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 locations.
| Date | Subject | Statement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899-02-24 | Vankleek Hill | Mr. A. Lajeunesse, has started a freight delivery wagon to and from the C.A.R. | Eastern Ontario Review 1899-02-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03-10 | Elgin Street | Shops to be operated by electricity generated at Chaudiere. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-03-17 | Arnprior | According to present indications Arnprior is to have further railway facilities. Mr. W.J. McKeown, of that town, now in the city, states that a line is being projected to Mile Lake a distance of thirty miles. ... The O.A. & P.S. has already given the town a considerable impetus. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-03-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03-20 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company will build a gas reservoir at the Elgin street depot. It will be used for storing the gas for burning in the new Pintsch light. At present a portable reservoir is being used for bringing the gas from Montreal where it is manufactured. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-03-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-03-21 | Ottawa East | Mr. Booth wrote asking permission to erect poles on Sherwood street, from Oregon street south to the aqueduct on the Canada Atlantic railway track. He is building an electric line on the C.A.R. and O.A. & P.S. railways, from the Chaudiere to the workshops of the company. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-03-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-04-14 | Depot Harbor | Coal moving plant installed. Tower 20 feet high, coal handled by 1 ton clam buckets. 1000 tons per day capacity. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-05-12 | Chaudiere | It is understood the location of the extension from Stewarton to the Chaudiere has been decided upon and will cross the Richmond Road at a point previously mentioned in the Citizen in close proximity to the branch of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway, thus making one crossing serve for both lines, thereby reducing the danger for accidents from the existence of such necessary evils as railway crossings. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-05-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-06-12 | Golden Lake | Nearly one hundred senators and members of the house of commons enjoyed a day's outing Saturday at Golden Lake on the Parry Sound division of the Canada Atlantic system. The trip was made on the magnificent train of the Intercolonial railway ... A new Baldwin locomotive was loaned by Mr. Booth to haul the train. ... The train made a fast run to Golden Lake, a distance of 85 miles from the capital, where a stay of about one hour was made. ... The station on the lake is at the junction of the Parry Sound road with the Pembroke Southern railway, a line just completed to Pembroke, 20 miles distant, which gives that town a competing line with the C.P.R. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-06-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1899-06-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-06-26 | Ottawa East | The Canada Atlantic Railway Co. has completed the spur line into the new sand pit purchased lately near Hawthorne and will soon commence to haul sand to the city to grade up the grounds surrounding the shops in Ottawa East to give more yard room there. The pit is about eight miles from the city. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-06-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-06-30 | Chadiere Junction | Booth is to build a calcium carbide plant on site of old mill. It will consume 250 tons of sawdust per day. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-07 | Valleyfield | In reference to complain of G.M.Loy of Valleyfield that the CA crossing on Grand Ile road, Valleyfield was in dangerous condition, Messrs Bethune and Mountain on behalf of the railway stated that the cause of the complaint would be removed. | CRSW p207 |
| 1899-07-07 | Eganville | Superintendent H.B. Spencer of the C.P.R. says that the new Arnprior station will be put up with all possible haste - so says the Ottawa Citizen. He told us the same story five weeks ago - that the new station at Eganville would be pushed ahead at once. Still no work has been commenced. | Mercury 1899-07-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-07-22 | Whitney | While Mr. Bull was standing on the tender of his engine shortly after six o'clock Saturday night, filling the boiler of the locomotive with water, a shunting engine jolted against the rear end of the train to which the locomotive attended by Mr. Bull was attached. The collision caused the man to lose his balance and fall to the ground. The train, set in motion by the jolt, passed over him, cutting off his right arm and crushing his right leg. He was pulled out and taken to Ottawa in a special car. In spite of all that could be done for him, however, he passed away yesterday morning. | Ottawa Journal 1899-07-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Almonte Gazette 1899-07-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Kingston Whig Standard 1899-07-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-07-27 | Whitney | 'That Arthur Thomas Granger, on the 22nd day of July, 1899, at Whitney, Ont, did feloniously and unlawfully kill and slay one James Arthur Bull.' This was the verdict returned by the jury empanelled to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Arthur Bull, fireman on the Canada Atlantic, who was run over on Saturday afternoon last. ... The circumstances of the case are: Two special freight trains were proceeding from Depot Harbor to Ottawa ... The first, in charge of conductor Campbell, stopped at Whitney to take water. Granger's train ran into it knocking fireman Bull off the tender. | Ottawa Journal 1899-07-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Kingston Whig Standard 1899-07-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-02 | Whitney | Arthur Thomas Granger, of Depot Harbor, was honorably acquitted in the police court to-day on the charge of killing Fireman Jas. A. Bull through alleged carelessness which caused an accident at Whitney station on the Parry Sound. ... Magistrate O'Keefe in summing up the evidence, stated he could not hold Granger guilty. There was negligence all around, not on Granger's part alone and he was not justified in holding him responsible. | Ottawa Journal 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Brantford Expositor 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Hamilton Spectator 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Toronto Evening Star 1899-08-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-04 | Elgin Street | The old CAR roundhouse, latterly used as a work and repair shop, situated on Argyle Avenue between the canal and Elgin Street was completely gutted by fire between three and four o'clock yesterday afternoon. Several freight cars nearby were destroyed and some iron railway appliances and implements damaged. The loss which amounts to between $7,000 and $8,000 is fully covered by insurance. The blaze originated in the engine house at the west end of the building. (Ottawa Citizen: 'An old landmark and a relic of the days when the Canada Atlantic railway first gained access to the city ... The building was the old wooden roundhouse of the company, lately used as a workshop, just across from the old depot.') | Ottawa Journal 1899-08-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-04 | Madawaska | Renfrew, Aug 4. - The O.A. & P.S. car shops at Madawaska were burnt down yesterday. (Almonte Gazette, 11 August: 'The O.A. & P.S. car shops at Madawaska were burned on Thursday.') | Ottawa Journal 1899-08-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Almonte Gazette 1899-08-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-05 | Elgin Street | The damage by fire at the C.A.R. yards by Thursday's blaze in the old roundhouse will be much larger than at first estimated. The iron work which was contained in the building was very much damaged and it is thought the loss will amount to between $15,000 and $20,000. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-09 | Saint Polycarpe Junction | The express train leaving Montreal at 9.40 and due in Ottawa at 12.10, jumped the track at St. Polycarpe, near Coteau. ... George McCuaig, of Canal road, Ottawa East, locomotive fireman, was crushed to death beneath his engine, and one of the passengers killed outright. Three other passengers died shortly after the accident. The train was composed of an engine, baggage car, second class car, one first class car, two parlor cars and an I.C.R. coach and a sleeper. Only the last two cars remained on the track. ... The part of the road where the accident happened is perfectly level, without ditches, and covered with 72 pound rails. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1899-08-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-10 | Saint Polycarpe Junction | At 4.30 in the afternoon a jury was empaneled by Coroner Edward McMahon of Montreal. The remains of the seven victims of the wreck having been viewed, and the evidence of the train hands and others taken, after thirty minutes' deliberation, the jury brought in a verdict censuring the company for running trains at a high rate of speed over a roadbed not suitable for such purposes. The cause of death of the seven victims was given as scalding. ... Mr. Thomas Stapledon, the station agent at Coteau ... thought the accident was due to the presence of some obstacle in the frog, which caused the engine to jump the rails. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-11 | Elgin Street | Roundhouse destroyed by fire with 6 freight cars inside. | Fleming Renfrew Mercury |
| 1899-08-18 | Vankleek Hill | Agent Tomkins of the C.A.R. has been hiring men and sending them to Parry Sound this week to assist in handling grain. | Eastern Ontario Review 1899-08-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-22 | Elgin Street | The C.A.R. company has commenced to clear away the debris of the old roundhouse on Elgin street which was partially burnt in the recent fire. The ten box cars which were also caught in the flames have been shunted on to a siding in Bronson's old lumber yard. ... It is not likely the site of the roundhouse will be built on, but will probably be used as a storage ground for trucks, rails etc. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-23 | Saint Polycarpe Junction | The tenth victim of the railway disaster at St. Polycarpe dies at the Water street hospital, Ottawa on Wednesday evening last, in the person of Miss Ellen McDougall, of Maniwaki. | Lanark Era 1899-08-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-08-26 | Ottawa East | The work of extending the yards in Ottawa East is progressing rapidly. The steam shovel is now at work levelling and filling at the east of the village, and as soon as this work is finished a couple of new tracks will be laid. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-08-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-09 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic will not rebuild car shops at the foot of Elgin St, Ottawa which were recently burned as the shops built this year at Ottawa East & Stewarton provide sufficient facilities. | CRSW p267 |
| 1899-09 | Elgin Street | An addition of 9 stalls is being made to the roundhouse. | CRSW p267 |
| 1899-09-01 | Ottawa East | The Ottawa East railway yards are the scene of great activity these days. Two trains are steadily engaged hauling gravel to fill in the Rideau ravine where the new works will be situated. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-09-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-09-02 | Ottawa East | The CAR authorities have decided to erect a new building at the Rideau roundhouse for the general stores, mechanical draughting and instruction offices. Most located in the offices near the old Elgin Street station. Eight new engines to be used for the grain traffic have arrived at the Rideau roundhouse. | Ottawa Journal 1899-09-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-09-15 | Vankleek Hill | The C.A.R. are putting in a new siding at the pulp mills. | Eastern Ontario Review 1899-09-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-09-16 | Bank Street | The Canada Atlantic railway is arranging to put in a new siding on its line between Bank and Concession streets, owing to the large traffic at that point. It will also be used by the Bellhouse Dillon Co. which proposes to erect an establishment near Concession street in connection with the paving business which it is carrying on. The new siding is also likely to have the effect of relieving the congested state of traffic in the yard above Stewarton and may somewhat lessen the traffic across Bank street. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-09-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-07 | Elgin Street | A stationary boiler has been placed on the site of the old round house at the Elgin Street works. This will be employed in the manufacture of calcium carbide. Part of the carbide will be used to generate acetylene gas for locomotive headlights. ... A number of lines of track have been laid in the Elgin Street yard, and on these many other new boxcars will be built. | Ottawa Journal 1899-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-13 | Eganville | The Eganville Enterprise says that the village is badly in want of a new C.P.R. station. | Almonte Gazette 1899-10-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-14 | Ottawa East | The filling in of the big ravine in the Rideau yards of the C.A.R. is now just about completed. The filling in of this patch of waste land increases the area of the yards by about 40 acres, as before the work was done the land was too low and swampy to be of any value. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-10-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-20 | Chaudiere | The C.A.R. company is constructing an office at the Chaudiere to replace the stationary car which is used for that purpose at present. | Ottawa Journal 1899-10-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-20 | Renfrew | There passed through Renfrew last week, one of the largest, if not the largest, wheat trains to pass over the rails there. It was on the Parry Sound line, and was composed of 36 cars, containing 37,000 bushels of wheat. The train, cars and freight weighed 1,650 tons. | Almonte Gazette 1899-10-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-21 | Ottawa East | Work continues to boom at the C. A. R. Locomotive repair shop. This week engines Nos. 629, 653, and 695, which have been undergoing repairs, were turned out of the shops ready for service again. ... At the C. A. R. car shops work on the new freight cars is progressing rapidly. Four and five cars of modern pattern are turned out each day. ... All the cars in use on the road will be hereafter built at the local works. ... In about two month's time the large addition being built to the C. A. R. round houses will be completed ready for occupation. When completed the shops will be 275 feet in diameter and 860 feet in circumference. The necessary piles have been sunk for the foundation work of the new office and store buildings. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-10-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-21 | Elgin Street | Orders have been issued to the C. A. R. engineers shunting and running through trains at night at the Chaudiere, Central and Elgin Street yards to cease any undue and unnecessary whistling. Ottawans are affected with almost continuous discordant noises, and the railway officials are taking a step that will meet with popular favor in lessening the discord. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-10-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-27 | Arnprior | There is a rumor in circulation that the O.A. & P.S. company will build a new and more pretentious depot here. The present building did very well in comparison with the old C.P.R. station, but now that the latter company has favored us with such a handsome structure, the rival line is considering the advisability of doing likewise. | Mercury 1899-10-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-28 | Ottawa East | At the yards, the work is almost finished, the ground now being almost level, and the additional tracks have been laid. The filling in is complete. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-10-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-10-28 | Galetta | At Galetta, the company have increased their yard capacity by the addition of a new siding. This also makes it more convenient for shipping. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-10-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-11-03 | Bank Street | An effort will be made shortly by the residents of the southern section of the city to have a local station established on the Parry Sound railway at Bank street. At present the people of this district are put to a great deal of inconvenience by being carried past their destination down to the Central depot. ... They intend, therefore, to petition the Canada Atlantic company at an early date to have a depot erected as indicated. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-11-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-11-10 | Arnprior | All the C.A.R. section men from Renfrew to Ottawa were working on the trestle here on Sunday. | Almonte Gazette 1899-11-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-11-10 | Vankleek Hill | The trial of two little boys summoned by the C.A.R. detective for throwing stones at passing trains, was laid on Friday last before the local magistrates. ... Mr. Donaldson of the C.A.R. appeared on behalf of the company, but owing to the boys being so young did not press the case. | Eastern Ontario Review 1899-11-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-11-13 | Alexandria | The first class and Pullman car of the Canada Atlantic express from Montreal left the rails at Alexandria, Ont., Monday tearing up 300 feet of rails and ties. This was the only damage done outside of slight damage to one of the Pullman trucks. (Eastern Ontario Review, 17 November: 'The C.A.R. fast train left the track at Alexandria last Monday (13/11) owing to the switch breaking.') | Montreal Star 1899-11-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1899-11-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-11-24 | Hawkesbury | The stage line between here (Hawkesbury) and Vankleek Hill will be established at once. The stage will meet all C.P.R. fast trains and will carry passengers, express and baggage. Mr. D. Themens will operate it. | Eastern Ontario Review 1899-11-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-11-24 | Vankleek Hill | The C.A.R. depot presents a busy sight now nearly every day. Messrs. Revary and Vrevier are shipping large numbers of cattle and Mr. John Node is having large quantities of hay shipped. | Eastern Ontario Review 1899-11-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1899-12 | Elgin Street | Electric crossing signals installed at Concession, LeBreton, Division and Rochester Street crossing in Ottawa. | CRSW p351 |
| 1899-12-13 | Ottawa East | With a terrific crash a massive iron chimney fell from the roof of a new boiler house just constructed by the C.A.R. company near Maria street bridge, at about a quarter past one o'clock today, tearing away a part of the building and smashing the derrick and other apparatus. ... Fortunately no one was hurt in the accident. (Ottawa Free Press, 14 December: the pipe 'was promptly removed from where it fell to the factory to be straightened out and repaired.') | Ottawa Free Press 1899-12-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1899-12-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900 | Scotia Junction | Freight shed built | GTR B&B-12 |
| 1900 | Canoe Lake | Canoe Lake Mills goes bankrupt. | Shaw p45 |
| 1900 | Algonquin Park | Hotel suggested by Mollie Cox. | Fleming quoting Adelison, O. Early Days of Algonquin Park |
| 1900 | Barrys Bay | Pilot project mines 60 tons of grain corundum at Craigmont. | Fleming Lee Whiting, Brenda. "The Craigmont Corundum Boom, 1900-13" Canadian Geographic Journal, Vol 90, No 4, April 1975. pp22-29 |
| 1900 | Ottawa | Only CAR yards listed in Ottawa City Directory at Archibal Street at the canal (no round house). | Jeanes20020315 |
| 1900-01 | Depot Harbor | CA to extend yards and add docks. | CRSW p7 |
| 1900-01 | Golden Lake | Station being built. | CRSW p7 |
| 1900-01 | Elgin Street | New freight buildings and offices at Ottawa almost ready.. | CRSW p7 |
| 1900-01-19 | Vankleek Hill | Very large shipments of hay, grain and livestock were made from both stations here last week. Two carloads of grain were delivered by farmers at the C.A.R. one day. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-01-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-01-26 | Glen Robertson | A serious accident occurred at Glen Robertson on Monday night by which Mr. Iem. Bathurst lost his right hand. In alighting from a moving freight he slipped and fell across the rail and had his right arm almost severed between the elbow and wrist. He was taken to the hospital in Montreal on Tuesday morning for treatment. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-01-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-01-29 | Ottawa East | John Thomas Miles, a brakeman employed in the yard of the Canada Atlantic railway, was the victim of a horrible accident yesterday morning, resulting in his instantaneous death. ... In company with Paul Brennan, yard foreman, and a number of the yardmen, Miles was engaged in shunting cars on the siding a short distance north of the Maria street bridge. The train was backing up, and he was the hind brakeman. No one saw the accident, but after giving the signal, it is supposed, that Miles attempted to board the car, missed his footing and fell. He was crushed to death. (Ottawa Journal: names him John T. Myles, and gives the scene as 'near the coal chutes at the head of Nicholas street'.) | Ottawa Citizen 1900-01-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1900-01-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-01-31 | Ottawa East | The jury empanelled to inquire into the death of John T. Myles, the brakeman who was killed in the Canada Atlantic railway yard Sunday morning by being run over by a shunting engine and cars, brought in a verdict last night to the effect that the death was accidental. They recommended also that in future, only one man, the conductor, standing nearest the engine, be empowered to give the signals. | Ottawa Journal 1900-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1900-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-02 | Depot Harbor | Press release regarding second elevator with capacity 1,500,000 bushells. Report was unauthorized. | CRSW p41 |
| 1900-02 | Depot Harbor | Filling trestle here, improving yards. | CRSW p41 |
| 1900-02 | Rainy Lake McCraney | Filling trestle here. | CRSW p41 |
| 1900-02 | Ottawa | Work on central station will not start until next fall as they are waiting for the military stores to be vacated. | CRSW p41 |
| 1900-02 | Hawkesbury | Filling trestle here. | CRSW p41 |
| 1900-02-02 | Vankleek Hill | Large quantities of St. Lawrence river ice are being shipped into town by the C.A.R and will be sold here. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-02-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-02-02 | Arnprior | A large addition is being built to the O.A. & P.S. station. | Mercury 1900-02-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-02-16 | Vankleek Hill | A new sign board and lamps to be used by the C.A.R. at this station have been put into position and add considerably to the exterior appearance of the building. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-02-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-03-02 | Eganville | Mr. A. Geraldi, formerly station agent at Kinburn, is now in charge of the station at Eganville. | Almonte Gazette 1900-03-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-03-17 | Ottawa | The bridge over the Canada Atlantic railway and other railroads at Maria street will be rebuilt this summer. Tenders for the work have been called for by the department of public works and the structure which for a long time has been an absolute necessity will be built as quickly as possible. The present bridge has long since been condemned as unsafe but cannot be dispensed with as a connecting link between Sandy Hill and Upper Town. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-03-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-03-17 | Chaudiere | Mr. Booth has 180 cars in service bringing logs from the McAuley branch which is about 138 miles west of Ottawa. About 75 of these cars are unloaded every 24 hours at the Chaudiere, the employees working day and night. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-03-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-03-30 | Rockland | C.A.R. Appeal. The Canada Atlantic Railway Company has entered an appeal in the court of appeals from the judgment of Justice Rose at Ottawa a few weeks ago, dismissing their action against the town of Rockland for $6,000 in bonuses made to the Central Counties railway company. The Canada Atlantic company took over the assets of the other company and in consequence claims the bonuses. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-03-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-04-27 | Ottawa | The trains on the Parry Sound were cut off yesterday afternoon, a man being sent out to flag the mixed train, which is due about 5 o'clock. The lumber piles were then on fire on both sides of the tracks. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-04-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-04-27 | Chaudiere | The C.A.R. bridge through the lumber yards at the end of Division street was not destroyed, and at about 10 o'clock an engine with several cars attached, passed over it. Passing between two walls of smoke and flame, the cars and engine formed a peculiar silhouette against the red sky. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-04-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-04-27 | Hawkesbury | A meeting took place of the board of education took place last night and decided to put up a fence between the play grounds and the C.A.R. station. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-04-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-05-02 | Algonquin Park | Renaud & Co., of Murray street, yesterday sent up 100 men, principally sufferers from the fire, to Canoe Lake, to work in the lumber camps of Messrs. Gilmour & Co. About 250 more are required and good wages will be paid as well as railway fare. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-05-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-05-05 | Chaudiere | The Canada Atlantic damage consists principally in misplaced tracks and the upset condition of its yards at the Chaudiere. The flatcars and lumber loaded on them were removed from the yard as soon as the fire commenced to spread. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-05-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-05-07 | Chaudiere | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have almost completed rebuilding the trestle work in the rear of the old Martin, Warnock and Company's mills, which was destroyed in the fire. As soon as the rails have been laid over this trestle the Canada Atlantic will be able to run their trains to the Chaudiere again. | Ottawa Free Press 1900-05-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-05-11 | Eganville | The C.P.R. Co. is making some local improvements. Men are at work planking the railway for several hundred feet east of the post office. | Mercury 1900-05-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-05-16 | Ottawa East | The new building that is being constructed by the C.A.R. near the roundhouse is just about completed. It will be a great convenience and a source of pleasure to the workmen as it will contain reading, smoking and dining rooms and will be provided with baths. Its twelve rooms or so will be heated with hot air ... The rooms on the ground floor are very spacious and will likely be used for storing purposes. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-05-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-05-19 | Chaudiere | Mr. J. R. Booth this morning wrote the mayor: 'I beg respectfully to state that owing to my having to give up one-third of my piling ground in the city and the consequent restrictions placed on my lumber operations by the extension of the fire area, I would ask permission to cross Bridge street from the east to the west side with a continuation of one of the tracks of the C.A.R. ... in order that I may be able to remove as much as possible to a distance from the built up portion of the city.' | Ottawa Citizen 1900-05-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-06-02 | Depot Harbor | Through the kindness of Mr. J.R. Booth arrangements have been made for an excursion of newspaper men of the parliamentary press gallery and the city papers to Depot Harbour today. The party will be the guests of the road and will inspect the freight handling facilities at the western terminus afterwards visiting the far famed Algonquin Park. ... For the trip a magnificent train with sleepers will be provided. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-06-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1900-06-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1900-06-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1900-06-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-06-02 | Chaudiere | The Canada Atlantic railway have not yet decided where they will rebuild their Chaudiere office. The agent is at present stationed in a car. | Ottawa Free Press 1900-06-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-06-16 | Chaudiere | City council agrees to let Mr. Booth cross Bridge street. (Ottawa Journal, same date: after Mr. Booth told the Railway and Lighting Committee that without the crossing his mill would have to be removed, 'the committee decided to allow Mr. Booth to cross the street on certain conditions, including that between 6 in the morning and 8 at night, not more than four crossings are made, two trains in and two trains out.') | Ottawa Citizen 1900-06-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1900-06-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-06-22 | Glen Robertson | In a rear-end collision between two freight trains on the Canada Atlantic near Glen Robertson last night, Fireman J. Logan of Ottawa had his leg broken and several cars were damaged by fire. The trains were running in the same direction and the rear train was supposed to be at a safe distance from the one ahead. ... four cars loaded with grain and lumber caught fire and were somewhat damaged. (Ottawa Citizen, 23 June: the accident 'occurred through some misinterpretation of the rules.') | Ottawa Journal 1900-06-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1900-06-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Eastern Ontario Review 1900-06-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-06-23 | Renfrew | The Canada Atlantic employees will hold their annual picnic at Renfrew today. ... It is usually held at Clark's Island, in the St. Lawrence, but this year a change in favor of a point on the Western Division was decided on. ... Twenty-six Canada Atlantic coaches filled with excursionists left the city to-day for Renfrew where the Canada Atlantic employees are holding their annual picnic. Fully three thousand people were on board. (Ottawa Citizen, 25 June: 'about four thousand journeyed up to Renfrew' with 'at least 6,000 people at Aberdeen park in the afternoon' including Renfrewites; the last train back 'was so crowded that the platform between the cars had to be utilized.') | Ottawa Citizen 1900-06-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1900-06-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1900-06-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1900-06-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-07-04 | Chaudiere | The Bridge street crossing is to be held over until the feasibility of the Sherwood street line is reported upon. | Ottawa Journal 1900-07-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-07-06 | Vankleek Hill | Mr. C.Y. Northcott, merchant, shipped this week six car loads of oats via C.A.R. Each car holds from 1000 to 1200 bushels. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-07-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-07-18 | Chaudiere | City Engineer Galt has prepared for city council a report on the approximate cost etc. of the proposed route along Sherwood street to enable the C.A.R. company to reach Mr. J.H. Booth's mill and to dispense with a level crossing at Bridge street. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-07-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-10-02 | Chaudiere | The city council last night gave Mr. Booth permission to lay a level railway track across Bridge Street. CPR had received permission for the same kind of crossings on Wellington Street just prior to Mr. Booth's application. | Ottawa Journal 1900-10-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-10-06 | Ottawa East | The old store sheds at Maria street, which were destroyed by fire some time ago, are being rebuilt. The yards at Maria street are also being enlarged, the steam shovel being engaged cutting down the bank. | Ottawa Free Press 1900-10-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-10-18 | Bank Street | A fatal accident occurred at the Canada Atlantic Railway crossing, Concession street, early yesterday morning. While Mr. James Killeen of Eganville, a cousin of Constable Killen, was crossing the Canada Atlantic at the said crossing, he was struck by a train and terribly mangled. ... Deceased was employed by the Dominion Bridge Company, on the Interprovincial bridge. | Ottawa Journal 1900-10-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Almonte Gazette 1900-10-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1900-10-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-10-19 | Ottawa | A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday afternoon by the coroner's jury empanelled to enquire into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of James Killeen, who was run down and killed in the C.A.R. yards, east of Concession street on Wednesday evening. ... From the position of the body which was found about 100 yards east of Concession street ... it would appear that the unfortunate man was struck by the tender and carried some distance in a westerly direction. ... At the time of his death he was evidently walking into the city along the tracks. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-10-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1900-10-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-10-26 | Hawkesbury | There was a big smash on the C.A.R. here last Friday at noon. A ballast train crashed into an engine and freight train standing on the line. Six of the ballast cars were badly damaged and the engine wrecked. No person was hurt although there were several narrow escapes. | Eastern Ontario Review 1900-10-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-11-10 | Maxville | Jacques White, engineer on the Canada Atlantic Railway, died at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at St. Luke's hospital as the result of injuries that he received in a collision between two trains at Maxville at 11 a.m. on the same day. ... White was an engineer on a ballast train that was backing into a siding at Maxville. A freight train was coming into the station at the same time. The brakes on the latter train did not act promptly and the two engines came together. White had stepped to the foot plate of his engine to see how his train was progressing. ... his ankles were broken and one knee was crushed. ... He died soon after reaching the institution. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-11-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Lanark Era 1900-11-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-11-10 | Greenfield | Mr. M. Guffney, engineer of the way-freight train said that the accident occurred between Greenfield and Maxville. He said that when he had noticed the ballast train, he had whistled for brakes. ... A. Wright, fireman on ballast train, stated that his train was pulling out of the siding onto the main line. He did not see the way freight until it was quite near. Whyte did not jump and was caught between the engine and tender. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-11-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-11-12 | Maxville | This jury decides that Jacques White came to his death through injuries sustained on the morning of the 10th day of November, 1900, the ballast train of which he was driver having been struck by train No. 11, and we are of the opinion that the accident would not have occurred if such train No. 11 had been properly supplied with air brakes. | Lanark Era 1900-11-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-11-19 | Chaudiere | Conditions on which C.A.R. may cross Bridge street. | Ottawa Free Press 1900-11-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1900-12-07 | Chaudiere | A gang of men is now engaged building the new crossing on Bridge street, which will give Mr. J.R. Booth direct railway connection with his timber yards. Until the work is completed the street cars will stop on the south side of the crossing. | Ottawa Citizen 1900-12-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |