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Golden Lake

Location
/Middle Subdivision · mile 178.9
Names and numbers
GoldenLake
date unknown
Structures
Dimensions
as reported
Y for turning locomotives: yes
GTR B&B
Location: On Pembroke Branch
GTR B&B
Pump: Syphon
GTR B&B
Suction Pipe: 4"x26'
GTR B&B
Remarks: 20000 gal
GTR B&B
Source: Boncher (sic) River
GTR B&B
Sources on this page
CRSWFlemingGTR B&BleaderMercuryOttawa CitizenOttawa Journal
History
10 facts
DateStatementSourceStatus
1894-01-28The O.A. & P.S. Ry., will this week commence the regular delivery of freight at Golden Lake. Passenger trains will not pass Eganville. Mercury 1894-01-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1894-05-28The O.A. & P.S. railway have arranged to run freight through over their line to Golden Lake twice a week. Golden Lake is eight miles beyond Eganville the present terminus of the line. Ottawa Journal 1894-05-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1894-05-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1898-05-06L.E.Parsons moving his mill from Golden Lake to Barry's Bay, one mile from OAPS, to be reached by branch. Fleming Renfrew Mercury
1898-08-12Rumours of a summer hotel to be built at Golden Lake. Fleming Renfrew Mercury
1898-11-18Pembroke Southern to build 52x30 foot station south of Bonnechere. Fleming Renfrew Mercury
1899-06-12Nearly 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.
The Ottawa Journal of the same date gives a shorter account of the same excursion.
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...)
1900-01Station being built. CRSW p7
1923-09-14Golden Lake sawmill consumed by fire. leader
1963-12-26≥By 26 December 1963 (the issue date), the paper reported: Harold Knuth, 48, a Golden Lake bachelor, "died after a car in which he was a passenger collided with a freight train early Tuesday afternoon", on the Golden Lake Indian reserve about 30 miles south of Pembroke. The car, driven north on Augesburg Road by Ralph Schroeder, 18, ran into the rear of the engine of a diesel Canadian National Railways freight, engineer William James Hannell, travelling west; Constable William Bell noted high banks that could have hindered the driver's view. Ottawa Citizen 1963-12-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
Leader p172 photo of station.