Names and numbers
GTR
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History
27 facts
| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905-10-20 | GTR considering plans for tourist route from Ottawa to Algonquin Park. | leader | |
| 1906-02-07 | All the sub-contracts for the building of the Parry Sound Railway have been let by Mr. Fauquier. The last one was given out on Wednesday, to Messrs. O'Neill & Ferguson for eleven miles. The distance and positions of the respective sub-contracts beginning from the Ottawa end are as follows: D. McDonald, Williamstown, first ten miles; O'Neill & Ferguson, next eleven miles; Mr. Fauquier, six miles; and Poulin & Fitzpatrick, twenty miles. | Almonte Gazette 1906-02-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1907-01-10 | Order in Council passed ratifying agreement for the construction of a Grand Central Depot. All railways may use it on reasonable terms. | Ottawa Journal 1907-01-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1907-06-28 | C.P.R. Payment to Grand Trunk. Former will Pay Interim Amount for Central Station. The railway commission asked the Canadian Pacific railway to pay the Grand Trunk an amount on account as partial compensation for the use of the Central station at Ottawa. The whole amount of the G.T.R. claim is about $50,000, of which some $45,000 Grand Trunk counsel maintain there should be no room for dispute. Mr. W.H. Biggar for the Grand Trunk stated nothing had been paid since 1902, though monthly payment should have been made under the railway commission's order; the C.P.R. owed the Grand Trunk over $50,000. Mr. E.W. Beatty for the Canadian Pacific argued no payment should be made till the board settled the basis of compensation, noting the C.P.R. had repeatedly pressed the Canada Atlantic, under the old management, for a settlement without avail. Judge Killam expressed the opinion that as a matter of fairness the Grand Trunk should be paid the amount previously ordered by the old railway committee for the wheelage proportion, and Mr. Beatty agreed to this if the board considered it desirable. The case was announced as pending the previous day (1907-06-27, Ottawa Citizen, 'Case to be argued'). | Ottawa Citizen 1907-06-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1907-08-10 | New plans submitted to the premier for a magnificent railway depot. The station plans were approved by the Deputy Minister on August 13, 1907. | Ottawa Journal 1907-08-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1907-08-27 | The premier approves the plan for the Grand Trunk's hotel on Major's Hill Park. | Ottawa Journal 1907-08-27(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1907-10-02 | Grand Trunk will refuse to join in any project to remove the Corry block at any expense to the company. | Ottawa Journal 1907-10-02(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1908-02-17 | INQUEST OPENS. Broken Rail from G.T.R. before the Jury. Coroner Craig opened the inquest into the deaths of Engineer Parks and Fireman Martin, killed Saturday night in the Grand Trunk railway derailment. After hearing identification evidence, the jury adjourned until Wednesday night. The broken rail was produced as an exhibit; one juryman claimed the break was surely an old one, noting the bottom of the rail was a fresh break while the neck of the T was apparently an old fracture, with bright spots that might have been made by continued friction. Superintendent Donaldson said: 'So far as we know, the break was clean and the steel perfect. No man can say how these breaks occur.' Fully 1,000 persons had paid respect to the two dead men since Sunday morning. | Ottawa Citizen 1908-02-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1909-11-25 | The Railway Commission recently approved of the Grand Trunk building a siding from their yards to the Chateau Laurier site, crossing the C.P.R. property at the Dufferin Bridge, to facilitate the moving of building material for the Fuller Construction Co. Work was commenced on the siding and rails were laid to the point where it was necessary to cross C.P.R. property; there the men were met by a C.P.R. constable who threatened with arrest any man who would drive a spike on the property, since official papers of the order had not yet been served. | Ottawa Journal 1909-11-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1909-12-03 | The railway commission issued an order disposing of the dispute between the Canadian Pacific, Hull Electric and Grand Trunk railways over the G.T.R.'s application to build a spur line on C.P.R. property to the Chateau Laurier. The order authorized the G.T.R. to construct, maintain and operate the spur, required men to be stationed where it crosses the Hull Electric at all hours, and gave the G.T.R. the right to shift the spur to its own property at any time. The C.P.R. withdrew its objections and a gang of workmen were put to work on the spur, expected to be completed by the following Monday. | Ottawa Citizen 1909-12-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1909-12-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, same collection,...) | |
| 1909-12-13 | The Grand Trunk has removed the switch and rails connecting the C.P.R. with the Chateau Laurier on the complaint of the C.P.R. The arrangement as it was, was considered as interfering with the work of the C.P.R. main line. The G.T.R. will make a change which will give access to the Chateau Laurier and at the same time not interfere with the C.P.R. main line. | Ottawa Journal 1909-12-13(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1910-01-10 | Work on the construction of the Chateau Laurier will be shut down at the end of the week or thereabouts and will not be resumed until April. This was the information given out today at the office of the Geo. Fuller Company, the contractors in charge of the building. This is the result of the Dominion Bridge Company being unable to supply steel. | Ottawa Journal 1910-01-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1910-08-04 | Local officials had not yet been notified that the strike was at an end, although a settlement was announced Tuesday evening (2 August). The Grand Trunk trains arriving and leaving Ottawa were still being managed by strike breakers and officials of the company. Not a man had been taken back on the Ottawa division, although all had reported that they were ready for work; at the