Names and numbers
The Central Counties Railway Company
date unknown
Dimensions
as reported1887-06-23: Incorporated as Prescott County Railway Co. by Canada Act 50-51 V Chap 82
Date: Event
1889-04-16: Name changed to Central Counties Railway Co. by Canada Act 52 V Chap 80
1892-01-04: Line opened from Hawkesbury to Glen Robertson, 21 miles
1891-12-31: Indenture by Canada Atlantic Ry to lease the Hawkesbury section for 99 years.
1895-08-29: Indenture by Canada Atlantic Ry. to lease the Rockland section for 99 years.
1895-12-08: Line opened from South Indian to Rockland, 16 miles.
History
18 facts
| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887-06-23 | Incorporated as Prescott County Railway Co. by Canada Act 50-51 V Chap 82 | CNRHist | |
| 1889-02-20≤ | A bill recently introduced by Mr. Edwards, respecting the Prescott County Railway, changes the name to 'Central Counties Railway Company,' and makes an addition to the present Act of incorporation, so as to empower the company to extend their line from some point in Stormont or Russell on the Canada Atlantic Railway, to the village of Rockland, with a branch to Ottawa City; and another extension to the town of Buckingham, and up the Lievre river and to Gilmour's mills on the Gatineau River. It is proposed to cross the river at Rockland either by means of steam ferry or a bridge. | Ottawa Citizen 1889-02-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1889-04-16 | Name changed to Central Counties Railway Co. by Canada Act 52 V Chap 80 | CNRHist | |
| 1890-10-18 | An enthusiastic meeting was held at Vankleek Hill concerning the Central Counties Railway and its connection to the C.A.R. | Ottawa Journal 1890-10-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1891-03-31 | Ground was broken at Glen Robertson on the Canada Atlantic today for the Central Counties Railway, which will run from there across country by Vankleek Hill and Caledonia Springs to the Vaudreuil and Ottawa Railway. Work will be pushed rapidly. | Ottawa Journal 1891-03-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1891-04-01(Says the Central Counties Railway Company broke gr...) | |
| 1891-04-14 | A meeting of the provisional board of the Central Counties Railway took place at the office of Mr. C.R. Cunningham, the president; the survey is completed and the first sod turned. The road will connect with the C.A.R.; the Glen Robertson line (20 miles) is the first branch, with three more planned to begin next year — Cornwall to Moose Creek, Rockland to South Indian or Casselman, and Vankleek Hill to Caledonia Springs (likely the next built) — all connecting with the C.A.R. and running to Ottawa. The total length of the four branches will be 67 miles. | Ottawa Journal 1891-04-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1891-07-27≤ | The engineer of the Central Counties Railway, Mr. Frank Hibbard, was in town today and stated he would want some five hundred men for construction purposes in a few days. | Ottawa Journal 1891-07-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1891-09-28≤ | The Central Counties Railway will be completed to Vankleek Hill by Saturday night. There will be a great excursion from there to Ottawa on the 29th, costing only one dollar to go and return. | Ottawa Journal 1891-09-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...) | |
| 1891-12-31 | Indenture by Canada Atlantic Ry to lease the Hawkesbury section for 99 years. | CNRHist | |
| 1892-01-04 | Line opened from Hawkesbury to Glen Robertson, 21 miles | CNRHist | |
| 1892-05-27 | A deputation from Glengarry and Prescott counties waited upon the Government and asked for a subsidy for the Central Counties Railway, which runs from Glen Robertson to Hawkesbury. | Morrisburg Courier 1892-05-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1895-08-01 | On the 5th instant an excursion is to be run from Rockland on the Central Counties Railway, joining the C.A.R. and thence to St. Anne de Beaupre. | Ottawa Citizen 1895-08-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...) | |
| 1895-08-29 | Indenture by Canada Atlantic Ry. to lease the Rockland section for 99 years. | CNRHist | |
| 1895-09-01 | On September 1st last year the Canada Atlantic secured control of the Central Counties railway. Incidental statement in an article on the train-wrecking arrests, printed 1896-01-31, giving the date only as 'September 1st last year'. | Ottawa Journal 1896-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1895-09-12 | Morris Shaver, engineer, is suing the Central Counties Railway Company for $709 wages. | Ottawa Citizen 1895-09-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...) | |
| 1895-12-03 | Late employees of the Central Counties railway who had some difficulty with the railroad people over the wages earned last spring and summer, are now receiving ten cents on the dollar of their accounts. They do not know when they are to get the balance but are hoping for the best. | Ottawa Free Press 1895-12-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...) | |
| 1895-12-08 | Line opened from South Indian to Rockland, 16 miles. | CNRHist | |
| 1910-03-18 | The shareholders of the Central Counties Railway Co. met at the Russell House, Ottawa, on Monday to authorize the directors to issue in sterling or currency the first mortgage bonds to the extent of $475,000 and to amend the draft deeds of the mortgage. | Eastern Ontario Review 1910-03-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |