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 companies.
| Date | Subject | Statement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-05-12 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | A freight train on the O.A. & P.S. broke into three sections and the rear one collided with another freight following. The runaway cars were ditched and the train went on, little the worse. The other loose section for the train from which broke away down a grade and bumped into the rear end of it at the station. No one was injured and little damage was done. | Almonte Gazette 1898-05-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-05-13 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Pembroke Observer reports 2 freight trains collided near Edgington. First train was rear-ended by second eastbound after stalling on hill. Fireman Frank Walker (26) of Parry Sound killed; John McQuaig of Ottawa broke leg; engineer Crogham remained in cab, unscathed. | Fleming Pembroke Observer, 1898-05-13 |
| 1898-05-14 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The traffic on the O.A. & P.S. railway lines has so increased of late that the company has had to place night operators at points where day operators were formerly stationed. Night operators have been placed at Eganville, Barry's Bay and Galetta. Mr. E.J. Goodler has been placed as night operator at Eganville. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-05-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Reported 100 loaded cars eastbound and 50 loaded cars westbound per day. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 13 cattle, valued at $275, killed near Eganville. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-05-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Reported 100 loaded cars eastbound and 50 loaded cars westbound per day. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-03 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | No train may pass a station until the preceding train has passed the next station. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-10 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | 3 horses from Barry's Bay killed. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-10 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Train went through trestle between Brule and Rainy Lake. Engineer Bearly broke leg. Fireman Albert, Conductor M. Gourlay shaken. Four cars and engine damaged. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-06-24 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | PS having difficulties with purchase of right of way. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-07-01 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Sectionmen of CA & OAPS went on strike demanding $.25 increase on $1 per day | Fleming Renfrew Mercury, 1898-07-08 |
| 1898-07-06 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The sectionmen of the Canada Atlantic Railway and the Ottawa & Parry Sound Railway went out on strike for higher wages on Friday. They are receiving one dollar and have struck for twenty-five cents more. Their action has not interfered at all with the despatch of passenger trains. It is said that recently the companies reduced the rent of the houses belonging to them, in which the sectionmen live, by $2.50 a month. (Eastern Ontario Review, 8 July: the men were asking an increase 'amounting to ten cents a day' and trains on the C.A.R. 'were quite late for several days'.) | Lanark Era 1898-07-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Sectionmen strike over. 10 cent per day increase won. | Fleming Pembroke Observer, 1898-07-08 |
| 1898-07-13 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The sectionmen's strike on the C.A.R. and O.A. & P.S. railways was declared off on Tuesday evening of last week and on Wednesday all the men returned to work. The men have accepted a compromise offered by the company. By the terms of the compromise the sectionmen will get $1.10 a day instead of a dollar as formerly; the section foremen will get $1.60 instead of $1.50; and the yard foremen will get $1.85 instead of $1.75. (Eastern Ontario Review, 8 July: 'The strike of the section men on the C.A.R. has been settled and the men have returned to work. The men got what they asked for.') | Lanark Era 1898-07-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-07-15 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | AGM. Russell Poulin & Co now owns 1500/1590 shares. Line expected to be in operation by end of September. | PSMinutes |
| 1898-07-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R authorities deny that they made any concessions to the men on account of the strike. The management alleges that the increase in wages was decided upon before the strike occurred. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mr. H.N. Topley has just returned from a trip over the O.A. & P.S. railway. More. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-08-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-08-26≥ | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The bridge on the C.A.R. between the station and the 'Suy' was discovered the other day to be insecure. It is being put in good repair. (As reported by 26 August 1898; the source dates the event only relatively.) | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-08-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-09-16 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Harry Jameson shipped 4 carloads of cattle over PSR from Fosters' axe factory. This was the first shipment on the line. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-09-20 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Six hundred people came to the city over the line of the OA&PS Railway. | Ottawa Journal 1898-09-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R. company will not increase the wages of the men at present but will give them new rules to work under. The new rules are in compliance with the request of the men. | Eastern Ontario Review 1898-11-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-04 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | During the season of navigation now closed the Ottawa and Parry Sound railway has carried twelve million bushels of grain and one hundred thousand tons of flour, glucose, pork, etc., from Parry Sound via Ottawa and its eastern connections. | Huntsville Forester 1898-11-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1898-11-11 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Trestle near Cache Lake shifted, delaying mail train. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 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) |
| 1898-11-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | McCauley Lake branch nearing completion. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-11-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Customs seized 1000 box cars, 18 locomotives for duties. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-12-09 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CA train standing on crossing at St Polycarpe hit by CPR train. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1898-12-15 | 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 |
| 1898-12-19 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1899-01-20 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS received subsidy of $327,232. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 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...) |
| 1899-02-04 | 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...) |
| 1899-02-10 | 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 |
| 1899-03-03 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A BIG SCHEME. C.A.R. Workshops to be Operated by Electricity. ... Mr. J.R. Booth signed and closed a contract with the Canadian General Electric company, of Toronto, by the fulfillment of which the C. A. R. machine shops and new car works at Elgin street will be supplied with electrical power generated from the Chaudiere at Mr. Booth's mill. The work will be completed in two months time. ... The company will install two three-phase generators, each of 200 horse-power capacity, at the Chaudiere mill. These combined will give 4,000 volts electromotive force. The power will be transmitted to the works, three and a half miles distant, by an overhead line. ... the total outlay will be $30,000. (Renfrew Mercury, 10 March: 'About 300 horsepower will be generated at present.') | Ottawa Citizen 1899-03-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Mercury 1899-03-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03-10 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A bear got loose in an express car between Ottawa and Eastman's. The messenger left the car at Rouse's Point. Bear continued on to New York. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-03-10 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway has decided to install the Pintsch system of gas lights in all their first class cars. This light has been in all Wagner and Pullman cars, but not in the first class cars heretofore. The light is strong and the gas burns without odor. Each car has a gas cylinder of its own. There is no danger from fire or suffocation. | Mercury 1899-03-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03-15 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Pembroke March 15. The Pembroke Southern had another accident Monday morning, but happily there were no serious results. The morning express had got about two miles out of town when the engine jumped the track and carried the passenger and baggage coach with it. The rolling stock was somewhat damaged, but no lives were lost, in fact no one was at all hurt. The wrecking train was soon on the spot and the work of getting the engine and cars back on the track has been occupying the attention of the crew all day. | Colin Churcher, quoting the Ottawa Journal |
| 1899-03-17 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Derailment at Regg's farm, caused by spreading rails. Train was engine, car of brick, way car and passenger car. Noone was hurt. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-03-20 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Special General Meeting. Major present shareholders: Wm.Russell Jr (200), F.E.Fortin (310), R.W.Gordon (310), J.A.Thibodeau (310) (Total 1320). Total first mortgage was $300,000. | PSMinutes |
| 1899-03-20 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company's new vestibule train has not yet made a run, as some additional improvements will be made to the coaches. The wheels on the trucks will be removed and steel tired wheels placed in their stead. The original wheels for the train were ordered from the Krupp Steel Manufacturing Co. of Germany, but were lost on the steamship Labrador. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-03-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The O.A. & P.S. Railway company issues a writ in the High court of Justice against the St. Anthony Lumber company, claiming an injunction to restrain the defendants from carrying on their works or operating on Rock Creek or from raising the water thereon by driving timber, thus endangering the bridge and line of railway constructed by the O.A. & P.S. Co. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-03-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03-24 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS issues writ to restrain St.Anthony Lumber company from damaging the line. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-03-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mail contract for year ended 1898-06-30 gave OA&PS $6999.92. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-03-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Trestle two miles east of Canoe Lake collapsed. Trestles are being filled night and day. Passenger trains are slowing for all trestles; in some cases, passengers are on foot. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-04-02 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Special General Meeting. Major shareholders: R.W.Gordon (310), Thobodeau (310), F.E.Fortin (310), W.B.Russell(310). | PSMinutes |
