and aged about 41 years. Logan was walking the tracks about a quarter of a mile from Madawaska station and, not hearing the approaching train, was run over about midnight. He leaves a family to mourn his sudden death. | Ottawa Citizen 1906-12-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-12-23 | Elgin Street | UNIQUE ACCIDENT. Box Car Tumbles Off Bridge Onto Ice of Canal. A G.T.R. freight train bound for Montreal was shunting along to get out of Ottawa and after crossing the canal bridge at the end of Elgin street, the crew discovered they had lost some weight behind. They backed up to the bridge which spans the canal and found that one of the empty box cars had jumped the track while crossing the trestle and plunged headlong into the canal. Luckily the water was covered with ice. In falling, the car came in contact with a pier of the bridge, upon which one end of the car remained; it was smashed to pieces, to be taken apart on the ice before removal. The car was the second to last of the train, followed by the caboose in which two brakemen were asleep; had the couplings not broken, they would have been thrown headlong into the canal. | Ottawa Citizen 1906-12-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1906-6 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #607 | Scrapped | Railroad History #147 |
| 1906-6 | Canada Atlantic 0-6-6T #724 | Scrapped | Railroad History #147 |
| 1906+ | Canada Atlantic Coal Dump 1300-1399 | Renumbered {GT 70900-70959} | Cranstone 1996a |
| 1906+ | Canada Atlantic Coal 612-694 | Renumbered GT {79450-79463} | Cranstone 1996a, NMC S1121 Box 10 |
| 1906+ | Canada Atlantic Roger Ballast Flat 70-72 | Renumbered GT {91800-91802} (?), then CN {93404-93406} (?) Only 93404 was renumbered, and still in service in ORER 1923-12, 1927-12 | Cranstone 1996a |
| 1907 | Canoe Lake | Gilmour spur removed. | Shaw p46 |
| 1907-01 | Canada Atlantic Baggage Mail Express Car 14 | Renumbered GTR 124 | Lepkey p301 |
| 1907-01-10 | Grand Trunk Railway | Order in Council passed ratifying agreement for the construction of a Grand Central Depot. All railways may use it on reasonable terms. | Ottawa Journal 1907-01-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-01-15 | Madawaska | New roundhouse, coaling plant "just completed" | Mercury Jan 15, 1907. Thanks to Colin Churcher |
| 1907-01-25 | Madawaska Roundhouse | Officials of the Grand Trunk Railway say that a new round house is to be built at Depot Harbor similar to the one just finished at Madawaska, and the work is likely to start soon. In the way of equipment, the Madawaska one is very fine, there being thirteen stalls for engines, a turntable with some of the most modern mechanical devices, and a complete coaling plant. Engines drawing trains, both from Ottawa to Madawaska, and from the latter point to Depot Harbor, are now coaling at the new coaling plant. The new structures are practically all of concrete and steel. | Mercury 1907-01-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-01-30 | Depot Harbor | New roundhouse completed in year ending today. | Newby 2005-04-26 |
| 1907-02-08 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | No 52 from Depot Harbor head on into freight at Wilno. John Ricard, section foreman, injured. Baggage car crushed. | leader |
| 1907-02-12 | Ottawa Central Station | GTR offer to the city: drawing and plan of proposed Union Station and hotel submitted. The hotel is where the station was ultimately built; no provision was made for CPR access to the Interprovincial Bridge. | Ottawa Journal 1907-02-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-02-15 | Ottawa | An order is to issue respecting the Bell street bridge, allowing the Ottawa Electric railway to cross the Grand Trunk by means of the bridge. The structure is not of a permanent character and any strengthening necessary will be divided as follows: the Grand Trunk to supply the uprights, the street railway the stringers and beams, and the city the top planking. If a new structure is required the board will make another order. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-02-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-02-20 | Galetta | BLOCK AT GALETTA. Caused by Derailment of Freight Cars in Early Morning. The east and west bound local express trains on the Grand Trunk railway were delayed for nearly two hours by the line being blocked at Galetta through the derailment of a couple of freight cars. A west bound freight of about thirty cars, hauled by engine number 1367, was passing through the village when about half way over the switch a brake rod dropped and caught in the frog, throwing the switch open and side-tracking the rear end of the train. The draw-bars held firm and the two sections were held together by one of the derailed cars, dragged crosswise of the tracks. The wrecking train and crew were sent from Ottawa and had the line clear for traffic by 11.45. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-02-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-02-25 | Renfrew Depot | The Grand Trunk evening express going west on Monday night was frozen to the track at Renfrew station through the overflow of water from the tank. It was not until a freight came along and pushed it out that it made its way westward, nearly three hours late. | Mercury 1907-03-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-03-22 | Barrys Bay | First turpentine factory in Canada here. | leader |
| 1907-04-26 | Alexandria | CRASHED INTO A FARMER'S RIG. The G.T.R. express from Ottawa to Montreal struck a carriage at the crossing at Alexandria. Mr. John St. John of Alexandria, about 59, and Mrs. Mary Landry, who was driving with him, were thrown several feet off the track. The long freight on the siding and piles of lumber are believed to have prevented St. John from seeing the approaching passenger train, which was slowing down to make the station but was still too fast; the engine caught the carriage, tearing it from the horse, which escaped uninjured. St. John was hurled about 120 feet, his head badly crushed, left leg broken above the knee, and left hand and forearm mangled. Mrs. Landry was thrown nearly 50 feet and badly injured but was expected to recover. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-04-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1907-04-26(Corroborating report naming the second passenger a...) |
| 1907-04-26 | Alexandria | DIED OF HIS INJURIES. John St. John, who was injured on Friday when a vehicle in which he was driving was struck by a G.T.R. express on the crossing at Alexandria, died on Friday evening. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-04-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-05 | Canada Atlantic Baggage, Mail, Express Car 12 | Renumbered GTR 122 | Lepkey p301 |
| 1907-05-13 | Bank Street | Car trucks leave rails when crossing the temporary bridge over the Bank Street subway. The material for the new steel bridge is all ready to be placed in position. | Ottawa Journal 1907-05-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-06-06 | Rideau Canal Bridge | Plans are being prepared by the GTR for a new steel bridge across the Rideau Canal to replace the present structure leading from the yards at the foot of Elgin Street to Ottawa East. The new bridge will be placed a little to the south of the present one, so that traffic may not be interrupted while it is being constructed. It has not yet been decided whether it will be a lift or swing bridge. The bridge will be made wide and strong enough to accommodate two tracks, as it is the intention of the company to have their system in Ottawa double-tracked. Cost about $50,000. | Ottawa Journal 1907-06-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-06-21 | Bank Street | Improvements are now being made at the Ottawa yards of the Grand Trunk railway. Men are engaged relocating the main line through Bank and Elgin street yards preparatory to replacing the trestles at Bank street subway. It is expected that the work, including the replacing of the trestle, will take about two weeks. | Ottawa Journal 1907-06-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-06-21 | Eastmans | A station is being erected at Carlsbad Springs. | Ottawa Journal 1907-06-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-06-22 | Eastmans | As a result of a bad head-on collision on the G.T.R. about three miles west of Carlsbad (Eastmans) Springs late Saturday, William R. Douglas of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a brakeman, met a terrible death, pinned under a locomotive. A locomotive and three cars were ditched and from 100 to 200 feet of track torn up. A shunting engine running light, westbound, collided with the regular eastbound freight train, No. 70, in charge of Conductor W. Summers, Engineer W. Cooper and Brakesman Douglas, travelling at a high rate of speed on the understanding they had the right of way. The shunting engine, driven by Engineer Alexander Dewar, had been coming from Hawkesbury on its way to Ottawa to allow certain repairs to be made to it. | Ottawa Journal 1907-06-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-06-23 | Eastmans | Coroner's jury verdict: 'We find that the late William R. Douglas came to his death in St. Luke's Hospital on June 23, 1907. The death was due to a collision of trains 70 and 1337 near Carlsbad Springs. We further find that the collision was due to a misreading of a time table owing to a defective light in the cab of engine 1337. We further believe that if the headlights had been properly displayed on train No. 70 the collision might have been averted. We would strongly recommend that all stations on the main line of a railway system be open day and night and that a responsible person should be on duty there.' | Ottawa Journal 1907-07-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-06-28 | Grand Trunk Railway | C.P.R. Payment to Grand Trunk. Former will Pay Interim Amount for Central Station. The railway commission asked the Canadian Pacific railway to pay the Grand Trunk an amount on account as partial compensation for the use of the Central station at Ottawa. The whole amount of the G.T.R. claim is about $50,000, of which some $45,000 Grand Trunk counsel maintain there should be no room for dispute. Mr. W.H. Biggar for the Grand Trunk stated nothing had been paid since 1902, though monthly payment should have been made under the railway commission's order; the C.P.R. owed the Grand Trunk over $50,000. Mr. E.W. Beatty for the Canadian Pacific argued no payment should be made till the board settled the basis of compensation, noting the C.P.R. had repeatedly pressed the Canada Atlantic, under the old management, for a settlement without avail. Judge Killam expressed the opinion that as a matter of fairness the Grand Trunk should be paid the amount previously ordered by the old railway committee for the wheelage proportion, and Mr. Beatty agreed to this if the board considered it desirable. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-06-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Coach 1 | Not listed in ORER | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Combination Car 2 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Coach 5 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Comabination Car 4 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Coach 6 | Listed in ORER | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Baggage Car 7 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Baggage Car 8 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 9 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Baggage, Mail, Express Car 10 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Baggage, Mail, Express Car 11 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Baggage, Mail, Express Car 12 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Baggage Mail Express Car 13 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Baggage Mail Express Car 14 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class / Baggage Car 20 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class / Baggage Car 21 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class / Baggage 24 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class / Baggage Car 25 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class / Baggage 26 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class / Baggage 27 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class Coach 31 | Listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class Coach 32 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 33 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class Coach 34 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 37 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 38 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 39 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 40 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 50 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 52 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Official Car 99, Champlain | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class Coach 100 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Second Class Coach 101 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 102 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Parlour Car 200 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Parlour Car 201 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Parlour Car 203 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Parlour Car 202 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 301 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 302 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 303 | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07 | Canada Atlantic Business Car 333 Opeongo | Not listed in ORER under CA | ORER 1907-07 |
| 1907-07-05 | Hawkesbury | A horse was killed near Byers crossing on the G.T.R. this week. | Eastern Ontario Review 1907-07-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-07-08 | Bank Street | The GTR expects to have the permanent bridge at the Bank street subway in place this day week. The temporary adjustment will put the company to about $700 additional outlay, the total expenditure on the work being about $6,000. The magnitude of the work may be gathered from the fact that in the readjustment of the trackage 21,000 feet of rails and 50 switches will be required. The company hopes to begin next Saturday night to place the permanent bridge and see the work completed by the next morning. | Ottawa Journal 1907-07-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-07-15 | Bank Street | Bridge now ready over subway. The Grand Trunk Railway Company has now finished its work on the Bank St. subway. Operations began on Saturday night, and the work was rushed until completed. Cars were running over it the next afternoon. The railway officials say that it now only remains for the city and the electric company to do their part of the work. | Ottawa Journal 1907-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-08-10 | Grand Trunk Railway | New plans submitted to the premier for a magnificent railway depot. The station plans were approved by the Deputy Minister on August 13, 1907. | Ottawa Journal 1907-08-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-08-13 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | AGM. Major shareholders: CAR(1500), J.G.Forgie(50), W.A.McAllister(50). | PSMinutes |
| 1907-08-19 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Chas.M.Hays elected president. E.H.Fitzhugh becomes Vice-president. Frank Scott becomes secretary and treasurer. | PSMinutes |
| 1907-08-23 | Rideau Canal Bridge | Locomotive on rampage. Engine No. 451, backing west through the Grand Trunk yards to be attached to the regular daily way freight train going east, on reaching the drawbridge over the canal at Ottawa East, became unmanageable and started to back towards the river instead of over the bridge. The engine ran off the rails and travelled nearly the full length of the bridge on the ties, finally hanging with its tender suspended over the waters of the canal. Engineer J. McKenna and fireman G. Johnston vainly attempted to check the engine; the brakes seemed out of order and only after applying both the air and emergency brakes was the engine brought to a standstill. Three engines were required to haul the runaway back to the rails; traffic was at a standstill over the Grand Trunk tracks for nearly two hours. The back truck of engine No. 451 was damaged, the tender smashed. Various craft on the canal, including the steamer Rideau King, were delayed until the engine was removed. | Ottawa Journal 1907-08-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-08-26 | Pembroke Depot | New station at Pembroke. The citizens of Pembroke are jubilant over the anticipation of a new station to be erected in the centre of town by the Grand Trunk Railway Company. The company has bought out the property of several parties in town in order to increase its yard and station grounds. It is expected that with the advent of the Northern Railway to Pembroke the new station will become a Union station for both railways, giving ample accommodation for both railways to enter the town and much better accommodation for the travelling public, who can get on and off the train from the centre of the business portion of the town. | Ottawa Journal 1907-08-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-08-27 | Grand Trunk Railway | The premier approves the plan for the Grand Trunk's hotel on Major's Hill Park. | Ottawa Journal 1907-08-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-09 | Canada Atlantic Comabination Car 4 | Renumbered GTR 863 | Lepkey p301 |
| 1907-10-02 | Grand Trunk Railway | Grand Trunk will refuse to join in any project to remove the Corry block at any expense to the company. | Ottawa Journal 1907-10-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-10-07 | Ottawa | Formal notice from the board of railway commissioners has been received authorizing the G.T.R. to construct a siding from the G.T.R. line at Second avenue, along Second avenue crossing Elm street, to the premises of Argue, McColl and Son, west of First avenue. The company is given two years in which to construct the siding. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-10-20 | Bank Street | The Grand Trunk Railway has just about completed the entire re-arrangement of four miles of tracks in their yards at Concession Street. Some of the tracks have been raised considerably. While the work has been under way shunting had been impeded somewhat at times, but in a few days all of the sidings will be open and the work of moving trains will be greatly lessened by the new arrangement of the yard. | Ottawa Journal 1907-10-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-10-26 | Ottawa Central Station | Station and Hotel Construction Begins. City Council almost Unanimously in Favour of Grand Trunk Terms. By a vote of twenty to four the Major's Hill Park site is approved. Sod was broken at two o'clock. Mayor D'Arcy Scott turned the first sod, using a nickel-plated duplicate of the tool used by the sappers in excavating the Rideau Canal. | Ottawa Journal 1907-10-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-10-27 | Chaudiere | On October 27, 1907, Ottawa was the scene of an accident in which many people had narrow escapes from death. A street car on the Chaudiere line crashed into a G.T.R. freight train at the Queen street west crossing. The entire vestibule of the car was crushed in, and the car turned across the tracks. It was on its way to the Chaudiere filled with passengers, Motorman Page and Conductor Brisbois in charge. As the car came down the grade nearing the G.T.R. crossing, a long freight train was pulling out of the city; the motorman tried to apply the brakes but they failed to work. Conductor Brisbois ran back and put the brake on at the rear, then shouted for the passengers to jump for their lives. Many sprang through the windows and doors; a middle-aged woman leaving the rear steps was thrown towards the train. Motorman Page jumped just as the car struck the train, an instant before the entire vestibule was crushed in. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-10-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-11-01 | Renfrew Depot | The Grand Trunk station is being much improved this week by the painters. It is now a myrtle green, up four feet from the base, drab from that to the eaves and the roof an emerald green. The Junction station has been similarly freshened. | Mercury 1907-11-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-11-12 | Saint Polycarpe Junction | KILLED IN COLLISION. Engine backed into Gravel Trains at St. Polycarpe. By a rear collision at 11.30 at St. Polycarpe, Que., Fireman A.E. Pope lost his life. Two G.T.R. gravel trains were working at St. Polycarpe Junction when, near the station, engine No. 851 backed into engine 862. Three cars were wrecked and Pope, who was between the tender and engine No. 862, was crushed and died almost at once. The crews of both ballast trains were Montreal men; the first engine, with crew, was going to Coteau for repairs. Traffic was not delayed on the line, the three cars being cleared away by two o'clock. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-11-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-11-13 | Saint Polycarpe Junction | The coroner's jury decided to acquit Engineer Rudolphe Vallee of criminal responsibility in connection with the ballast train collision at St. Polycarpe in which Fireman Pope, of Montreal, was killed. Vallee explained that his engine was going tender first; his lamps had been giving him trouble, having gone out several times between Coteau and St. Polycarpe, causing him to lose his bearings, and, along with anxiety over his gauge indicating low water, he missed the switch, and a collision was inevitable before he realized what had occurred. This frank statement was largely responsible for the jury's decision to excuse him. | Montreal Gazette 1907-11-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-11-23 | Chaudiere | Electric car No. 36 is 'sandwiched' between car No. 35 and a Grand Trunk freight train, at Queen Street. | Ottawa Journal 1907-11-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1907-12-07 | Dalkeith | Fire At Dalkeith. Keeps the G.T.R. Hands Busy on Railroad Property. Fire originating from an unknown cause destroyed the pumphouse, engine room and water tank of the Grand Trunk Railway company on Saturday afternoon. The building was a wooden structure and the flames made such rapid progress that nothing could be done to save the property. A quantity of coal and oil was in the engine room and only added to the intensity of the heat. A crowd of employees, mostly section men and residents of the village, gathered around, but the flames raged so fiercely that it was impossible to get near the building. It is estimated that the damage will be about $1,100. | Ottawa Citizen 1907-12-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |