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6 facts
| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | George Alonzo Mountain was born in Quebec City in 1860. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/george-alonzo-mountain | Engineering and Contract Record 1911-01 p57(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) | |
| 1881 | Mountain joined the Canada Atlantic Railway in 1881 as an assistant under Walter Shanley. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/george-alonzo-mountain | Engineering and Contract Record 1911-01 p57(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) | |
| 1887 | When Walter Shanley retired in 1887, Mountain became chief engineer of the Canada Atlantic Railway. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/george-alonzo-mountain | Engineering and Contract Record 1911-01 p57(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) | |
| 1896-02-07 | Chief Engineer Mountain will leave soon for a snowshoe inspection of the un-built central portion of the Railway. Announcement only; the source does not report the inspection. | Mercury 1896-02-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1904-07 | Mountain resigned from the Canada Atlantic in July 1904 to take the position of chief engineer for the Board of Railway Commissioners. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/george-alonzo-mountain | Engineering and Contract Record 1911-01 p57(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) | |
| As chief engineer of the Canada Atlantic, Mountain was responsible for overseeing the location and construction of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, the St. Lawrence crossing at Coteau, and the elevators and town at Depot Harbor. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/george-alonzo-mountain | Engineering and Contract Record 1911-01 p57(cited on https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlan...) |