Facts citing this source
| Ref | Date | Subject | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883-10-16 | 1883-10-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Governor General and Princess Louise left Ottawa by the Canada Atlantic Railway at noon, escorted from Rideau Hall by the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, with a guard of honor of the Governor General's Foot Guards drawn up at the station before a large crowd. The Marquis and Princess bade a kindly good-bye to many present, and a royal salute was fired by the Ottawa Field Battery as the train moved away. Datelined Ottawa, 15 October. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1883', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1883.pdf (file revised April-26-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1890-10-04 | 1890-10-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | As was expected when the new and splendid bridge across the St. Lawrence was constructed, the Canada Atlantic Railway is floating first mortgage bonds on the road: it has issued $3,450,000 of first mortgage 5 per cent twenty-year bonds with interest payable on Jan. 5 and July 5. The net earnings of the Canada Atlantic Railway for the six months ending June 30, 1890, are $121,810, an increase of $14,370 over the earnings of 1889 and $35,560 in excess of 5 per cent interest on the proposed issue. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1890', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1890.pdf (file revised January-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1894-08-27 | 1894-08-26 | Unidentified Freight Cars | Ottawa, Ontario, Aug. 26. Fire this afternoon burned 300 lumber piles, a long string of freight cars on the Canada Atlantic Railway, and late tonight, the fire was still not under control. The fire broke out in Mr. J.R. Booth's lumber piles in Rochesterville between Cedar Street bridge and the Parry Sound crossing, covering fully a quarter of a mile and destroying a thousand piles of lumber; losses were expected to reach $70,000. The Cedar St. school, a dozen railway cars, three small dwelling houses, and all the railway tracks and platforms throughout the yard were destroyed. Two railway sidings filled with cars separated the burning piles from the yard of the Export Lumber Company, and six of the cars on those sidings were destroyed; some belonged to the Delaware and Hudson railway, others to the Grand Trunk and the C.A.R. An attempt was made to haul these cars away, but the fire was too intense to admit of rescue. Some cars on another siding leading from the O.A. & P.S. into a more central part of the yard were saved by being hauled out just in time. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1894', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (file revised February-25-24). Original issue not seen. Dateline in the article itself is Aug. 26, the day of the fire; the issue is dated Aug. 27. |
| 1897-10-06 | 1897-10-05 | Casselman | The village of Casselman, on the line of the Canada Atlantic Railway is in flames. Telegraph and telephone communication with the village was cut off at an early hour today ... The fire started in the bush surrounding the village. ... Fire appliances were telegraphed for from Ottawa but trains are unable to approach the town as the tracks are surrounded by flames. The Boston train is delayed on the other side of Casselman and will have to wait until the fire is under control. (New York Times, 6 October: 'no trains can pass either way.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1897', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1897.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1902-01-25 | 1902-01-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | NEWS OF THE RAILROADS; Canada Atlantic Railway Reported Under New Control. Said to Have Been Acquired by St. Lawrence and Adirondack Road. It was reported in this city yesterday that the St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railroad, through A.L. Meyer, its Vice President, had concluded negotiations for the acquisition of the Canada Atlantic Railway... The chief interest in the Dominion Securities Company is held by Dr. Seward Webb, who is president of the Adirondack Road. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1902', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1902.pdf (file revised June-01-24). Original issue not seen. |