Canada Atlantic Business Car 333 Opeongo

Date	Statement	Source
1896-09-28	Used in legislative special over the OA&PS. Called a "recent output of the workshops."	Ottawa Journal, 1896-09-28; Ottawa Citizen, 1896-09-28 - thanks to Colin Churcher and David Jeanes
1896-09-28	The train was composed of six cars, in the van being the sumptuous private car 'Opeongo,' a praiseworthy product of the Canada Atlantic shops, in point of elegance and convenience probably second to none in the Dominion. The Journal's account calls it 'the magnificent C.A.R. official car "Opeongo" a recent output of the workshops'. Filed on the business car entity of that name.	Ottawa Citizen 1896-09-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1896-12-05	Used in Laurier special train over OA&PS	Ottawa Journal, 1896-12-05 - thanks to Colin Churcher and David Jeanes
1900-06-02	A special train made up of two Pullman sleepers and Mr. Booth's private car Opeongo carried the party and left the Central depot on Saturday morning about three o'clock. (Ottawa Journal: 'consisting of the palace cars Tioga, Washita, and Mr. Booth's private car, the Opeongo. Engineer Ferguson and Conductor Bracken were in charge.') See the fuller Depot Harbor fact on the same excursion.	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...)
1900-07-11	Electric lights and electric fans add a great deal to the pleasure of travelling on railroad coaches and the Canada Atlantic has commenced installing such on some of their cars. Mr. M. R. Shedd, of the Gould Electric Car Lighting Company, of Depew, NY, is in the city installing the plants in several of the cars, among them Mr. Booth's official cars 'Opeongo' and Mr. E. J. Chamberlin's car, No. 99.	Ottawa Journal 1900-07-11(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1902-02	Listed in ORER as CA 333	ORER 1902-02
1907-07	Not listed in ORER under CA	ORER 1907-07
1929-12	Bought by CN	Lepkey p301
1931 ?	Renumbered CN 85, PV-72-H, also recorded as Opeonga	Lepkey p301
1931-12	Taken into CN count	Lepkey p301
1932-11	Dism. Southwark, P.Q.	Lepkey p301

Notes

It is unlikely that this car was Booth's private car while on the CA. Why would it appear on the roster in that case? Also, Booth had a private car named "Booth," which may have been built at the same time as #333.