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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870? | William H. Taylor, of 16 McDougall avenue, "was born in the old military barracks (present Mines Branch building) on Sussex street, sixty-seven years ago", the son of William Taylor, bugle-major of the G.G.F.G. band. | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1886 | "Young Taylor's introduction to railroad life began in the year 1886 when he became a messenger boy in the service of the Old Canada Atlantic Railway - when Morley Donaldson was master mechanic, Allan Kilpatrick was chief clerk, James O'Daugherty assistant clerk and James Ogilvie locomotive foreman." He was paid forty cents a day, later a dollar when he was put to wiping and repairing engines in the shops. | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1888-08 | In August 1888 Taylor "really commenced his 'running' career, in the capacity of locomotive fireman or 'tallow-pot'." He first ran out of Ottawa to Coteau Junction on an old wood-burning engine with Phil Roy at the controls. | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1894 | Taylor "was appointed engineer in 1894". | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1936-03-29 | On "the 29th of March, 1936, he brought in the Canadian National Railways crack transcontinental train No. 1 from Montreal, and thus wrote finis to a railroading career which commenced fifty years ago with the old Canada Atlantic Railway." "Forty-two of those years were spent as locomotive engineer in the service of the same road, through a succession of changes in ownership." | Ottawa Citizen 1937-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |