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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1836-01-18 | Thomas Murray | Thomas Murray was born on 18 January 1836 in Goulbourne, Ontario. | PembrokeCNC |
| 1843-06-19 | Herbert Alonzo Pangborn | Herbert Alonzo Pangborn "was born at St. Johns, Quebec, on June 19, 1843", son of George Washington Pangborn, "the first Canadian locomotive engineer", and grandson of Ziba Pangborn, "engineer on the first steamboat run on Canada in 1808". He was a qualified engineer at the age of 17. | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1845-04-25 | Alexander Millar | Alexander Millar was born on 25 April 1845 in Glasgow, Scotland. | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) |
| 1848 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #2 Ottawa | Built by Hinkley as Vt. Cen. 28 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1848-10-17 | Andrew Walker Fleck | Andrew Walker Fleck was born on 17 October 1848 in Montreal, to Alexander Fleck, a wealthy businessman, and Lillias Walker. | Forever Young http://www.foreveryoungottawa.ca/pdf/FYA.2010.03.003.pdf(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |
| 1850 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #1 Glengarry | Built by Taunton for Rutland 8 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1851 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #4 Casselman | Built by Baldwin as QMO&O 36 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1851-05-01 | Morley Donaldson | Morley Donaldson was born near Edinburgh, Scotland, on 1 May 1851, and was educated in France and Canada. | CRSW 1918-09 p393(Canadiana.ca - https://n2t.net/ark:/69429/m0x34mk6...) |
| 1852 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #3 Coteau | Built by Amoskeag as Vt. Cen. 31 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1852 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #3 Coteau | By this time, named Vt. Cen. 31-Eldorado | Paul Brown, quoting Robert C. Jones CV Series |
| 1857 | Killaloe | Settled by William McDonnell. Named Fort McDonnell | Kennedy p192 |
| 1858 | Thomas Murray | Murray moved to Pembroke in 1858 and opened a general store there with his brother Michael. | PembrokeCNC |
| 1860 | George Alonzo Mountain | George Alonzo Mountain was born in Quebec City in 1860. | Engineering and Contract Record 1911-01 p57(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |
| 1863 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #3 Coteau | Rebuilt, possibly renamed | Paul Brown, quoting Robert C. Jones CV Series |
| 1863 | William Shillito Cranston | William Shillito Cranston was born in Arnprior in 1863. | Churcher https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Research%20Notes/Renfrew%20Lemkay%20research.pdf |
| 1863-11-14 | Alexander Millar | Millar immigrated to Pembroke, Canada, on 14 November 1863. He was still alive in 1915. | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) |
| 1864 | Alexander Millar | After a year employed by Messrs. Millar and Johnston, Alexander Millar started a general store with his brother John P. when Millar and Johnston dissolved in 1864. | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) |
| 1865 | Alexander Millar | The Millar brothers' store burned in 1865, leaving them to start again from scratch. | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) |
| 1869 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #3 Coteau | By this time, named Vt. Cen. 31-Georgia | Paul Brown, quoting Robert C. Jones CV Series |
| 1869 | Andrew Walker Fleck | Fleck moved to Ottawa in 1869, first to work for his father's iron foundry on Wellington Street and then in lumbering for Alanson H. Baldwin. | Forever Young http://www.foreveryoungottawa.ca/pdf/FYA.2010.03.003.pdf(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |
| 1869 | Charles Higgerty | Charles Higgerty was born in Ottawa in 1869, to Irish Catholic immigrants from Northern Ireland. | Correspondence with Will Lockhart 2012-08-28(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |
| 1870? | William H. Taylor | William H. Taylor, of 16 McDougall avenue, "was born in the old military barracks (present Mines Branch building) on Sussex street, sixty-seven years ago", the son of William Taylor, bugle-major of the G.G.F.G. band. | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1871 | Parry Sound Colonization Railway #2 - William Beatty | Built by Avonside as CPR 159 | Railroad History #147 |
| 1871-03-13 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | The new railway from Ottawa to Coteau Landing will be called the Montreal Junction and Ottawa City Railway. | Ottawa Free Press 1871-03-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1871-04-14 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | Incorporated by Canada Act 34 V. Chap. 47 | CNRHist |
| 1872-06-14 | The Coteau and Province Line Railway and Bridge Company | Incorporated. Canada Act 35 V Chap 83 | CNRHist |
| 1872-09-09 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | A full meeting of the Ottawa and Coteau Landing Railway Company was held at Lancaster. It was decided to increase the force now at work on the road so as to have twenty-two miles graded before the 1st of January 1873, from the Province line westward to Alexandria. | Ottawa Citizen 1872-09-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1872-09-19 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | The Ottawa and Coteau Landing Railroad Company have three hundred men at work on the section of their line between the Province line and Alexandria, and the work is advancing rapidly. | Ottawa Citizen 1872-09-19(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1872-10-05 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | Mr. McGillivray received a letter from the Superintendent of the Ottawa and Coteau Landing Railway, stating that there are four hundred men now at work on the road, and it is expected that ten miles of grading will be finished in another week. | Ottawa Citizen 1872-10-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1872-11-02 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | There was, the paper reports, a great deal of talk in Montreal about the folly of building a wooden bridge from Coteau to Valleyfield, in connection with the Coteau and Ottawa Junction Railroad then in course of construction. The paper suggested that if not too late, Montreal should take stock in the road to the amount of $200,000, with the proviso that if the wooden bridge be built across the river, it shall be used wholly for the transport of lumber. | Ottawa Citizen 1872-11-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1873-01-30 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | A meeting of the directors of the City of Ottawa and Coteau Landing Railway Company was held at Lancaster. The work on this line was being pushed forward as rapidly as possible for the season, with one hundred men employed at the heaviest cuttings, a force to be largely augmented in the spring. Fourteen miles of the railway had already been graded and prepared for track laying in the township of Lochiel and Kenegon. | The Times 1873-01-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1873-03-07 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | The route for the railroad between High Falls, on the Nation River, and Ottawa had been decided upon. Two hundred men were at present employed at the cutting, and at the bridges. | Almonte Gazette 1873-03-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1873-08-16 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | Mr. Chas. Legge, chief engineer of the Coteau Landing Railway, arrived in Ottawa from Montreal with Mr. Wm. Snedden, an engineer from New York representing the Americans interested in the line, to locate the line from Ottawa to High Falls on the Nation River and to examine the intended bridge line over the St. Lawrence from Coteau to Valleyfield and the South Shore. An application was to be made to the City Council shortly for aid, on condition that the company's machine shops be established in Ottawa. | Ottawa Citizen 1873-08-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1873-2 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #607 | Built by Taunton as Saint Lawrence and Ottawa #9, Lucy Dalton | Lavallee pp236, 385 |
| 1874-08-11 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | The Cornwall Gazette reported that the contractors for the Coteau and Ottawa Railway had made an assignment, being unable to draw funds from their head quarters in Boston to continue the work; they had built portions of the line without reference to the contract's stipulation that they receive no actual money payment from the Company until ten miles of the road had been graded. At the time of the assignment, the contractors had done work valued by competent engineers at $280,000, exclusive of their plant, and had received about $30,000 in Kenyon and Lochiel township bonds, which they had sold for about 85 cents in the dollar. The contract was assigned to Mr. E.P. Johnston of L'Orignal, one of the contractors' own number. A meeting of the creditors was held at Alexandria to appoint an assignee: the Hon. D.A. Macdonald, President of the Road, nominated Mr. Donald McLennan of Williamstown, but the creditors, wanting the contractors given a chance to complete the work and realise their assets, appointed the interim assignee Mr. Johnston instead, by a numerical majority of sixteen, representing two-thirds of the liabilities. Not one director attended the creditors' meeting. | Ottawa Citizen 1874-08-11(Item is a reprint from the Cornwall Gazette ('Grit...) |
| 1875 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #606 | Built by B&O | Edson,MacKay p110 |
| 1877 | Canada Atlantic 0-6-6T #724 | Built by Mason as Burlington and Lamoille Mansfield | Railroad History #147 |
| 1877-07 | Canada Atlantic Coach 5 | Built by Pullman | Lepkey p301 |
| 1877-7-7 | Canada Atlantic 0-6-6T #724 | Delivered to Burlington and Lamoille | Wallace p121 |
| 1878 | Edgington | John Edgington develops a settlement including home, store and post office at the narrows of Duck and Maple Lake. Made shoes for loggers; supplies from Rosseau. | 1894(?) |