trainmaster's office the men left their names, being told they would be called when wanted. It was reported at the Grand Trunk office that no freight was being moved on the Ottawa division, and one official stated that matters seemed to be worse than when the strike was on. The passenger service was being operated as usual, by the crews who had been in charge since the strike was declared. | Ottawa Citizen 1910-08-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1910-08-05 | Acting on instructions from the General Superintendent of Transportation, the local officials of the Grand Trunk last night placed twenty of the local strikers back at work, sending them to open up the branch lines on the Ottawa division, with instructions to take on others as soon as places are found for them. This was the first official word that the strike was officially off and that the men were to be taken back. There were no complaints against any of the men on the Ottawa division as regards the use of violence, so that all who went on strike were eligible for positions again. No instructions had been received locally as to the disposition of the pension question. A large number of the late strikers were at the Central depot last night to see those of their members who were taken on to man the trains again. | Ottawa Citizen 1910-08-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1920-12-31 | Such is the volume of freight traffic on the main line of the G.T.R. at present, phenomenal for this season, that the motive power department is very busy keeping engines in trim for service. Practically all engineers and firemen in the employ of the road are now in regular service. | Eastern Ontario Review 1920-12-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1923-01-20 | Grand Trunk Railway merged into the Canadian National Railway | Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Railway(page reviewed 2026-09-05) | |
| 1939-04-07 | CNR seeking to abandon line from Arnprior to Eganville; would run on CPR, subject to Board of Ry Commissioners. | leader | |
| 1939-12-03 | Motion to abandon line from Arnprior to Eganville before Board of Ry Commissioners. Opposed by Renfrew municipalities. | leader | |
| 1940-03-15 | Board of Transport Commissioners grants application to abandon line from Arnprior to Eganville (37.91 miles). There is currently one train each way daily. Run from Ottawa to Barry's Bay in the morning, returning in the afternoon. | leader | |
| 1940-05-03 | Motion to abandon line from Arnprior to Eganville to be appealed to Privy Council on June 21. | leader | |
| 1942-01-30 | New bus line in operation from Renfrew to Barry's Bay. | leader | |
| 1946-10-18 | New weekend service from Ottawa to Barry's Bay every Saturday, returning Sunday. | leader | |
| 1983-08-02 | CN granted permission to abandon line within 90 days. | leader | |
| Service discontinued between Barry's Bay and Whitney. | leader | ||
| 61 carloads shipped in 1977. | leader | ||
| Winter service discontinued between Renfrew Junction and Whitney. | leader | ||
| 28 Carloads shipped in 1982 | leader |
Practices
5 facts
| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-01-10 | The G.T.R. announces that in future it will not draw private cars on its fast trains between Montreal and Ottawa. | Eastern Ontario Review 1908-01-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1910-05-25 | Mr. C.M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk, today gave emphatic denial to the report that the company would double track the road between Montreal and Ottawa. He said that this move had not been discussed and furthermore that traffic did not warrant it. | Ottawa Journal 1910-05-25(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1912-08-01 | A new mail pouch collecting and delivering device, hoped to prove vastly superior to the present system, has been tested by prominent officials of the Railway Commission and of the Grand Trunk Railway at Ottawa. The device, invented by Dr. W.H. Corthill of Washington, D.C. and approved by the United States Government, consists of a swinging gate on the door of a railway mail car and a crane at the side of the track, designed to strike a suspended pouch at an angle to reduce the shock of contact and throw the mail sack safely into the car, doing away with the need for a clerk standing at the open door. The officials were highly pleased with eight trials, some at speeds of 50 miles an hour, and felt the system was the right one provided several minor matters could be adjusted to local requirements; up to then mailbags could only be caught up weighing 10 lb and under, but the new device had no such limitation. | Morrisburg Leader 1912-08-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1920-06-27 | Unification of the Grand Trunk Railway and the Canadian National Railways was inaugurated with the operation of a new train out of the capital, an amalgamation of roads giving the state the largest system in the world and better service to areas from Ottawa to Montreal and the west. The first train ran Sunday, June 27, 1920, to Montreal; the next was a train from Ottawa to Winnipeg to connect with the Grand Trunk Pacific. This operational unification, three years before the Grand Trunk's formal 1923 absorption into the Canadian National Railways, appears to be why area newspapers start naming the ex-CAR lines' operator inconsistently as 'C.N.R.' and 'G.T.R.' interchangeably from mid-1920 onward (see, for example, the July 1920 Maxville crossing accident, reported as a 'C.N.R.' train by three papers but as a 'G.T.R.' train at the coroner's inquest a month later). A future crawl session should watch for this and not assume a post-June-1920 'C.N.R.' reference under an ex-CAR tag means the separate pre-1918 Canadian Northern company. | Ottawa Journal 1920-06-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1920-11-12 | The management of the Grand Trunk Railway forwarded a message to all station staffs and track forces of the railway expressing appreciation of their efforts in caring for the flower beds around stations and tool houses during the past season. A large number of stations and their surroundings had been beautified under the direction of the company's head gardener, William Glass, and the employees had taken the greatest interest in maintaining this work. | Eastern Ontario Review 1920-11-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |