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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888-04-12 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #611 | Report that Mr Ogilvie, mechanical engineer, has completed preparations of a new locomotive. | Ottawa Journal. Thanks to Colin Churcher. |
| 1888-04-12 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Mr. Ogilvie, mechanical engineer of the Canada Atlantic Railway, has just completed preparing for use the new locomotive purchased by the company in Philadelphia -- one of the finest in Canada. | Ottawa Journal 1888-04-12(No number given, filed against the unidentified-lo...),Ottawa Journal 1888-04-17(Follow-up: 'just had placed in their train service...) |
| 1888-04-14 | Ottawa | The residents of Archville complain that every Sunday the sanctity of the day has been broken by the unnecessary and obtrusive whistling and puffing of a shunting engine in the C.A.R. yards south of the bridge, especially despicable while they are at church. | Ottawa Journal 1888-04-14(No location entity for Archville. Transcribed by C...) |
| 1888-04-17 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #611 | Report that a new locomotive was placed in service between Ottawa and Montreal | Ottawa Journal. Thanks to Colin Churcher. |
| 1888-04-19 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have just made another addition to their rolling stock: a train of twenty-five empty freight cars arrived in the city from Pullman, to be used that summer in carrying lumber. | Ottawa Journal 1888-04-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Citizen 1888-04-29(Same batch reported again ten days later: 'the las...) |
| 1888-04-23 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company are about to have conspicuous red lights placed on Elgin street where their line crossed that street as an additional preventative of accidents. | Ottawa Journal 1888-04-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-04-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A SHARP GAME: THE CANADA ATLANTIC VS. COAL CARTAGE CO. Percy R. Todd, general freight and passenger agent of the Canada Atlantic, told the Parliamentary Combines Committee how, having failed for years to get a share of Ottawa's coal freight, the company arranged for the Rathbun Forwarding Company of Deseronto to send an agent, J.C. Carter, to sell coal brought in over the Canada Atlantic. The threat of competition brought Ottawa coal dealers to agree to buy 7,000 tons over the C.A.R. -- but the Delaware & Hudson railway then refused, on a pretext, to quote Carter rates, which Todd suspected was engineered by the Ottawa coal men. The Canada Atlantic and Rathbuns instead contracted with the Pennsylvania Coal Co. for coal delivered by water at Rouses Point, of which the C.A.R. hauled a portion free to offset losses; a further 500 tons came via the Canadian Pacific from a Brockville surplus. This year the company have arranged their own retail coal grounds, opened a Rathbun office in Ottawa, and expect an independent dealer besides, with an agreement to charge the same freight rate to all parties and match any local dealer's claimed price advantage dollar for dollar -- 'the sole object of the Canada Atlantic is to secure a fair share of the coal freight coming into Ottawa.' | Ottawa Journal 1888-04-25(Testimony reported at length; condensed here to it...) |
| 1888-05-02 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have completed arrangements by which they can take lumber shipped from Ottawa to New York by rail to Rouse's Point and thence by barge to Albany and New York -- a shorter route than by water to Sorel and the Richelieu River to Lake Champlain. The new rates are actually lower than the all-water route, and the lumber is carried faster; the company expect a rushing business that summer. The arrangement will chiefly affect owners of American vessels carrying the transitory trade, not local forwarders under existing long-term contracts. | Ottawa Journal 1888-05-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-05-03 | Vars | The Canada Atlantic Railway have a gang of men engaged reballasting their tracks down about Bearbrook where a portion of the track was washed out by spring rains. | Ottawa Journal 1888-05-03(Filed on Vars per the operator's earlier ruling on...) |
| 1888-05-04 | The Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway Company | Incorporated under Victoria 51, chapter 65. | Bell p158 |
| 1888-05-04 | South Indian | A painful and probably fatal accident occurred at McAuley's siding, two miles below South Indian: workmen belonging to Mr. McTavish's saw mill were placing cars for loading when Mr. A. Paquette, an esteemed resident of the place, attempting to cross the track, was crushed into a space of not more than six inches between two loaded cars. The cars bounded back from the concussion and Paquette fell unconscious. | Ottawa Journal 1888-05-04(Dateline 'South Indian, May 1'; no entity exists s...) |
| 1888-05-05 | Sainte Justine | New station on the C.A.R.: the St. Justine station, located between Glen Robertson and St. Polycarpe Junction on the Canada Atlantic Railway, is now completed and ready for business. Mr. A.L. Lepage (given as 'A.I. Page' in one report) has been appointed station agent. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-05-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Journal 1888-05-05(Same appointment, naming the agent 'A.L. Lepage'. ...) |