| 1878-11-28 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | The line of the Coteau Landing Railroad is said to be located as far as High Falls. It is not improbable that it will pass in the vicinity of the Dominion Springs, and will have a terminus at the proposed Central Depot. | Ottawa Free Press 1878-11-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1879-03-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Formed by amalgamation of the Coteau and Province Line Railway and Bridge Co. and the Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Ry Co. Canada Act 42. V Chap 57 | CNRHist |
| 1879-07-26 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | It is said the new Coteau road, if built, will run into the city parallel with the St. L. & O. R.R. from the Chaudiere Junction. | Ottawa Free Press 1879-07-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1880 | Casselman | Railway was originally to pass south of Casselman, avoiding bog between Casselman and Moose Creek. Martin Casselman donated land for railway and station within the village, as well as paying $40,000 in extra construction costs. Ties were laid corduroy fashion to fill the bog. | Casselman |
| 1880 | Herbert Alonzo Pangborn | "In 1880 Mr. Pangborn came to Ottawa and began with the Quebec, Ottawa and Occidental Railway [sic], which had been completed the year previous." | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1880-11 | Moose Creek | In November 1880 H. A. Pangborn, "master mechanic of the new Canada Atlantic Railway, then under construction", visited the Q.M.O.&O. shops in Montreal looking for somebody to look after construction at night and was recommended Phil Roy, aged 16. Roy "soon found himself at the Moose Creek gravel pits. All that winter and into the spring of 1881, he kept steam up at night on an engine and had it in condition for the next days work." In the winter of 1880-1881 "the bears were so bold that they ventured on to the construction rails, even in daytime." | Ottawa Citizen 1931-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #1 Glengarry | Acquired by CA 1-Glengarry | Railroad History #147 |
| 1881 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #2 Ottawa | Acquired by CA | Railroad History #147 |
| 1881 | Casselman | First train arrived. | Casselman |
| 1881 | Alexander Millar | John P. Millar left the brothers' business in 1881; Alexander continued in general merchandise. | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) |
| 1881 | George Alonzo Mountain | Mountain joined the Canada Atlantic Railway in 1881 as an assistant under Walter Shanley. | Engineering and Contract Record 1911-01 p57(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |
| 1881 | Morley Donaldson | Before entering railway service, Donaldson worked at E. Gilbert & Co.'s engine works in Montreal, then entered W. & F. Shanly's service and was with them during the construction of the Hoosac tunnel in Massachusetts. | CRSW 1918-09 p393(Canadiana.ca - https://n2t.net/ark:/69429/m0x34mk6...) |
| 1881 | Morley Donaldson | Donaldson entered railway service in 1881 as chief draftsman of the Canada Atlantic Railway, and afterwards was Superintendent of its Mechanical Department; Superintendent of Traffic and Mechanical Department; and, to 11 April 1898, Superintendent of the same road at Ottawa. | CRSW 1918-09 p393(Canadiana.ca - https://n2t.net/ark:/69429/m0x34mk6...) |
| 1881 | Herbert Alonzo Pangborn | "In 1881, he was offered the position of locomotive foreman on the Canada Atlantic and accepted. He worked on the construction of the road and later was appointed mechanical superintendent." | Ottawa Citizen 1932-05-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-01-13 | Eastern Subdivision | Twenty-four miles of the Canada Atlantic Railway had been completed between Alexandria and Coteau, connecting the two places. It was expected the workshops would be located at Alexandria. | Almonte Gazette 1881-01-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-02-28 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A private meeting of several directors of the Canada Atlantic Railway was held to consider an offer to build the road, and arrangements were made to carry the work through at once with Mr. Daniel C. Linsley of Burlington, Vt. At the adjourned meeting, held at Lancaster, the contract for construction was awarded to Linsley for $15,000 per mile plus municipal bonuses of about $400,000; the contractor put up $300,000 in cash and a $100,000 bond as security. The portion between High Falls and Ottawa was to be completed by 1 September 1882, and the rest of the railway, excluding the St. Lawrence bridging, by 15 May 1887. The resignation of Hon. D.A. Macdonald as President was accepted. | Globe and Mail 1881-02-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Globe and Mail 1881-02-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1881-02-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-03-12 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company opened an office at the corner of Wellington and Kent streets. Mr. Linsley, the contractor, was in town. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-03-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-03-24 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mr. Linsley, contractor for the Canada Atlantic Railway Company, placed $30,000 security in the Bank of North America. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-03-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-04-06 | Eastern Subdivision | Surveyors commenced work on the line of the Coteau Railway. Mr. William Surtees, a son of the city engineer, was engaged in the work. | Ottawa Citizen 1881-04-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-05-12 | Eastern Subdivision | Work on the railroad between Coteau and Alexandria was progressing favorably. The engineers were Messrs. Geo. Mountain and Wm. Hall, of Quebec; Mr. C. Keefer, of Ottawa; and Messrs. Ennis, Duffy and Willis, of Burlington. Messrs. Fitzgerald and Powell had a heavy subcontract from Mr. Linsley, and Mr. H. Boyd also had a large contract. A train of cars was expected to run into Alexandria from Coteau Landing on the first of July. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-05-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-05-26 | Eastern Subdivision | Satisfactory progress was being made with construction. The line between Coteau Landing and Alexandria was all under contract; the bridges, to be of iron and steel to the standard of the Q.M.O. & O. R.R., were being made by the Toronto Bridge Company, and steel rails for this section, about 30 miles, were en route from England. Cars were expected running in September. The route between High Falls and Ottawa was being located by Mr. C.H. Keefer and staff. The annual general meeting was to be held in Lancaster the following Tuesday. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-05-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-06-15 | Andrew Walker Fleck | On 15 June 1881 Fleck married Gertrude, J. R. Booth's eldest daughter. The couple had four children — two boys and two girls — and lived in a large sandstone Queen Anne Revival mansion at 500 Wilbrod Street, designed by Ottawa architect John W. H. Watts. | Forever Young http://www.foreveryoungottawa.ca/pdf/FYA.2010.03.003.pdf(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |
| 1881-06-27 | Eastern Subdivision | The company had been purchasing the right of way into the city through Stewarton and property for station grounds. The McDougal property was purchased at $3,000 an acre. A block of the By estate was bought from Mr. C. Magee, and a quantity of land from McLeod Stewart, in all thirteen acres. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-06-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-07-05 | Eastern Subdivision | The engineers locating the balance of the line were expected to reach the city in two weeks, then near Eastman's Springs. The track had been laid from Coteau Landing to Alexandria, over which part a train now ran, and it was thought the railway would be complete to Kenyon village, a distance of 35 miles, by September; the contract required completion to the city by June of the following year. The company had been buying land in the city and Stewarton for station grounds and workshops -- six blocks, five in Stewarton and one within city limits -- lying between Elgin and John streets in Stewarton, and between Elgin and Cartier in the city. The road would cross the canal shortly above the Deep Cut. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-07-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-07-15 | Eastern Subdivision | The surveying party in charge of the Canada Atlantic Railway was engaged in running a line across the Rideau Canal. | Ottawa Citizen 1881-07-15(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-07-16 | Eastern Subdivision | It was contemplated to cross the canal somewhere in the vicinity of the stave factory on the bank of the canal in Gloucester, and thence deflect the line along the east side of Elgin street to the city limits, where the station would be built. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-07-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-07-16 | Eastern Subdivision | Mr. D.S. Linsley, contractor, reported the work progressing favorably, with the railway from Coteau to Ottawa expected complete by the middle of the following summer, probably 1 August. The Toronto Bridge Company was at work on five bridges on the eastern section between Coteau and the Nation River; the largest bridge needed, apart from the proposed one over the St. Lawrence, would cross the Rideau River, with the Nation River bridge next in size. Grading was complete from Coteau to Alexandria, and track laying had begun from Coteau; the road was expected finished to the Nation River by Christmas. About six hundred men were employed on the line, the largest force -- one hundred laborers in one section -- working near Alexandria. Ties for the western division would be got out over the winter. The distance from Ottawa to Coteau was about 80 miles; the 45 miles of road south of the St. Lawrence, to connect with the American system, would also be built the following summer. The right of way into the city had been secured, and within a twelvemonth the railway was expected to be ready for traffic. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-07-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-07-30 | Eastern Subdivision | Work on the Canada Atlantic Railway was booming; sufficient men could not be had to do the work. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-07-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-08-23 | Eastern Subdivision | Mr. R.A. Sims of Bay street left for Moose Creek with fifteen men engaged to work on the Canada Atlantic Railway for one year at $1.25 per day, with board at $2.50 per week. Some fifty more men were to leave the following month for the same destination in charge of Mr. Sims. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-08-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-08-30 | Eastern Subdivision | The terminus of the Canada Atlantic Railway at the Ottawa end was to be in Stewarton, where lands had been purchased for station grounds. The Chaudiere branch of the St. L. & O. Railway was to be used in the shipment of lumber. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-08-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-09-28 | Eastern Subdivision | The final survey of the Canada Atlantic Railway upon the western division was expected to be completed into the city by the following Saturday evening. Work on the line was being steadily pushed forward. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-09-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-10-06 | Eastern Subdivision | The final location of the Ottawa section was about complete; the survey party quit work at Hurdman's Bridge. Mr. Hale, engineer in chief, assistant to Mr. Linsley, and Mr. Ambrose Duffy, engineer on the final survey (with party H. Rees, W.R. Davidson, W. McMillan, F. Reynolds, C. O'Neil, E. Janacque, Y. Janacque), were named. On the western section, a route was surveyed from High Falls to the city: from the Falls to Taylorsville the road ran along the flats in a straight line for a little over 22 miles, perfectly level -- in engineer Duffy's words, 'as level as the floor.' The line passed just south of Eastman's Springs, crossing a corner of Messrs. Swalwell & Borbridge's hotel property, then after Taylorsville broke to a more northerly direction, passing south of the Cyrville Church, through Kelly's farm, crossing the Rideau River about 100 feet north of Hurdman's bridge, and coming into the city through Archville, striking Stewarton. The necessary property in Stewarton and the city had already been secured, with a few lots yet to be arbitrated. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-10-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-10-06 | Eastern Subdivision | On the eastern division, work was rapidly being pushed forward on the section between Coteau Landing and High Falls. The track had already been laid some distance west of Kenyon, 34 miles from Coteau, and was expected to reach High Falls by the first of November. Three trains were operating on the built portion -- one at the head of track, one for ballasting, and one bringing up the iron. Over 200 men were engaged in track laying alone, laying 4,000 feet, three-quarters of a mile, daily; a night gang worked alongside the day gang, using electric light, at the gravel pit east of Kenyon. On the southern division, the assistant engineers in charge of construction, under Mr. Hall, were Mr. Lampman at High Falls, Mr. Hobbert at Kenyon, Mr. Mountain at Alexandria, and Mr. McInnis at Coteau. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-10-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-10-22 | Eastern Subdivision | A second line approaching the Rideau river was being located by the Canada Atlantic engineers. The first line was not positioned so that the St. L. & O. Railway trains could switch onto it, but the new line, further south, would render that easy. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-10-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-10-26 | Eastern Subdivision | Governor Smith, Messrs. J.R. Langdon, James M. Foss of Vermont, and W.H. Dubois of Boston left the city to inspect the proposed route between Ottawa and Moose Creek, the eastern section being completed to within a couple of miles of Moose Creek; they were interested in the railway and would aid completion of the southern section connecting with the American system. Mr. Linsley had profiles of the western section prepared for contractors wishing to tender; tenders for the section between the city and Moose Creek were expected let within two weeks. Messrs. Corbett & Snaith, working the eastern section, secured Mr. James Murphy as partner. The new Rideau River crossing was to be finally located the next night: a splendid crossing was secured, four feet of water over a rock bottom, at O'Dell's brickyard, crossing to a point south of Paterson's Creek. Chief Engineer Hall stated the company would try to make one bridge across the canal serve both the through freight lines and the passenger line into the city; the road to the Chaudiere would pass through the Stewart estate, joining the St. L. & O. branch before reaching the Chaudiere, about two and a half miles from the canal -- and the St. L. & O. Railway would be able to use the Canada Atlantic line into the city. Contracts for the Rideau river and canal bridges were to be let that fall. Station and freight buildings in the city and Stewarton were to begin the following spring, to be complete by the opening of the road, expected an accomplished fact within nine months. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-10-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-10-29 | Eastern Subdivision | On the invitation of Mr. D.C. Linsley, contractor, a party drove over the line under construction: Hon. J. Gregory Smith, President of the Central Vermont Railway; J.R. Langdon of Montpelier, Vermont; Guy C. Noble of St. Albans, Vermont; Mr. Moss, assistant superintendent of the Central Vermont Railway; J.J. Lewis and L.R. Lewis of Boston; W.G. Perley, J.R. Booth, and McLeod Stewart; and Aldermen McDougal and Masson of Ottawa. The party drove about sixty miles the first day, stopping for the night at Moose Creek in the Township of Roxboro. On the second morning they took the first passenger train run over the line, about two miles from Moose Creek, and proceeded to Coteau, stopping at stations and bridges to inspect the work, then went on to Valleyfield, Rouses Point and elsewhere. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-10-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-11-24 | Eastern Subdivision | Construction work near the head of Deep Cut was to commence the following morning. | Ottawa Free Press 1881-11-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-11-29 | Eastern Subdivision | Mr. R.A. Sims, one of the contractors on the Canada Atlantic Railway, had commenced work on his section; Ald. O'Leary was expected to commence work on his section that week. | Ottawa Citizen 1881-11-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-12-16 | Eastern Subdivision | Mr. W.J. Featherston was awarded the contract for getting out 60,000 ties for the Canada Atlantic Railway, to be cut on the Madawaska River. | Almonte Gazette 1881-12-16(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1881-12-30 | Alexandria | The Witness remarked: "An effort is being made to make Alexandria the mechanical metropolis of the Canada Atlantic Railway, a free site for the workshops and freedom from taxation being the bounty offered ... In this case Ottawa is the other claimant. The decision come to will be interesting." | Ottawa Free Press 1881-12-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #4 Casselman | Acquired CA 4-Casselman | Railroad History #147 |
| 1882 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #5 Richelieu | Acquired as CA 5-Richelieu from N&NW | Railroad History #147 |
| 1882 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #606 | Acquired as CA 6-Montreal | Railroad History #147 |
| 1882 | Frank Turner | Frank Turner moved to Ottawa with the Canada Atlantic Railway in 1882 and worked as a fireman and later an engineer for the CAR and the Grand Trunk Railway. | Correspondence with Mark Cullen 2011-12-26(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |
| 1882 | Maxville | H. P. Howell recalled a bad wreck "half way between Maxville and Alexandria" in 1882: a special that had left Ottawa about one o'clock bound for Montreal "continued on its way" instead of waiting at Maxville for a mixed train, and the two trains "met head-on and there was a terrific smash-up. The two engines piled up, several of the cars of the mixed train were hurled into a deep ditch, many passengers were injured and fireman Clarke of the mixed train was killed." Howell's coach was uncoupled and ran back to near Alexandria station. | Ottawa Citizen 1939-03-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-01-18 | Chaudiere Branch | E. McGillivray, President of the Canada Atlantic Railway Company, wrote to the Clerk of the city of Ottawa applying, on behalf of the company, for the use of a portion of lands held by the city in connection with the waterworks property, lying between Broad street and the northerly line of Britannia street, and a small piece between Thomas McKay & Co.'s mill and the westerly end of the iron bridge, together with the necessary street crossings, for the purpose of laying out and constructing the Chaudiere terminal of the railway, with the switches and side tracks necessary in connection therewith. He proposed that representatives of the company meet a committee of the corporation to consider the conditions and details. | Ottawa Free Press 1882-01-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-01-25 | Eastern Subdivision | Regular trains were now running on the Canada Atlantic Railway between High Falls and Coteau, two trains each way daily. | Toronto Daily Mail 1882-01-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-02-01 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | Line opened Coteau Jct to Casselman. 48.5 miles | CNRHist |