| 1899-04-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Derailment at Brule Lake caused by washout. Fireman W.McLean of Lanark killed. Brakeman J.McDonald of Canoe Lake and engineer J.Campbell of Chicago injured. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-04-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS to run 14 trains per day through Pembroke (?). Summer traffic to be 48 trains per day. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-04-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Spur to Parry Sound under discussion. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-04-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Discussion regarding freight boats year round. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-06-06 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Eight Intercolonial railway coaches are on exhibition at the Central depot. These coaches will compose a train to be run between Montreal and Halifax and with which the Canada Atlantic will connect from Ottawa. The coaches are two first class, two sleepers, a dining car, a postal and express car, a baggage car, and a colonist car. | Ottawa Journal 1899-06-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-06-09 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mountain says much land-clearing under way, resulting in fencing. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-06-16 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic issues pamphlet, "The Algonquin Park Route," promoting the Green Mountains, St.Lawrence River and Georgian Bay. It is 36 pages, published by Mortimer Press. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-06-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Bill introduced by Mr.Belcourt to amalgamate CA and OA&PS. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-06-23 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OAPS starting weekly reefer shipments from Renfrew to Montreal. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-06-23 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Rumours that PS has been bought by Quebec Bank. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-06-23 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Freight is currently brought down PS to Renfrew to transfer to CPR. Cost is $3 per car. Booth is anxious to have a connection at Pembroke. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-08 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic is carrying about 200 cars of grain a day from Depot Harbor. Up to the end of July over 5,000,000 bushells of grain had been received at Depot Harbor since spring. | CRSW p229 |
| 1899-08-05 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Heavy steel will soon be laid on the C.A.R. from Bearbrook to Ottawa which will complete the heavy rails to Coteau and will of course permit of faster running time. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-08 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Thos.Murray becomes president; R.W.Kerning becomes Vice-president; J.A.Thibodeau becomes secretary-treasurer. | PSMinutes |
| 1899-08-11 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CA fast express wrecked at Ste Polycarpe. Seven killed, five injured. Engine, baggage, 2nd class, 1st class left tracks. Fireman George McCuaig of Ottawa killed.. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-08-11 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Amalgamated with Canada Atlantic Railway Company, by deed of amalgamation, dated 1899-06-06.. | Bell p158 |
| 1899-08-11 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | PS ratepayers to be asked for bonus of $12,000 for spur, with no tax for 20 years and all town-owned waterfront. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-08-18 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Jury for Ste.Polycarpe disaster find CA at fault for high speed, poor tie maintenance. Three more dead.. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-08-24 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Inspection trip for subsidy purposes. | PAC RG 12 vol. 1881 file 3268-77 |
| 1899-08-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Yesterday a trial was made on a train over the O.A. & P.S. railway of the new Westinghouse quick action brake, for use on passenger trains. The test was made on a special train which at times attained a speed of 65 miles per hour, while at no time was it less than 57 miles. In every instance where the brake was applied it worked satisfactorily. ... At present it is not in operation in Canada, but on the New York Central and other leading railways of the United States the brake is giving great satisfaction. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-31 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Indenture by Canada Atlantic Ry Co. to operate. | CNRHist |
| 1899-09 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | 5,087,000 bushells of grain have been received at Depot Harbor from start of navigation to Aug 1. | CRSW p261 |
| 1899-09 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on Sept 26. | CRSW p268 |
| 1899-09-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Anecdote of tramp asking for lift from handcar. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-09-02 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | CAR to operate PS, agreement dated 1899-08-31. | PSMinutes |
| 1899-09-02 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | OA&PS rapidly losing its identity owing to the act of parliament authorizing that the Booth system shall be known as the CAR. All cars turned out in the shops are being lettered CAR whereas previously some of them bore OA&PS. | Ottawa Journal 1899-09-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-09-29 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CP reduces schedule to Montreal to two hours. New engine to do the job. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-10 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Notice that P.S. has been leased to CA for 5 years, percentage of earnings as rent. | CRSW p296 |
| 1899-10 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | It is said that the leasing of this line by the CA will not hinder the proposed extension from Golden Lake to Bancroft, so as to give a close connection to Toronto, but will materially assist the scheme at it will allow the projectors to devote their whole energies to its construction. | CRSW p296 |
| 1899-10-06 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | CA making arrangements for better passenger service on the PS. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-10-07 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A new code of signals for trainmen, engineers, conductors, etc., has been adopted on the system. This code is uniform on all lines throughout the country. Hitherto each line, in many cases, has had its own special code, and some lines have had several codes, one for each division of the road. ... An instructor is now putting the C. A. R. employees through the method of using the new code, and each man must pass an examination in the signals before being allowed on the road. | Ottawa Journal 1899-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-13 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Train that pulled government party to opening of Soulanges canal made record run of 76 minutes to Coteau. Locomotive 619 was engineered by George Orr, fired by Allan, conducted by O'Dell. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-10-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mail blockade at Scotia Junction due to change in GTR train times. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-10-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Landslide causes accident at Rock Lake. Fireman Ormier Garney killed; Arthur Grogan, engineer, injured. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-10-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Grain traffic congestion. The government allows US ships between Port Arthur and Depot Harbor. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-12-08 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Village of Rockland wins judgement re $6,000 bonus as CA not built in less than two years. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-12-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | O'Neil & Ferguson (contractors for railway near Whitney) refused suit to St.Anthony's Lumber Co for wages during forest fire. Railway construction may have caused fire. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-12-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | 12 million bushels of grain sent from Depot Harbor. 20,000 freight cars in service. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-7 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Shovel working west of Barrys Bay. | Correspondence with Colin Churcher |
| 1900-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Trestle filling progressing. Arnprior and Nepean are only ones left. | CRSW p7 |
| 1900-02 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | J.E.Duval formerly Chief Despatcher, appointed to car service agent. | CRSW p46 |
| 1900-03 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | CA has built branch, "McAuley Central Ry" from five miles west of Madawaska to lumber operations. | CRSW p72 |
| 1900-03-03 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The standard rules governing the running of all trains as in use on the leading railways have this week been inaugurated on the C.A.R. following a very thorough instructional course during which the employees have thoroughly mastered the new regulations. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-03-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Ontario Legislature granted subsidy of $3000/mile for railway less than five miles in length connecting Parry Sound with the Canada Atlantic. | CRSW p115 |
| 1900-05-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway has handed to the relief committee $700 as part of the proceeds of the excursions into the city on Sunday. It is expected that when all returns are in the company will be able to hand over $1,000 to the fund. Then hundreds of excursionists who came into the city on the Canada Atlantic trains on Sunday greatly appreciated the opportunity afforded them of seeing the ruins of the fire swept district, and at the same time most of their money goes to the relief of the sufferers. | Ottawa Journal 1900-05-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-05-07 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The scene of the recent fire afforded an attraction again yesterday for many hundred excursionists to the city. Special trains were run on the Canada Atlantic railway from Swanton and intermediate points, Hawkesbury and Rockland, and brought about one thousand people. (Ottawa Journal, same date: 'One came over the Canada Atlantic railway from St. Hyacinthe and intermediate points, and brought in between 260 and 300 passengers.') | Ottawa Citizen 1900-05-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1900-05-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-08 | The Pembroke Southern Railway Company | Parliament voted for subsidy of $64,000 for line from Golden Lake to Bancroft. | CRSW p238 |
| 1900-09-08 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | All the freight cars are now equipped with automatic draw bars and air brakes, making it much safer and easier for the yardmen and brakesmen. | Ottawa Free Press 1900-09-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |