Facts citing this source
| Ref | Date | Subject | Statement |
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| 1886-01-15 | 1886-01-15 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The rumor circulated throughout the city yesterday that the Canada Atlantic Railway was making an effort to reach the Hull lumber piles by bridging the Ottawa via the Chaudiere island is denied. A director this afternoon stated that the project had not been contemplated but admitted that it would likely be a matter for future consideration. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-03-25 | 1886-03-25 | Chaudiere Branch | Mr. Mountain and Mr. Linsley of the C.A.R. have been engaged to supervise the construction of the route of the C.A.R. extension. Both are efficient and experienced men. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-03-29 | 1886-03-29 | Chaudiere Depot | Burglars broke into the office of the Canada Atlantic Railway at the Chaudiere a few nights ago. They threw the contents of a trunk on the floor, and, as nothing was missing, it is expected they beat a hasty retreat. The police have been notified. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-04-14 | 1886-04-14 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A RAILWAY PITCH-IN. One Engine Smashed, Three Cars Telescoped but Nobody Injured. A serious pitch in occurred on the Canada Atlantic this morning shortly after seven o'clock at a point about eight miles from the city. The out-going freight train, which was the first departure from Elgin Street station, was followed by another freight, which departed only five or ten minutes later and dashed into the rear cars of the forward train with tremendous force. A dense fog was prevailing at the time, preventing the engineer from whistling "down brakes" until too late. The driver and fireman had barely time to jump for their lives; they escaped unhurt. The engine was pretty badly smashed and lay overturned in the ditch. The three rear-most cars of the first train were partially telescoped and hurled from the track. The express for Montreal was brought to a standstill at the scene of the accident; the passengers were brought back to town and the train was cancelled. A wrecking train was despatched from the station about 8:30, and the track is now clear of the debris. The loss will probably exceed a couple of thousand dollars. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-04-19 | 1886-04-19 | Elgin Street | The cars wrecked on the recent smash-up on the C.A.R. are being repaired at the Company's shops on Elgin street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-05-22 | 1886-05-22 | Chaudiere Branch | The viaduct being constructed over the water works to enable the Canada Atlantic Railway to reach the lumber yards at the Chaudiere is progressing rapidly. A large number of masons are at work and a section of the arch is approaching completion. The work is of much greater proportions than was at first anticipated and will furnish employment for a large staff of men for some months to come. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-07-20 | 1886-07-20 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic, with considerable enterprise, yesterday instituted a buffet dining service on the train between the city and Montreal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-09-11 | 1886-09-11 | Chamberlain | Messrs. D.C. Linsley and Chamberlain, the latter the new general manager of the Canada Atlantic, were engaged at work today in the company's office, Elgin street. It is understood that Mr. Linsley, who is deemed one of the best railroad men in the country, will retain his connection with the road until spring, when his successor will be thoroughly acquainted with his duties. The new manager of the Canada Atlantic is a protege of Governor Smith of Vermont; his career with the Central Vermont railway has been a most successful one. No person entities exist on the site yet for D.C. Linsley (outgoing contractor/manager) or Chamberlain (incoming general manager); filed as a company management-transition fact rather than held, since the event is the company's change of manager. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-09-13 | 1886-09-13 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Messrs. Linsley and Chamberlain, with a view to testing the roadbed of the Canada Atlantic, had a quick run over the road on Saturday, leaving the station at Ottawa and accomplishing the distance to Coteau, including stoppages, at the rate of a mile a minute -- a run of eighty-one miles made in eighty-two minutes, including stops, the actual running time being seventy-eight minutes, said to be the fastest time ever made on this continent. Below Casselman the train, which consisted of a locomotive and one car, struck two cows, hurling them from the track and killing them instantly; the occupants of the car experienced only a slight shock. Mr. W.G. Cole was conductor of the train and Mr. Wm. Christie engineer. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-10-28 | 1886-10-28 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | One of the largest excursions that ever left Ottawa by the Canada Atlantic Railway, left here Tuesday for New York to witness the unveiling of the Bartholdi monument of liberty enlightening the world. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-12-01 | 1886-12-01 | Roxboro | A new station has been built by the Canada Atlantic Railway at Roxboro. The station is now in charge of Mr. A.B. Taylor of the C.A.R. freight sheds of this city. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1886-12-10 | 1886-12-10 | Valleyfield | The C.A.R. have made new stations at Bearbrook, Roxboro and Valleyfield at which all trains are timed to stop. The new order of things is to commence at 12 o'clock noon Sunday. The same notice also names new stops at Bearbrook and Roxboro, neither of which has an entity on the site yet (see held/1886.json); filed here against Valleyfield, the one place named that already has an entity. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1886', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1886.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-05-04 | 1887-05-04 | Chaudiere Branch | Mr. Alex. Fleck, secretary of the Canada Atlantic Railroad, stated to a Journal reporter that the much talked of Chaudiere extension of that line would not likely be built this summer as the company are experiencing difficulty in obtaining land for the right of way and station building. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-05-30 | 1887-05-30 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | General Manager Chamberlin, of the Canada Atlantic Railway, invited some friends to an excursion down the road: the facilities of the line for affording a day's outing from the city. To the regular morning express leaving the Elgin St. Station at 8 a.m. was attached a special car, on board of which a party of twenty ladies and gentlemen made themselves comfortable. At Coteau the excursion was joined by friends from St. Albans, Vt., and elsewhere. Taking the company's little steamer Anderson, the party steamed across the rapid current to Clark's Island, opposite Valleyfield, then down the St. Lawrence rapids to the mouth of the Beauharnois canal -- through the Coteau, Cedars and Cascade rapids -- and back up the canal, with a stage from Melocheville to visit Besson point, before rejoining the steamer and catching the Ottawa train at Coteau at 5:40 p.m. The steamer 'Anderson', described as the company's own, has no vessel entity on the site (see held/1887.json). Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-06-01 | 1887-06-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | In the report of the directors of the Canada Atlantic Railway, the docks at Coteau Landing and Clark's Island are said to be in a fair state of progress and will be pushed forward to completion as rapidly as possible. From the same annual directors' meeting as the fuller Ottawa Citizen account of the same date (filed separately), which does not mention these docks. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-06-04 | 1887-06-04 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railroad company have ordered two fine first class passenger coaches from the Pullman Car company of Chicago, beautifully furnished in plush and mahogany, expected to arrive in the city about the middle of June. The company are also buying several new cars from Messrs. Crossen & Co., four of the best constructed cars in Canada. No numbers or names given, so filed against the unidentified-passenger-cars group. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-06-10 | 1887-06-10 | Chaudiere Branch | Uniting the roads: the purchase of the Aylmer branch of the Canadian Pacific by the Pontiac Railway Co. revives the scheme of bridging the Ottawa to the east of the Suspension bridge, by the Canada Atlantic, making a connection with the Pontiac road and the prospective Gatineau Valley road. In the charter granted the Canada Atlantic, permission is given to build a bridge across the Ottawa. Plans of this new structure have been made and the work will commence as soon as the transfer of the Aylmer branch takes place. The bridge, it is understood, will be both a railway and a passenger bridge. By the junction of the two roads at Hull, the Canada Atlantic will be able to tap the Ottawa Valley and the Pontiac people will have a short route to Montreal and the east. A new depot is also spoken of in connection with the prospect. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-07-14 | 1887-07-14 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Description of a press excursion to Montreal over the Canada Atlantic to Coteau and then through the St. Lawrence Rapids to Montreal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-07-22 | 1887-07-22 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railroad Co. expect a new train of passenger cars, which were ordered about three months ago, to arrive in the city by the 18th of August. The cars will be among the finest ever turned out by the Crossen Car Co. of Coburg. No numbers given, so filed against the unidentified-passenger-cars group. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-07-25 | 1887-07-23 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The first annual picnic of the employees of the Canada Atlantic Railway company left the Elgin Street Station (picking up more at the Chaudiere and other stations en route) bound for Clarke's Island, near Coteau Landing, with about 800-1000 excursionists and Barrett's band. At Alexandria several of the male excursionists ran an impromptu race from the train to McDonald's hotel and back, dubbed a 'Scott Act race' by onlookers. At Coteau Landing the party boarded the steamer 'Transfer' for the island. Clarke's Island, 'thousands of acres in extent', is the property of the C.A.R. Co., who intend making it a summer resort by building a large hotel and a track for races and sports. The day included baseball, lacrosse, dancing and other sports. On the way home a Mrs. Hill was taken ill from the heat and seen by a doctor at Coteau, with no danger found. The train reached Ottawa without further incident, the excursion judged an unbounded success. Detailed account: 13 cars, about 800 excursionists, the Scott Act race at Alexandria, Clarke's Island as C.A.R. property with resort plans. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-08-09 | 1887-08-09 | Chaudiere Depot | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company are now running all their regular trains to the station at the Chaudiere instead of as formerly only stopping at the Elgin street depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-08-17 | 1887-08-17 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railroad Company have ordered from the Wagner Car Company a fine train of passenger cars, arriving about the 25th. The first class cars are inlaid with rosewood and cherry and will be lighted by electric light, eighteen incandescent lights in each car -- the first train of cars in Canada to be so lighted. Each sleeper will also carry a light on its platform, dark by default but switched on by the conductor when the train stops at a station, to prevent accidents from passengers alighting in the dark. For this train the company have sent to the Krupp works in Germany for a new style of wheel claimed never to break. No numbers or names given, so filed against the unidentified-passenger-cars group; compare the later, and possibly overlapping, Pullman electric-light train coverage of Sept-Nov 1887. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-08-18 | 1887-08-18 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The new train which will shortly be placed on the Canada Atlantic Railroad will run between Ottawa and Montreal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-09-06 | 1887-09-06 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railroad company are having a large number of their box freight cars repainted and lettered anew. The work is being done in the car sheds, at the Elgin street depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-09-11 | 1887-09-11 | Chaudiere Branch | Mr. G.A. Mountain, engineer of the Canada Atlantic Railway, has completed plans for the extension of that company's line across the Ottawa river to Hull. The extension has been surveyed and definitely located from the corner of the Richmond road and Broad street to the square off Bridge street, where Ahearn & Co.'s blacksmith shop now stands -- giving the company an entrance into all the lumber yards on the Chaudiere, with the further desire to reach the yards of the E.B. Manufacturing Company and Messrs. Hurdman and Co. on the Hull side. Mr. Mountain's plans are for the construction of the line to the Ontario shore back of McKay & Co.'s flour mills, then an iron truss bridge across the river from a point about one hundred feet below the present Suspension bridge to the Quebec shore. It is hoped that before next fall the Ottawa river will be dredged and the line completed into the city of Hull. It is rumored that the real object of the Company in bridging the Ottawa is to connect their line with the Pontiac & Pacific Junction Railway at Hull, so as to compete for western freight business toward Sault Ste. Marie; failing that, the Canada Atlantic would run their line to Aylmer to make the connection there. Churcher's own transcription flags '(Date may be wrong)' for this item. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-09-27 | 1887-09-27 | Eastmans | NARROW ESCAPE. Part of a Canada Atlantic train derailed and burned. Bush fires had injured the track near Eastman's Springs; the 4:50 p.m. express to Montreal, composed of an engine and tender, baggage car, smoker and mail car, second class car, a first class car and a Pullman, was derailed when the fire-loosened rails spread under it. The cars left the track and settled on their sides but did not overturn completely; dense smoke and nearby bush fire flames prevailed. The engine, tender and baggage car cleared the break, but the Pullman, first class, second class, mail and smoking cars, lying beside the track, caught fire within minutes and were completely burned. The roughly one hundred passengers escaped via the caboose of a following freight train, which had been flagged to stop. A special train with three doctors and stretchers was sent from Ottawa. Mail clerk Wm. Browne saved twenty-seven mail bags, about twelve being burned with the car. No passengers were seriously injured, though all were shaken up; Sir Adolph Caron was among the passengers in the Pullman, and an old man named Berraux from Vaudreuil was slightly cut about the hand. The line was cleared and the torn-up track re-laid; the up train from Montreal, due the previous evening, remained at Alexandria overnight and proceeded up the next morning. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-09-28 | 1887-09-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mr. J. Logan, yard foreman of the C.A.R., says the bush in the vicinity of Wood Station, about 34 miles down the line, is all on fire, with the flames only a quarter of a mile from the station wood yard. He attributes the burning of the ties at the scene of the late accident to a wind that sprang up that afternoon. The whole country between Navan and Bearbrook Crossing was reported literally on fire, fifty men guarding property near Navan, and hundreds of acres of the best woods destroyed for fourteen miles. Follows up the 1887-09-27 Eastman's Springs derailment, attributing the fire that spread the rails to a wind that arose after 3 o'clock that afternoon. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-10-03 | 1887-10-03 | Chaudiere Branch | Canada Atlantic Extension: the arbitration case between the Canada Atlantic Railway and Dr. Hill in reference to the value of Dr. Hill's property on the Richmond Road is being continued. As soon as the case is settled the case of Canada Atlantic Railway and Higginson will come up, to fix a price on property adjoining Dr. Hill's, and then the company will have the right of way settled until they reach Britannia avenue where another arbitration case with Messrs. Grier & Bronson will come up. A prominent official said as soon as the company have the right of way secured, and the arbitration cases finished, construction of the extension will be commenced. The line will run from the end of the present track on Broad street, along the waterworks aqueduct, crossing it between Lett and Lloyd streets, along the north side of the aqueduct to Queen Street West, crossing that street at the north end of Pooley's Bridge, through the yard of the Waterworks Press House, crossing Britannia Avenue, to the lot near the corner of Britannia Avenue and Bridge street. The station house, the termination of the extension, will be constructed on the property now occupied by T. Ahearn's blacksmith shop; branch lines will run into all the lumber yards. It is also the intention of the company to do away with the small passenger station on Broad street, and use the new station house on Bridge street as a central passenger and freight depot for the Chaudiere and Hull. Asked about bridging the Ottawa, a company official said: 'That is in the future... It is possible that the Ottawa will be bridged, or at least that the line will be run into E.B. Eddy's lumber yards, but nothing definite is known of that as yet.