| 1882-02-03 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | At a special meeting of the Ottawa City Council, a motion to ratify the arrangement to pay a bonus of $100,000 to the Canada Atlantic Railway was defeated by a majority of one. As the road was intended to run in connection with the Toronto and Ottawa Railway, the vote seemed to indicate there would be difficulty securing the $200,000 bonus voted to that company. | Almonte Gazette 1882-02-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-02-07 | Eastern Subdivision | Mr. Robert McCallum, Civil Engineer Inspector of Railways for Ontario, had just closed a most satisfactory inspection of the portion of the Canada Atlantic Railway running between the Ontario border and Casselman. Some fifty miles of the line were completed and in running order between Coteau and Casselman, leaving thirty miles to complete the distance to Ottawa. Within a day or two the company's engineers would have crossed the St. Lawrence to Valleyfield, from where they would soon locate the line through to Rouses Point, where the Canada Atlantic would join several railways leading to New York, Boston or other points. | Ottawa Citizen 1882-02-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-02-13 | The Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway Company | Line opened Casselman to Ottawa, 31.5 miles | CNRHist |
| 1882-02-20 | Eastern Subdivision | Mr. Sims, one of the contractors for the Canada Atlantic Railway, had twenty men at work about twelve miles out the Russell road, cutting down trees and grading in preparation for the next summer's track laying. | Ottawa Free Press 1882-02-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-02-23 | Eastern Subdivision | Between Ottawa and Casselman some 350 men were busily engaged on construction. The masonry of the bridge over the Nation River, some 350 feet long and 30 feet high, was completed by Mr. Linsley, contractor, using artificial heaters to permit work through the winter; large new arches 160 feet long were being built at Big Gully, three miles from the Nation River; masons were erecting a large culvert at South Indian creek; tenders were being received for the Rideau River and Canal bridges. Mr. D.C. Linsley, general manager, was praised for his enterprise. The line was expected complete to Ottawa by no later than the middle of July. Two passenger and two freight trains were running daily between Coteau and Casselman, with traffic already exceeding expectations. | Ottawa Citizen 1882-02-23(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-03-02 | Chaudiere Branch | The city council met to consider the route of the Canada Atlantic Railway's Chaudiere extension. | Ottawa Free Press 1882-03-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-03-04 | Rideau Canal Bridge | Ald. O'Leary, awarded the contract for constructing two bridges for the Canada Atlantic Railway, one over the Rideau River and another over the Canal, had commenced the work, which would be vigorously prosecuted until finished. The two bridges would cost $8,000 in all, the canal bridge to be one of the staunchest swing bridges in the district. | Ottawa Free Press 1882-03-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-03-31 | Eastern Subdivision | Work on the Canada Atlantic Railway was progressing favorably. It was expected the road would be completed to Ottawa by the first day of July next. | Almonte Gazette 1882-03-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-04-06 | Eastern Subdivision | Work on the Canada Atlantic Railway was being pushed forward with the utmost dispatch. Messrs. Starrs and Fitzgerald were to begin operations on their contract the following Monday; Mr. Fitzgerald had only recently completed a large contract on the same road near Alexandria, and had made so many friends in that part of the country that he was entertained with a banquet before leaving the district. | Ottawa Citizen 1882-04-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-04-10 | Eastern Subdivision | The road, completed from Coteau station to High Falls on the Nation River (fifty miles), had been running since the first of January between High Falls and Coteau, doing very good business with four trains per day. Within a few days the contractor would commence laying rails from High Falls toward Ottawa, fully expecting to be in the city during July. Mr. Linsley was credited for his perseverance and ability in completing the fifty miles now in operation in so short a time, the whole expense borne by private capital and two enterprising citizens. It was regretted that the city council had not carried out the ratepayers' wish and implemented the $100,000 grant. | Ottawa Free Press 1882-04-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-04-14 | Rideau Canal Bridge | Ald. O'Leary reported fair progress with his contract for the bridges over the Rideau River and the Canal, having two stone piers completed on the Rideau and most of the stone drawn for the bridges. | Ottawa Free Press 1882-04-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
| 1882-05-09 | Ottawa | A workman employed on the Canada Atlantic Railway met with a serious accident near the school house at Archville, missing his footing while attempting to leap onto a gravel train and falling on the track, the car passing over him and crushing him terribly. He was carried to Coyne's hotel and medical aid summoned. | Ottawa Citizen 1882-05-09(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
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