| 1888-05-21 | Eastern Subdivision | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company intend repairing their line all the way to Coteau during the summer. They have put on a number of new hands for ballasting. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-05-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-05-25 | Elgin Street | Departure of Lord Lansdowne: the station was decorated, speeches were given, and the train went direct to Quebec. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-05-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-05-26 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have just received from the Pullman Company a train of thirty-two freight cars which will be used this season for hauling lumber. | Ottawa Journal 1888-05-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-05-31 | Chaudiere Branch | The Chaudiere Extension line and the Coteau Bridge questions will come up at a special meeting of the C.A.R. Company to be held on the 26th June. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-05-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-06-01 | Chaudiere Branch | A flagman should be placed at the cutting on Concession street, Mount Sherwood, by the railway company. It is said to be a bad place where drivers cannot see when a train is coming past until they are right up to the track. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-06-01(Mount Sherwood was along the route of the Chaudier...) |
| 1888-06-02 | Casselman | Village incorporated; population 700. | Casselman |
| 1888-06-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canadian Pacific Railway company find the working of the North Shore line too expensive for the receipts it gives them owing to the lively competition of the Canada Atlantic. The line has long been coveted by the G.T.R. people, who are anxious to reach the capital to tap the lumber shipping trade but have been unable to secure it on account of the high price asked by the Canada Atlantic company. The Grand Trunk people have obtained control of two charters, one from Dr. Bergin's company and the other from the Vaudreuil & Ottawa Co., held as a menace to the Canada Atlantic if it does not come down on price. It is said the C.P.R. will attempt to acquire control of the Canada Atlantic in order to thwart the plans of the G.T.R. | Ottawa Journal 1888-06-04(Rumor/speculation as reported, not a confirmed tra...) |
| 1888-06-04 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have a gang of men engaged building two new sidings in their freight yards for the accommodation of their increasing traffic. | Ottawa Journal 1888-06-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-06-13 | Chaudiere Branch | The Chaudiere extension of the C.A.R. is now being rapidly pushed forward. Surveyors were busy today placing pickets for the course and grading of the metals, and in a few weeks the cars will be running into the great lumber district. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-06-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-06-18 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have put a steam shovel to work at their gravel pit to load cars for the fill in on the line of their extension over the Hill and Higginson property. The work of building the revetment wall along the face of the cliff on Britannia terrace will begin next week. The line will cross Queen Street West and Britannia Terrace on Tuesday next, where a diamond will be made with the Street Railway Company's track. | Ottawa Journal 1888-06-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-06-20 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. company have arranged to have the work of constructing their extension at the Chaudiere completed by the middle of July. The extension track is now laid nearly to the waterworks aqueduct. It is said they contemplate building a bridge over the Ottawa river via the island opposite Parliament Hill to connect with the proposed Gatineau Valley railway on the Hull shore. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-06-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-06-21 | Chaudiere Branch | The Chaudiere extension of the Canada Atlantic Railway is now laid to the Waterworks Aqueduct, and preparations were commenced for bridging Queen Street. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-06-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Journal 1888-06-21(Same day, same news: 'completed to the waterworks ...) |
| 1888-06-22 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic railway company have a gang of workmen engaged removing the street railway tracks at the corner of Queen street west and Britannia terrace at Pooley's bridge for the purpose of making a diamond crossing when the Canada Atlantic extension crosses the street. | Ottawa Journal 1888-06-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-06-26 | Chaudiere Branch | The Chaudiere line is being quickly laid. The work of raising the street car track is now going on. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-06-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-06-28 | Chaudiere Branch | The first train on the Chaudiere extension branch of the Canada Atlantic railway passed over the city waterworks aqueduct at seven o'clock this morning, consisting of ten flat cars laden with ballast in charge of Mechanical Superintendent Donaldson. The patent safety crossing bars worked like a charm, one man dropping four posts at once at the Queen street crossing to stop all traffic. Ballast trains ran all day, and the track is now laid a good distance towards Bridge street, back of the new No. 1 fire station. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-06-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Citizen 1888-06-29(Same first-train event reported the next day, more...) |
| 1888-06-30 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A. Railway extension track is now all filled in around the old waterworks office at the junction of Queen and Britannia streets. The trestle work is completed to the extremity of Britannia street. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-06-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-03 | Chaudiere Branch | On Saturday afternoon the trestlework on the C.A. railway extension near Britannia street gave way, and two flat cars of the gravel train were thrown off the track. Conductor Bob McKee, who was in charge, had to jump off and severely sprained an ankle. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-07-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-04 | Chaudiere Branch | The Chaudiere extension of the Canada Atlantic Railway is now almost completed. The work was done in remarkably quick time. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-07-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-06 | South Indian | The line of the Canada Atlantic Railway was blocked near South Indian owing to fire raging on each side and across the track, the rails having coiled up with the intensity of the heat; it was anticipated the men would relay the 100 yards or so of burnt line overnight in time for the first train. (It was about this time the previous year that this line was troubled by fire near Bearbrook and a serious accident narrowly averted.) The company lost no time repairing the damage: sixty sectionmen were put to work, and the afternoon Montreal express, which had stopped at Casselman overnight, was able to get through and reached Ottawa at 5 a.m. The passengers spoke highly of the company's attention. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-07-06(Includes a July 7 follow-up paragraph in the same ...) |
| 1888-07-13 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. having raised the street railway track a little near Perley's bridge have put in a fine cobble gutter to the side walk. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-07-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-14 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway intend erecting an addition to their station platform at the Elgin street depot as the present platform is too small. | Ottawa Journal 1888-07-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-16 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Article speculating on the future of the Canada Atlantic: the C.P.R. will buy the road as soon as the Chaudiere extension is completed, and then sell the North Shore line to the Pontiac and Pacific. | Ottawa Journal 1888-07-16(Speculation, not a confirmed transaction; compare ...) |
| 1888-07-17 | Chaudiere Branch | Gongs have been placed on the C.A.R. extension iron crossing bars on Queen street and ring a warning when they are about to be lowered. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-07-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-18 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. company have 60 men working day and night at their gravel pit back of Rochesterville loading gravel on cars and conveying it to the end of the line of extension on Britannia Terrace. | Ottawa Journal 1888-07-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-20 | Chaudiere Branch | To ensure more safety the Canada Atlantic Railway company are building a fence around their extension to Bridge street from the Queen street crossing westwards. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-07-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-07-26 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have a number of workmen engaged excavating for the foundation of the new station house at the Chaudiere which will be erected at once. The press house yard has been considerably reduced by the new Chaudiere extension, and the waterworks will, in future, have no room to spare. | Ottawa Journal 1888-07-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Free Press 1888-07-26(Same day, on the press house yard specifically. Tr...) |
| 1888-07-28 | Chaudiere Branch | Mr. E.J. Chamberlain, general manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway, inspected the extension of that line along Britannia Terrace to Queen's Acre, the work of construction having been entirely completed and found perfectly satisfactory. Workmen are now engaged removing the old buildings on Queen's Acre preparatory to the construction of the new depot at that place, and fencing in the track along Britannia terrace to the site of the new depot. A Chaudiere horse also came near being badly hurt this morning by making a break for the C.A.R. crossing while the bars were being lowered, getting a severe blow to the head. | Ottawa Journal 1888-07-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Free Press 1888-07-28(The horse incident, at the Queen street crossing, ...) |
| 1888-07-31 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have completed laying rails on their Chaudiere Extension to the terminus on Queen's Acre. The line has yet to be ballasted from Queen street west to the terminus. | Ottawa Journal 1888-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | William H. Taylor recalled that in August 1888 he began running as a locomotive fireman on the Canada Atlantic: "Firemen in those days had to clean their own engines inside and out. They had to crawl under the engines and rake the cinders out of the ashpan with a hoe", four or five times between Ottawa and Montreal; "Engines in those days had no lubricators and had to be oiled by hand. That is why we firemen were called 'tallow-pots.'" The wood-burning engines carried a wood car behind the tender, which usually gave out before the train had gone thirty miles, and every member of the crew helped reload from piles carted by farmers. He first ran out of Ottawa to Coteau Junction with Phil Roy at the controls. | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1888-08 | William H. Taylor | In August 1888 Taylor "really commenced his 'running' career, in the capacity of locomotive fireman or 'tallow-pot'." He first ran out of Ottawa to Coteau Junction on an old wood-burning engine with Phil Roy at the controls. | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1888-08-02 | Chaudiere Branch | Locomotives 5 and 6 of the C.A.R. are engaged daily in drawing some 110 car loads of gravel from Booth's siding to the Chaudiere extension. A monster steam shovel with a capacity of nearly two cubic yards a dip loads a train of six self-dumping cars in short order. After the siding is exhausted, gravel will be taken from Hurdman's Cut and Roxboro pit. Ballasting the extension, which now reaches to Bridge street, will probably take till the fall to complete. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-02 | Sleeping Car Kenosha | C.A.R. will put on service to New York. The first of two new cars arrived and are perhaps the best equipped and most comfortable cars on the continent. They are called the 'Kenosha' and the 'Kastola' and have just been turned out of the Wagner company's shops. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-02 | Sleeping Car Kastola | C.A.R. will put on service to New York. The first of two new cars arrived and are perhaps the best equipped and most comfortable cars on the continent. They are called the 'Kenosha' and the 'Kastola' and have just been turned out of the Wagner company's shops. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-02(Same item as the Kenosha fact; the pair announced ...) |
| 1888-08-03 | Canada Atlantic 2-6-0 #653 | Was under repair in workshops, resumed running. | Ottawa Free Press. Thanks to Colin Churcher. |
| 1888-08-03 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Four new locomotives of heavy draught, manufactured at the Baldwin works, Philadelphia, Pa., will shortly arrive in this city for use on the C.A.R. Engine No. 11, which had been under repair in the workshops, resumed running yesterday. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-03(No unit entity exists on the site for No. 11. Tran...) |
| 1888-08-03 | Moose Creek | Grand Trunk ballast trains of 65 cars each are at present engaged in drawing gravel daily from the Moose Creek pit, on the C.A.R., for the new double track laid from Coteau to Cornwall. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-03(The construction described is the Grand Trunk's ow...) |
| 1888-08-10 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. extension steam shovel has been removed to a fresh cliff of clay at Booth's siding, the old one having been exhausted. Locomotive No. 6 of the C.A.R. is now engaged in drawing stone from the Flats, west of Pooley's Bridge, for the Chaudiere extension. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-10 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Second annual C.A.R. employees excursion to Clarke's Island -- ten cars. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-10(Brief notice; compare the much fuller coverage of ...) |
| 1888-08-12 | Chaudiere Branch | A young boy named Watkins, living on Bridge Street, attempted to ride his bicycle across the new C.A.R. track on Bridge Street on Saturday. The attempt was not a success, as the boy came over the handles on to his head and received several scalp wounds. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-08-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-17 | Chaudiere Branch | A glance around Britannia terrace shows that the residents are presently suffering somewhat severely from the construction of the C.A.R. Chaudiere extension -- as Ald. Hutchison of the Board of Works pointed out, it is impossible, or next to it, for them to reach their yards with loads of coal or wood. Still, the construction of this line will, in time, greatly enhance the value of property in this neighborhood. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-18 | Chaudiere Branch | The ballasting of the extension of the C.A.R. at the Chaudiere is making good progress. The steam shovel has been removed to a fresh siding. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-23 | Chaudiere Branch | John Swirl, the guidesman of the C.A.R. steam shovel at Booth's siding, accidentally fell off it and sustained a few bruises which, fortunately, were not serious. The much wanted shelter for the gateman at the C.A.R. crossing on Queen street will now shortly be built. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-27 | Chaudiere Branch | A box car on the C.A.R. extension line suddenly collapsed off the trucks at the Queen street crossing about 2 o'clock on Saturday morning, while a gravel train was proceeding to the limit of the extension. The wreck was cleared off by daylight. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-28 | Chaudiere Branch | No. 30 locomotive of the C.A.R. has been withdrawn from the Chaudiere extension, and Nos. 5 and 6 engines are now doing the work of hauling gravel. No. 30 brings in fine gravel from Moose Creek. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-28(No unit entity exists on the site for No. 30. Tran...) |
| 1888-08-29 | Chaudiere Branch | Engineer Jim Casey of the C.A.R. has been transferred from the extension ballast trains to the Montreal passenger services. No. 5 locomotive will shortly go into the shop for repairs and will hereafter be used for heavy work on the main line. The last train of earth from Moose Creek for the extension reached the city this morning; after today gravel will be drawn to the extension from Clarke's Island to Rouse's Point. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-08-29 | Elgin Street | A new coal hoist on a large scale has been placed on the C.A.R. between the station and the bridge across the canal. New machinery has been put in by the company to effect repairs to the rolling stock when necessary. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Citizen 1888-08-30(Same installation reported the next day: 'The C.A....) |
| 1888-08-30 | Chaudiere Branch | When completed the C.A.R. extension at the Chaudiere will include eight tracks in all. Lumber shipments will be taken on the new extension next week. The second track on the extension, laid down west of Pooley's bridge, has now been completed. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-08-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-09-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | At present the Canada Atlantic Railway is shipping an average of over 60 carloads of lumber per day into American markets. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-09-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-09-08 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic railway company have at last got their Chaudiere extension into working order. On Saturday September 8th, the first shipment of lumber was made over the new extension: thirty-two cars of lumber from Messrs. J.R. Booth's yards consigned to Messrs. Shepherd and Morse of Burlington. The company have men laying down platforms between the four terminating switches. The idea of extending the tracks across Bridge street into Booth's lumber yards and across on to Victoria island into Messrs. Bronson & Weston's yards has been abandoned until next spring; for the present, lumber for shipment will be loaded at the Crown Acre station. | Canada Lumberman 1888-09-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-09-11 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have concluded that their passenger terminus can be placed further up Elgin street with advantage. Engineer G.A. Mountain has completed plans for a new passenger station on the corner of Lewis and Elgin streets. Before the line was built, the company had purchased a block of land from the Stewart estate extending from the present station to the corner of Lewis street, intending to build there -- a quarter mile nearer the city centre -- but when the city refused to pay the $110,000 bonus the company claimed, it refused to enter the city and built its present station instead. Now that the city limits have been extended to take in the present station, the company plans to bring its passenger depot nearer the centre, with construction of the new station and approach lines from the Rideau canal bridge to begin the following spring. The company hopes to make the new depot a union depot, with the Vaudreuil and Ottawa road and the Gatineau Valley company arranged to run into it, and expects the C.P.R. to eventually follow suit. The old Elgin street depot would become a freight office; the Chaudiere would remain the road's proper terminus for the present. | Ottawa Journal 1888-09-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-09-13 | Elgin Street | The C.A. railway have built unloading pens for live hog shipments which arrive at their Elgin street depot for local dealers. Messrs. Slattery and Thompson received two car loads of prize porkers by this road from Essex Centre, Ont. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-09-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-09-17 | Chaudiere Branch | The completion of the Canada Atlantic Railway Chaudiere extension is now almost accomplished, the switches laid over the last few weeks having been completed Saturday and made ready for traffic. During the night and to noon today, fully one hundred freight cars had been shunted from the yards on Elgin street over the new line to the Chaudiere, where they were being loaded with lumber and other materials. J.R. Booth found use for fully fifty box cars, shipping to Burlington, Vermont and other New England points. The Eddy Manufacturing Company also used the new branch, shipping pails, tubs and similar goods, which previously had to be conveyed from Hull across to the Depot on Elgin street. A space forty feet wide is planked with 3-inch boards between the switches throughout the yard. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-09-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Citizen 1888-09-18(Same opening reported the next day: 'nearly one hu...) |
| 1888-09-21 | Chaudiere Branch | Evidence in the arbitration case between the Canada Atlantic Railway and the Chaudiere lumbermen regarding land on Britannia Terrace expropriated for railway purposes, was heard by arbitrators Hiram Robinson, C.R. Cunningham and Jas. Cunningham. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-09-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-09-21 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | The Canada Atlantic railway company have an elegant new locomotive, No. 414, painted a sort of Turkish rouge to correspond with the already handsome appearance of the coaches, both now of the same colour. Mr. W. Actor is in charge of the new engine, with S. Athelson assisting as fireman. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-09-21(No unit entity exists on the site for No. 414. Tra...) |
| 1888-09-22 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #5 Richelieu | Went into shop for repairs. To be used from now on for passenger service. | Ottawa Free Press. Thanks to Colin Churcher |
| 1888-09-22 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. steam shovel will be moved from Booth's siding at the Chaudiere to Perley's Cut, the former pit being exhausted for ballasting. Another new platform is being put down at the extension. A new shunting engine, a hard coal burner, will shortly arrive for use at the new Chaudiere yards. The extension into the lumber piling grounds is proving a great convenience and an unlooked-for economy: the Eddy Manufacturing Company are now able to load three additional cars per day with the same force of men, and Messrs. Perley and Pattee are able to do away with one gang of men altogether. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-09-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Citizen 1888-09-22(The economy details (Eddy, Perley and Pattee). Tra...) |
| 1888-09-22 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Locomotive No. 5 of the C.A.R. went into the shop today for repairs, and will hereafter be used for passenger purposes. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-09-22(The site has two entities that could match 'No. 5'...) |
| 1888-1 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #610 | Built by Baldwin as CA 15 C/N 9005 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Flat 100-298 even numbers | {100-264}: 73 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 103-123 | {103,107,109,113,123} listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 1100-1199 | 100 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 11100-11199 | 100 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Ottawa & Boston Lumber Line Box 2000-2699 | 700 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Flat 300-326 even numbers | 14 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 3000-3449 | 500 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Flat 333-549 | 200 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 551-650 | 100 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 700-799 | 100 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 7900-7999 | 100 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 900-999 | 100 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Box 9000-9099 | 100 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic & Central Vermont Box 5050-5799 | 250 listed in {5050-5299} | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic & Central Vermont Box 8750-8999 | 250 listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Caboose | {CA 1,101,105,111,115,117} listed | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Coach 1 | listed as combination in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Combination Car 2 | Listed as coach in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Comabination Car 4 | Listed in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Coach 5 | Listed in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Coach 6 | Listed in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Baggage Car 7 | Listed in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic Baggage Car 8 | Listed in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10 | Canada Atlantic First Class Coach 9 | Listed in ORER | ORER 1888-10 |
| 1888-10-04 | Chaudiere Branch | Two hundred and thirty-five freight cars were loaded at the Chaudiere on the C.A.R. extension during last week with lumber for Burlington and New York. | Ottawa Journal 1888-10-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-10-05 | Chaudiere Branch | A complete block took place on Queen Street, Chaudiere, shortly before noon today, owing to the time the railway gates were closed to allow of shunting. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-10-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-10-08 | Chaudiere Branch | Two locomotives of the C.A.R. engaged in hauling gravel from Moose Creek to the Chaudiere extension for some time past have resumed operations hauling from Booth's siding, a couple of miles west of the Queen street crossing. | Ottawa Free Press 1888-10-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-10-18 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have a large gang of workmen engaged on building a cribwork on the embankment facing Britannia terrace, on which it is proposed to lay another siding track for lumber cars. The space between the tracks has been planked for a distance of one thousand feet from the end of the track on Bridge street, making room for the loading of some forty cars in one train. The C.A.R. are further extending their platform for the lumber business. | Ottawa Journal 1888-10-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...),Ottawa Free Press 1888-10-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-10-24 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic extension has given no end of satisfaction to the lumbermen. There are now three yards along the line, the object being to take green lumber from the mills to yards about a mile and a half distant to dry for shipment direct to its destination in the States, doing away with carting and extra handling, and drying faster than in the damp atmosphere of the Chaudiere. During the last week 942 carloads of lumber were taken from the end of the extension to the track at Crown Acre and piled in these new grounds. | Ottawa Citizen 1888-10-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |
| 1888-10-24 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic railway company have nearly completed their new coal sheds at the Elgin street depot. They will have a capacity of 22,000 tons of coal. | Ottawa Journal 1888-10-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway I...) |