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-10-10 | 1887-10-10 | Chaudiere Branch | For years the lumbermen of the Chaudiere have had the utmost difficulty in securing suitable piling grounds, until a short time ago the Canada Atlantic Railway Company decided to extend their line to the Chaudiere. The line of the Canada Atlantic Extension extends from the Elgin street depot around the outskirts of the city in a semi-circle over considerable high ground to a point near the Richmond Road and the Union Depot. As soon as the arbitration cases now pending are over, and the right of way settled, the Extension will be continued to the corner of Bridge street and Victoria Avenue on the Chaudiere where a large station house will be erected. From this station house a series of switch lines will be built into all the lumber yards and into each mill, so that flat cars can be run right up to the various mills and the lumber drawn by yard locomotives over the line to points between the present Richmond Road station and the Elgin street depot. The lumber firms, including Messrs. J.R. Booth, Perley & Pattee, Bronson & Weston, and others, have secured large piling grounds along the line of the railway from the Elgin Street depot to the Richmond Road station, in which they are now placing switch lines. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-11-04 | 1887-11-04 | Canada Atlantic Parlour Car Fiorenza | The Ottawa Journal's account of the same new train's debut describes it as received from Pullman: baggage car, 2nd class and smoking car, 1st class car, and drawing room car, at a cost of $36,000 exclusive of the engine, on exhibition at the Elgin Street Depot and commencing to run between Ottawa and Montreal the next day; an extra parlor car exactly the same is expected for the 4.50 train, with the Grand Trunk Railway supplying the other cars for that train by agreement. Same debut as the Citizen's 'Cassandra'/'Fiorenza' coverage (filed there), describing the train's composition and cost rather than naming the two parlour cars individually. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-11-05 | 1887-11-05 | Chaudiere Branch | The court of arbitration in the case of the C.A.R. Company vs. W. Higginson, over the price to be paid by the company for a right of way through some property belonging to him adjoining the property of Dr. Hill, will sit next week. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (file revised February-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-11-05 | 1887-11-05 | Ottawa | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have completed the laying of a series of side lines through the extensive lumber yard of Messrs. Bronson & Weston at the Deep Cut and are now running the cars by locomotive between the rows of lumber piles in the yard. This work was done at considerable cost but is a great convenience. Completion of the siding into Bronson & Weston's yard first reported begun 1887-06-20. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-11-21 | 1887-11-21 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway received yesterday from the Pullman Car Company a train of thirty-two box freight cars, which form the second installment on their order for 500 cars. The new cars will be used in the lumber carrying business. No numbers given, so filed against the unidentified-freight-cars entity. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-11-21 | 1887-11-21 | Sainte Justine | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company are building a new station house and other necessary buildings between Glen Robertson and St. Polycarpe. The new station will be called Newton and will be completed in a few weeks. Filed on Sainte Justine per the operator's identification of 'Newton' with that station. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1887-12-12 | 1887-12-12 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic have a number of men engaged at their car sheds, on Elgin street, making the winter improvements. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1887', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1887.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-01-03 | 1888-01-03 | Plows | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have just received from their car shops three new snow ploughs. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-01-18 | 1888-01-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Renfrew Railway Company | WANTED, A RAILWAY FROM ARNPRIOR TO OTTAWA THROUGH THE CARP. Dr. George H. Groves of Carp says a preliminary survey is being made by Mr. Bell, C.E. of Almonte, for a short line railway between Ottawa and Arnprior, hoped to be pushed through by the Canada Atlantic railway as a feeder to their line, running from the Union Station at Ottawa to Graham's Bay, then to Arnprior via March Corners, Carp, Kinburn and Moore's Corners, within half a mile of Galetta -- about thirty miles, estimated at $15,000 a mile. Arnprior's lumber mills (McLachlin Bros., Gillies & Co.) currently pay the C.P.R. $300,000 a year for transport and would benefit from the competition; Arnprior offers a $20,000 bonus and McLachlin Bros. offer to build a $20,000 bridge across the Madawaska if the road goes ahead. The road would likely continue on to Renfrew, connecting there with the Kingston & Pembroke. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-01-23 | 1888-01-23 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Renfrew Railway Company | THE PROPOSED SHORT LINE TO ARNPRIOR. An editorial urging support for the proposed Ottawa and Arnprior railway, noting it would bring the output of the Arnprior lumber mills directly onto the Canada Atlantic railway, and that the Canada Atlantic 'has been of sufficient value to the city and shown itself to possess sufficient liberality and enterprise to entitle it to our good wishes'. The road, estimated at half a million dollars, would eventually extend beyond Arnprior to Renfrew to connect with the Kingston and Pembroke road. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-02-20 | 1888-02-20 | Greenfield | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have a gang of men at work removing the lumber and freight cars ditched below Greenfield on Friday morning. The damaged cars will be brought to Ottawa and repaired in the car shops. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-02-23 | 1888-02-23 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | There is quite a division of opinion with regard to whether the Canada Atlantic workshops should be bonussed by the corporation. Ald. Hutchison is firmly against anything in the shape of a bonus while Ald. Roger thinks that anything that would add to the wealth or population of the city should receive a reasonable encouragement. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-03-03 | 1888-03-03 | Chaudiere Branch | Mr. E.J. Chamberlain, general manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway Company, told a Journal reporter: 'There are two more arbitrations to come off before the right of way is secured, but it is expected that the cars will be running into all the mills on this side of the river before the close of the sawing season.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-03-03 | 1888-03-03 | St Lawrence River and Soulanges Canal Bridges | Mr. E.J. Chamberlain, general manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway Company, said the work on the bridge across the St. Lawrence River at Coteau would be started that spring: 'In fact the work has already been commenced, for a large quantity of material for the stone work of the bridge is now on the ground and men have been employed during the winter months preparing the stones.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-03-05 | 1888-03-05 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have just received from the Pullman Car Company two hundred freight cars which will be used during the coming spring in the lumber carrying trade on that line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-03-13 | 1888-03-13 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have some twenty men building sheds at their Elgin street depot for the accommodation of the new cars lately purchased by the company. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-04-12 | 1888-04-12 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Mr. Ogilvie, mechanical engineer of the Canada Atlantic Railway, has just completed preparing for use the new locomotive purchased by the company in Philadelphia -- one of the finest in Canada. No number given, filed against the unidentified-locomotives group. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-04-14 | 1888-04-14 | Ottawa | The residents of Archville complain that every Sunday the sanctity of the day has been broken by the unnecessary and obtrusive whistling and puffing of a shunting engine in the C.A.R. yards south of the bridge, especially despicable while they are at church. No location entity for Archville. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-04-17 | 1888-04-12 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Mr. Ogilvie, mechanical engineer of the Canada Atlantic Railway, has just completed preparing for use the new locomotive purchased by the company in Philadelphia -- one of the finest in Canada. Follow-up: 'just had placed in their train service between Ottawa and Montreal the locomotive purchased a couple of weeks ago at Philadelphia.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-04-19 | 1888-04-19 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have just made another addition to their rolling stock: a train of twenty-five empty freight cars arrived in the city from Pullman, to be used that summer in carrying lumber. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-04-23 | 1888-04-23 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company are about to have conspicuous red lights placed on Elgin street where their line crossed that street as an additional preventative of accidents. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-04-25 | 1888-04-25 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A SHARP GAME: THE CANADA ATLANTIC VS. COAL CARTAGE CO. Percy R. Todd, general freight and passenger agent of the Canada Atlantic, told the Parliamentary Combines Committee how, having failed for years to get a share of Ottawa's coal freight, the company arranged for the Rathbun Forwarding Company of Deseronto to send an agent, J.C. Carter, to sell coal brought in over the Canada Atlantic. The threat of competition brought Ottawa coal dealers to agree to buy 7,000 tons over the C.A.R. -- but the Delaware & Hudson railway then refused, on a pretext, to quote Carter rates, which Todd suspected was engineered by the Ottawa coal men. The Canada Atlantic and Rathbuns instead contracted with the Pennsylvania Coal Co. for coal delivered by water at Rouses Point, of which the C.A.R. hauled a portion free to offset losses; a further 500 tons came via the Canadian Pacific from a Brockville surplus. This year the company have arranged their own retail coal grounds, opened a Rathbun office in Ottawa, and expect an independent dealer besides, with an agreement to charge the same freight rate to all parties and match any local dealer's claimed price advantage dollar for dollar -- 'the sole object of the Canada Atlantic is to secure a fair share of the coal freight coming into Ottawa.' Testimony reported at length; condensed here to its substance. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-05-02 | 1888-05-02 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have completed arrangements by which they can take lumber shipped from Ottawa to New York by rail to Rouse's Point and thence by barge to Albany and New York -- a shorter route than by water to Sorel and the Richelieu River to Lake Champlain. The new rates are actually lower than the all-water route, and the lumber is carried faster; the company expect a rushing business that summer. The arrangement will chiefly affect owners of American vessels carrying the transitory trade, not local forwarders under existing long-term contracts. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-05-03 | 1888-05-03 | Vars | The Canada Atlantic Railway have a gang of men engaged reballasting their tracks down about Bearbrook where a portion of the track was washed out by spring rains. Filed on Vars per the operator's earlier ruling on Bearbrook-area items. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-05-04 | 1888-05-04 | South Indian | A painful and probably fatal accident occurred at McAuley's siding, two miles below South Indian: workmen belonging to Mr. McTavish's saw mill were placing cars for loading when Mr. A. Paquette, an esteemed resident of the place, attempting to cross the track, was crushed into a space of not more than six inches between two loaded cars. The cars bounded back from the concussion and Paquette fell unconscious. Dateline 'South Indian, May 1'; no entity exists specifically for McAuley's siding. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-05-05 | 1888-05-05 | Sainte Justine | New station on the C.A.R.: the St. Justine station, located between Glen Robertson and St. Polycarpe Junction on the Canada Atlantic Railway, is now completed and ready for business. Mr. A.L. Lepage (given as 'A.I. Page' in one report) has been appointed station agent. Same appointment, naming the agent 'A.L. Lepage'. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-05-26 | 1888-05-26 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have just received from the Pullman Company a train of thirty-two freight cars which will be used this season for hauling lumber. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-06-04 | 1888-06-04 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canadian Pacific Railway company find the working of the North Shore line too expensive for the receipts it gives them owing to the lively competition of the Canada Atlantic. The line has long been coveted by the G.T.R. people, who are anxious to reach the capital to tap the lumber shipping trade but have been unable to secure it on account of the high price asked by the Canada Atlantic company. The Grand Trunk people have obtained control of two charters, one from Dr. Bergin's company and the other from the Vaudreuil & Ottawa Co., held as a menace to the Canada Atlantic if it does not come down on price. It is said the C.P.R. will attempt to acquire control of the Canada Atlantic in order to thwart the plans of the G.T.R. Rumor/speculation as reported, not a confirmed transaction. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-06-04 | 1888-06-04 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have a gang of men engaged building two new sidings in their freight yards for the accommodation of their increasing traffic. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-06-16 | 1888-06-16 | Richmond Road Station | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have discontinued running their passenger trains to the Richmond Road station for the present in consequence of the work on the extension to the Chaudiere. The notice also appeared in the Ottawa Free Press of Friday 15 June. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-06-18 | 1888-06-18 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have put a steam shovel to work at their gravel pit to load cars for the fill in on the line of their extension over the Hill and Higginson property. The work of building the revetment wall along the face of the cliff on Britannia terrace will begin next week. The line will cross Queen Street West and Britannia Terrace on Tuesday next, where a diamond will be made with the Street Railway Company's track. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-06-21 | 1888-06-21 | Chaudiere Branch | The Chaudiere extension of the Canada Atlantic Railway is now laid to the Waterworks Aqueduct, and preparations were commenced for bridging Queen Street. Same day, same news: 'completed to the waterworks aqueduct and preparations were made yesterday to construct the line across Queen street west.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-06-22 | 1888-06-22 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic railway company have a gang of workmen engaged removing the street railway tracks at the corner of Queen street west and Britannia terrace at Pooley's bridge for the purpose of making a diamond crossing when the Canada Atlantic extension crosses the street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-07-14 | 1888-07-14 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway intend erecting an addition to their station platform at the Elgin street depot as the present platform is too small. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-07-16 | 1888-07-16 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Article speculating on the future of the Canada Atlantic: the C.P.R. will buy the road as soon as the Chaudiere extension is completed, and then sell the North Shore line to the Pontiac and Pacific. Speculation, not a confirmed transaction; compare the similar 1888-06-04 item. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-07-18 | 1888-07-18 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. company have 60 men working day and night at their gravel pit back of Rochesterville loading gravel on cars and conveying it to the end of the line of extension on Britannia Terrace. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-07-26 | 1888-07-26 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have a number of workmen engaged excavating for the foundation of the new station house at the Chaudiere which will be erected at once. The press house yard has been considerably reduced by the new Chaudiere extension, and the waterworks will, in future, have no room to spare. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-07-28 | 1888-07-28 | Chaudiere Branch | Mr. E.J. Chamberlain, general manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway, inspected the extension of that line along Britannia Terrace to Queen's Acre, the work of construction having been entirely completed and found perfectly satisfactory. Workmen are now engaged removing the old buildings on Queen's Acre preparatory to the construction of the new depot at that place, and fencing in the track along Britannia terrace to the site of the new depot. A Chaudiere horse also came near being badly hurt this morning by making a break for the C.A.R. crossing while the bars were being lowered, getting a severe blow to the head. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-07-31 | 1888-07-31 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have completed laying rails on their Chaudiere Extension to the terminus on Queen's Acre. The line has yet to be ballasted from Queen street west to the terminus. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-09-11 | 1888-09-11 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have concluded that their passenger terminus can be placed further up Elgin street with advantage. Engineer G.A. Mountain has completed plans for a new passenger station on the corner of Lewis and Elgin streets. Before the line was built, the company had purchased a block of land from the Stewart estate extending from the present station to the corner of Lewis street, intending to build there -- a quarter mile nearer the city centre -- but when the city refused to pay the $110,000 bonus the company claimed, it refused to enter the city and built its present station instead. Now that the city limits have been extended to take in the present station, the company plans to bring its passenger depot nearer the centre, with construction of the new station and approach lines from the Rideau canal bridge to begin the following spring. The company hopes to make the new depot a union depot, with the Vaudreuil and Ottawa road and the Gatineau Valley company arranged to run into it, and expects the C.P.R. to eventually follow suit. The old Elgin street depot would become a freight office; the Chaudiere would remain the road's proper terminus for the present. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-10-04 | 1888-10-04 | Chaudiere Branch | Two hundred and thirty-five freight cars were loaded at the Chaudiere on the C.A.R. extension during last week with lumber for Burlington and New York. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-10-18 | 1888-10-18 | Chaudiere Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company have a large gang of workmen engaged on building a cribwork on the embankment facing Britannia terrace, on which it is proposed to lay another siding track for lumber cars. The space between the tracks has been planked for a distance of one thousand feet from the end of the track on Bridge street, making room for the loading of some forty cars in one train. The C.A.R. are further extending their platform for the lumber business. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-10-24 | 1888-10-24 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic railway company have nearly completed their new coal sheds at the Elgin street depot. They will have a capacity of 22,000 tons of coal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-11-02 | 1888-11-02 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. extension at the Chaudiere will be finished in two weeks' time, when the filling up will be finished. Some fifty carloads of lumber is the daily average now taken by the C.A.R. from the Flats to the piling grounds. The company have also nearly completed their coal sheds at the Union depot, which when completed will have a capacity of 25,000 tons. The coal shed detail. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-11-12 | 1888-11-12 | Chaudiere Freight Depot | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have a number of workmen engaged in building a small station house at Crown Acre facing Bridge street. This station will be used only as a freight depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-11-14 | 1888-11-14 | Elgin Street | The C.A.R. have completed the erection of the new coal sheds at the Elgin street depot. As soon as the sidings leading to the sheds are completed they will be ready to receive winter supplies of coal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-11-23 | 1888-11-23 | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic Railway Co. have received several large shipments of coal which they have stored in their new coal sheds. Heretofore all coal shipped to the city on the C.A.R. had to remain in the cars until removed by the dealer who owned it. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-11-28 | 1888-11-28 | Elgin Street | The C.A.R. are putting down new siding tracks for the accommodation of cars laden with coal at the Elgin street depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-12-20 | 1888-12-20 | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. have purchased sixteen lots of land back of Mount Sherwood along the line of their Chaudiere Extension. The additional property acquired will be utilized for spurs to Messrs. J.R. Booth and Perley and Pattee's new lumber yards. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1888-12-29 | 1888-12-29 | Chaudiere Branch | Some of the leading lumbermen are discussing the project of piling their lumber outside the city limits, the C.A.R. Co. having offered to haul it in green state at a special rate per thousand feet. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1888', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1888.pdf (rev. Feb-24-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-01-10 | 1889-01-10 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway company have the most convenient coal sheds of any in Canada today. The sheds, at the Isabella Street coal trestle, are built after the style of the dump sheds of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railway. The coal cars run along a track on top of the sheds and the roof of the shed slides open, the sides of the coal car are moved and the coal is shoved off the platform car into the shed. The delivering carts obtain the coal from the shed twenty feet below the level of the elevated railway track. By this method sixty car loads of coal can be unloaded in half a day. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-01-12 | 1889-01-12≥ | Chaudiere | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company shipped last week from the Chaudiere 245 car loads of lumber to Montreal and New England points. These are large shipments for this time of year. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-01-21 | 1889-01-21 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic company are now having built by the Rathbun Lumber company of Deseronto two hundred twenty ton platform cars, thirty four feet in length, which will be needed in the Chaudiere lumber business, and fifty of that number are now at Ottawa. A follow-up report (Ottawa Free Press, 1889-02-04) describes the same order as 'two hundred twenty ton platform cars twenty four feet long' — the length differs (34 ft vs 24 ft) between the two reports. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-01-21 | 1889-01-21 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | Mr. J.E. Chamberlain, General Manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway, said: 'To aid us in the large lumber carrying business we expect to receive, we have just completed the construction of 1,000 feet of new dock at La Colle for the shipment of Canadian lumber via C.A.R. and boat lines to Whiteball.' He said the company could carry the lumber twenty-five to fifty cents per thousand feet cheaper than by boat from Ottawa. Chamberlain spoke to the Journal reporter 'last evening', i.e. 1889-01-20. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-01-21 | 1889-01-21≤ | Chaudiere Branch | C.A.R. Enterprise. The Canada Atlantic Railway have proposed an extension for the Chaudiere lumbermen which, if consummated, will be of the greatest benefit to the city, opening up the valuable water lots at the Chaudiere which are now used by lumbermen as piling grounds. Mr. J.E. Chamberlain, General Manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway, said the railway company have made a proposition to all the lumber firms on the Ontario side of the Ottawa river and the Chaudiere to extend their tracks into every sawmill at the Chaudiere and take the green lumber as it comes from the saws, load it on platform cars and convey it to new piling grounds out back of Rochesterville for 15 cents per thousand feet. Some of the firms have agreed to the proposal, and before the end of next summer, Chamberlain said, 'you will see the Canada Atlantic cars into every mill at the Chaudiere.' Chamberlain spoke to the Journal reporter 'last evening', i.e. 1889-01-20. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-01-23 | 1889-01-23 | John Rudolphus Booth | Mr. J.R. Booth, Chaudiere lumberman, has purchased for a piling ground about twenty acres of land extending from the line of the C.A.R. Chaudiere extension, north of Concession St., along the south side of Messrs. Perley and Pattee's new lumber yard to St. Louis dam. Mr. Booth's lumber grounds in Rochesterville cover about forty acres. A report the next day (Ottawa Free Press, 1889-01-24) gives the acreage as 'about twelve acres', not twenty — the two reports disagree on the size of the purchase. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-01-23 | 1889-01-23≤ | Chaudiere Branch | The C.A.R. will commence next week a spur into Mr. Booth's new piling ground north of Concession St. with side tracks. A report the next day says 'a branch of the Canada Atlantic will be extended into the new district, work on which will commence next week.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-03-11 | 1889-03-11≤ | Hawkesbury Branch | The Canada Atlantic Railway has decided to extend their line from Glen Robertson station in a north easterly direction to Hawkesbury on the Ottawa River. Work, so a director says, will be begun in the spring. The branch line traverses a rich section of Glengarry and Prescott counties in all a distance of twenty miles for which a charter was granted last session. It is pretty well known that the project was undertaken as a result of the agitation in favour of the road from Vaudreuil to Ottawa; the promoters of that enterprise, although encouraged by the various municipalities along the route, received assurances from lumbermen interested in the Canada Atlantic that they could not hope for a share of the Ottawa lumber traffic. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-03-11 | 1889-03-11≤ | Rockland Branch | The Canada Atlantic also has under consideration a scheme to build a branch line from Rockland on the Ottawa River to their main line above Casselman. A report the next day says they 'may also construct a line from Rockland to Casselman, during the summer, to catch the lumber trade from that point.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-04-06 | 1889-04-06≥ | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The new railway station indicator invented by Mr. J.P. O'Brien was tested yesterday on the Canada Atlantic Railway between Ottawa and Montreal and found perfectly satisfactory. The indicator will be on all passenger trains in future. The Intercolonial will be the next to use the indicator. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-05-17 | 1889-05-17 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R. have a large gang of men and a construction train engaged in grading up the approaches to their level crossings on Bridge, Lett and Lloyd Streets. When they have done this work the city engineer will bring before the Board of Works the question of grading them so as to avoid the steep ascent to Wellington Street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-05-27 | 1889-05-27≤ | Vars | Vars: in consideration of the increasing business at the station, the Canada Atlantic Railway Company will put in a new siding connecting with the different mills. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-06-22 | 1889-06-22 | Vars | A 'flying gang' of the Canada Atlantic are now putting in new ties in this section. The want of a suitable station yard is much felt. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-07-23 | 1889-07-23 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic employees excursion to Clarke's Island, which left the city at 7 o'clock, was the largest that ever left Ottawa for that place. Over one thousand people attended, and sixteen cars were required for their accommodation. The C.A.R. employees special for Clarke's Island left Elgin Street at 6.45 a.m., while a special started from Chaudiere about 25 minutes earlier, stopping at Rochesterville, Bank Street etc. so as to accommodate people from that vicinity and Hull. A report the next day describes it as the 'Third annual employees picnic to Clark's Island.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-07-25 | 1889-07-25 | Elgin Street | A new timetable advertisement, effective this day, shows two trains a day to Montreal and one to Rouses Point. All trains leave from Elgin Street, with no mention of Richmond Road. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-08-22 | 1889-08-22≥ | Ottawa | A serious accident occurred on the Canada Atlantic Railway near Concession street about 3.30 in the afternoon: a yard engine with fifteen cars was coming from the Chaudiere when the eleven-year-old son of conductor D. O'Leary attempted to jump on the car next the engine, was prevented by the yard master, but managed to catch the sixth car, missed his hold springing to the seventh, and fell under the wheel. Reports differ on the injury: the Ottawa Journal (Aug. 22) and the Almonte Gazette (Aug. 30) say 'both his legs' were cut off, while the Ottawa Citizen (Aug. 23) says he had 'one leg cut off at the thigh'. He died that evening at his father's home on Bell street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-08-23 | 1889-08-22≥ | Ottawa | A serious accident occurred on the Canada Atlantic Railway near Concession street about 3.30 in the afternoon: a yard engine with fifteen cars was coming from the Chaudiere when the eleven-year-old son of conductor D. O'Leary attempted to jump on the car next the engine, was prevented by the yard master, but managed to catch the sixth car, missed his hold springing to the seventh, and fell under the wheel. Reports differ on the injury: the Ottawa Journal (Aug. 22) and the Almonte Gazette (Aug. 30) say 'both his legs' were cut off, while the Ottawa Citizen (Aug. 23) says he had 'one leg cut off at the thigh'. He died that evening at his father's home on Bell street. Confirms the boy died the evening of Aug. 22. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-08-27 | 1889-08-27 | John Rudolphus Booth | Mr. J.R. Booth purchased some 15 acres of land for a piling ground near the St. Louis Dam. He said: 'I begin from below here, extend from the Carling Lake to the Concession line... I have made provision here for ground sufficient to pile all my cut... before the end of the season, I shall have some ten million feet piled here.' By this means he relieves the Chaudiere and lessens the fire risk there, saying he will 'pile there no more'; that ground will be turned into building lots. He also said: 'I intend to build a fire station down here at the end of the lake, and put in a steamer for the protection of this lumber.' A follow-up report (Sept. 5) says it is understood that lumber previously piled in his old Chaudiere-area yard will in future be brought by rail to his new yard near the dam. Booth spoke to the Journal reporter on the preceding Saturday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-08-27 | 1889-08-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A new railway construction for Mr. Booth's piling ground commences at the crossing of Rochester Street from the main line of the C.A.R. Here a branch line strikes off towards the dam; this line afterwards divides, and there are already some 2,200 feet of steel rails laid, consisting of two branches of 600 feet each and one of 1,000 feet. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-10-15 | 1889-10-15 | Vars | After many changes the Canada Atlantic Railway company have appointed a permanent agent here in the person of Mr. T. Asselin. If they would now put in the long promised siding and level the station yard the public would be greatly benefited. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-11-18 | 1889-11-18 | South Indian | South Indian: Mr. Donovan, the genial station agent, has moved his family from Casselman and is now settled here for the winter. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-11-20 | 1889-11-16 | Vars | Vars, November 16 — a large gang of men are at work grading for the new siding here. Mr. A. Snyder is in charge of the work. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-11-30 | 1889-11-30≤ | Ottawa Central Station | The Canada Atlantic Railway gave notice of its intention to apply to the Railway Committee of the Privy Council to sanction the building of a branch line and the expropriation of the necessary lands through part of the township of Nepean, proposing to start from the main line near Archville and run north to the canal basin — a line along the east shore of the canal as far as the canal basin, with Maria Street passed by a subway. The object was understood to be the erection of a great central passenger depot; particulars of the scheme had already been published in the Journal the previous year. The Journal noted the company might have to give up their present line altogether west of Elgin Street and build a branch along the south shore of the Rideau River into the Chaudiere, where the St. L. & O. branch of the C.P.R. does. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1889-12-06 | 1889-12-06 | Ottawa Central Station | The application for power to traverse the east bank of the Deep Cut and erect a central depot near the canal basin, of which the C.A.R. gave notice in the Canada Gazette, was not likely to be allowed to pass the railway committee of the Privy Council without opposition. Mr. Charlebois of the Vaudreuil and Ottawa Railway said the application 'will almost certainly be opposed by our line, on the ground that it interferes with our charter'. Ald. Askwith said 'The C.A.R. asks to come from Hurdman's bridge, down the east side of the canal basin', with the Gatineau Valley road, the C.P. Ry. and the Vaudreuil and Ottawa expected to join in and eventually make it 'a central depot'. Among the business men in the neighbourhood of the proposed depot the C.A. Ry.'s proposition found great favour. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1889', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1889.pdf (file revised April-29-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1890-01-08 | 1890-01-08 | Elgin Street | A special committee met to consider the petition of Stewarton residents complaining of a nuisance caused by continuous shunting on the Canada Atlantic Railway. General Manager Chamberlain showed the committee plans for a proposed entry to the city on the east side of the canal, submitted to the Government for approval, which would remove the necessity for shunting at Stewarton: the line would run along the east bank of the canal to the spot occupied by Dey's Rink, with no level crossing inside city limits, a retaining wall and continuous wharf, and trains passing under Theodore Street and over the diverted roadway at the Deep Cut. Two tracks would be built at first from Archville to the basin. Should other companies entering the city wish to join, the Canada Atlantic would help create a central station at Rideau Street near Sappers Bridge. Mr. Marcus Smith, for the petitioners, said the lumber trains had stopped for the winter and the nuisance was much reduced, but feared its return in summer, and wanted further assurance before withdrawing the petition. Also reports a 'CENTRAL UNION STATION' idea near Sappers Bridge with the tracks and baggage rooms downstairs and the passenger room level with the street. 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. |
| 1890-01-27 | 1890-01-27 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. J.R. Booth, ex-president of the Canada Atlantic Railway, said of the company's plan to enter Ottawa via the canal bank and build a union station: 'The Canada Atlantic has had the scheme in view for over two years and the Union station and new entrance would today have been an accomplished fact had it not been for several other undertakings...I refer to the branch line at the Chaudiere and to the Coteau bridge. This last great work is just finished and we are prepared to go on with the canal branch...If all goes well we will commence the new line and the union stations the first thing in the spring.' He said the object was to give convenience to the travelling public and avoid the Archville street crossings, and that the scheme was part of a larger plan for a bridge across the Ottawa bringing the Pontiac and Pacific and Gatineau Valley railways into the same union depot. On a bonus: 'The Canada Atlantic was built by local enterprise, and by Ottawa citizens, and never had any bonus, although the council voted it...if any bonus is going I think the Canada Atlantic...should get it.' 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. |
| 1890-02-07 | 1890-02-07 | St Lawrence River and Soulanges Canal Bridges | The statement that the new Canada Atlantic Railway steel bridge over the St. Lawrence at Coteau Landing will be used for the passage of freight trains on Monday next is premature, but it is hoped that by the end of next week such trains will be able to cross. 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. |
| 1890-02-25 | 1890-02-24 | St Lawrence River and Soulanges Canal Bridges | A new Canada Atlantic timetable advertisement showed trains running over the Coteau bridge, with the new service having started on February 24. 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. |
| 1890-03-15 | 1890-03-15 | The Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway Company | The work of surveying the new line of railway from Ottawa to Parry Sound was commenced by Mr. G.A. Mountain, chief engineer of the C.A.R., on Thursday last, with assistants Messrs. J.A. Simpson and A.H.N. Bruce. This line will connect with the C.A.R. at Ottawa and is to be known as the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway. Mr. J.R. Booth, one of the prominent directors of the new line, said: 'At present we are surveying our end of the road. Forty miles at the...Sound end of the line is contracted for and is being constructed. This portion connects with the Northern Pacific Junction at Eganville, as will also our line...Construction will be begun early in the spring.' 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. |
| 1890-04-11 | 1890-04-11 | The Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway Company | The line is surveyed for nearly the whole distance and Mr. Mountain, C.E., and his staff are now engaged in surveying and locating the Parry Sound end. The line will form part of the western system of the C.A.R. 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. |
| 1890-04-16 | 1890-04-16 | Chaudiere | The Chaudiere yards of the C.A.R. are rapidly growing busier, and the prospects show that a brisk season's trade will be done. For some time past there has been a great dearth of cars, but now the car famine has terminated and over one hundred cars a day are being loaded and despatched. 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. |
| 1890-05-08 | 1890-05-08≥ | St Lawrence River and Soulanges Canal Bridges | The Coteau bridge was formally tested yesterday. A special train left the C.A.R. station having on board ex-president J.R. Booth, General Manager Chamberlain, Mr. Donaldson (superintendent of the road), Mr. Mountain (the company's engineer) and government engineers Mr. Thomas Ridout and Mr. Marcus Smith. Two mogul engines each weighing 140,000 lbs and three flat cars each weighing 75,000 lbs were used, with a maximum deflection of 3/4 inch. There was to be no formal opening: the trains had been running over regularly since the bridge was finished, and the company seemed inclined to let things run on smoothly without needless formalities. 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. |
| 1890-06-30 | 1890-06-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R. had intended to erect new workshops at Clark's Island this summer. Their decision to build a branch line at Ottawa from the station down to the canal basin interfered with this arrangement, and the shops on Clark's Island have been re-arranged and temporarily fixed up pending the time when the construction can be commenced. A report three days later says the company is instead constructing four new sidings on the side of the canal near Ottawa East, to relieve the Elgin Street freight yard and lessen shunting, providing about as much accommodation as the present yard; owing to this work the old workshops (rather than new ones at Clarke's Island) have been remodeled to suit present emergencies. 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. |
| 1890-08-22 | 1890-08-22 | John Rudolphus Booth | Mr. J.R. Booth has built out into Carling Lake for some hundreds of yards in order to reach deep water, so as to be able to ship his lumber thence by water. He has filled in the space to the bank and made ground for two or three tracks. 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. |
| 1890-08-30 | 1890-08-30≥ | Elgin Street | The Canada Atlantic railway put in a large platform scale at their depot, an automatic register — the first of its kind used in the Dominion. The weight of each car is ascertained and registered as the train passes over the scale platform without the cars being uncoupled, saving an immense amount of time. The apparatus, invented by a Chicago merchant, will be put into regular operation once sanctioned by the government. 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. |
| 1890-10-10 | 1890-10-11 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A special committee re-considered the Bank Street crossing shunting complaint. Mr. Marcus Smith, for the petitioners, said the company had promised to do certain things but had not done much to abate the nuisance; the complaint was against the making up of lumber trains, which shunted backwards and forwards over the line, impeding traffic and posing a danger. He said there were only six or seven tracks in the yard, where some thirty or forty were required, and that the government had no objection to the proposed central depot at the Canal Basin, but a hitch had occurred between the companies. Mr. Chamberlain, returning to the city, said Mr. Smith had misunderstood him: about this time last year he had said they were nearly through their season's work with green lumber and the nuisance would be abated, but made no permanent promise; and that, contrary to what Smith understood, no negotiations over a central depot had broken down since none had been entered into, the C.A.R.'s plans for the proposed work not yet having been approved by the Railway Committee. 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. |
| 1890-10-13 | 1890-10-13 | Ottawa Central Station | 'This is the spot where we propose to erect the new Central Depot,' said Mr. E.C. Chamberlain, general manager of the Canada Atlantic Railway company, on Sappers Bridge. 'Our plan is to come in at the head of the deep cut...and run down the side of the canal, passing under Maria Street bridge, cutting off the corner of the canal, and running down the side of the wharf...The station will be on nearly a level with the canal. The waiting rooms would be on a level with the sidewalk, and over them would be the general offices...Leaving our line just after it crosses the Rideau...we should keep straight on...The road to Hurdman's Bridge would by a very slight deflection pass under our line...we should pass under Maria Street bridge...Then passing on here, the line would pass under the Sappers and Dufferin bridges straight on to join the Pontiac Pacific Junction and the Gatineau Valley and finally the C.P.R.' Asked where the freight sheds would go, he said: 'No, higher up, above Maria Street bridge, so that traffic could be diverted from the main streets. You see that will be the depot of the future.' 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. |
| 1890-10-18 | 1890-10-18 | The Central Counties Railway Company | An enthusiastic meeting was held at Vankleek Hill concerning the Central Counties Railway and its connection to the C.A.R. 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. |
| 1890-10-31 | 1890-10-31≤ | The Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway Company | In a few days the survey of the Ottawa and Parry Sound railway between Ottawa and Arnprior will be completed. The new road will not enter Ottawa but will pass off in a southerly direction, connecting with the C.A.R. at Eastman's Springs or some other point thereabouts. A branch line for passenger traffic may though be run into the city. Through freightage from Parry Sound to New York is the idea of the company. 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. |
| 1890-11-05 | 1890-11-05 | Chaudiere | Brisk work at the Chaudiere: the supply of cars is far short of demand. The C.A.R. despatches about 400 cars each week for American points; neither is the C.P.R. able to supply a sufficient number for the demand. 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. |
| 1890-11-10 | 1890-11-10 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #610 | 'No. 15,' a splendid new engine, was rebuilt at the C.A.R. shops on Elgin Street, manufactured originally by the Baldwin Foundry company of Philadelphia but entirely rebuilt in the C.A.R. workshops under the direct supervision of Mr. Donaldson. She is a 17 x 24 cylinder engine, four wheels coupled, with an Eames brake, driving wheels 5 feet 8.5 inches in diameter, fitted with full equipment for heating the cars (dispensing with stoves), intended for about fifty miles an hour, and painted dark olive green and gold bearing 'C.A.R. 15'. The C.A.R. express from Ottawa to Montreal was taken down by the new engine on its first complete journey; its trial trip on the preceding Saturday, from the Elgin Street depot, ran 12 miles to Eastman's and back, in 8 minutes for the return 12 miles at a pressure of 140. 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. |
| 1890-12-11 | 1890-12-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A passenger, R. Bowden, bought a first-class ticket at Bearbrook station, good to Ottawa and return, on December 1, 1890. Delayed in Ottawa, he missed the 1.30 accommodation train back to Bearbrook and took the 5 p.m. Montreal express instead, which was not timed to stop at Bearbrook; the Ottawa station agent said he thought the conductor would let him off there. Conductor Cole collected the ticket and demanded thirty cents extra fare (the fare to Casselman, the nearest station the express was timed to stop at), then let Bowden and his companions off at Bearbrook as requested. General Manager Chamberlin said the extra charge was to Casselman and that the 5 p.m. train did not stop at Bearbrook, though Bowden said he could prove it had stopped there that evening (December 9) to let passengers off. The Journal's editor, replying in the same column, said the conductor had done his duty in collecting the legal fare to Casselman and suggested Bowden had an old quarrel with Cole. Letter from R. Bowden of Bearbrook, dated Dec. 9, 1890, with an editorial reply. 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. |
| 1891-02-06 | 1891-02-06 | Elgin Street Freight Shed | The C.A.R. Freight Shed wrecked. Under an immense accumulation of snow the roof caves in. The large and commodious freight shed of the C.A.R. is a memory of the past. This morning about 5 o'clock the roof suddenly gave away and fell in, and in its descent shoved out the walls on either side so that scarcely a stick or piece of timber was left standing. The building was comparatively new and in good preservation. No lives were lost; the shed was about 75 yards long and 10 wide, holding a fair amount of freight (chiefly barrels and boxes) not badly damaged. Andrew O'Neil, the watchman, had a marvelous escape, having left the shed for the freight agent's office only a moment before. Freight Agent Mr. Claire said a temporary building would be erected immediately so as not to interfere with storing freight; it was not yet known whether the company would rebuild in the same spot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-03-31 | 1891-03-31 | The Central Counties Railway Company | Ground was broken at Glen Robertson on the Canada Atlantic today for the Central Counties Railway, which will run from there across country by Vankleek Hill and Caledonia Springs to the Vaudreuil and Ottawa Railway. Work will be pushed rapidly. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-04-14 | 1891-04-14 | The Central Counties Railway Company | A meeting of the provisional board of the Central Counties Railway took place at the office of Mr. C.R. Cunningham, the president; the survey is completed and the first sod turned. The road will connect with the C.A.R.; the Glen Robertson line (20 miles) is the first branch, with three more planned to begin next year — Cornwall to Moose Creek, Rockland to South Indian or Casselman, and Vankleek Hill to Caledonia Springs (likely the next built) — all connecting with the C.A.R. and running to Ottawa. The total length of the four branches will be 67 miles. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-05-27 | 1891-05-27≤ | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway Co. are building at Coburg a train of cars, to be completed by June 1st, which will run between Ottawa and Montreal; this train will be unsurpassed as to beauty and elegance of finish, with every convenience for travellers. Not identified by car numbers, so filed against the unidentified passenger cars group. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-06-16 | 1891-06-16 | Casselman | Fire at Casselman: a special train was sent out at 11 p.m. with the engine and a relief train driven by Engineer Macdonald, Fireman Kane and Brakeman Keswick, carrying 30 miles' worth of hose (1,200 feet plus 1,000 feet of C.A.R. hose). At Eastman's, South Indian and Bearbrook the train took up hands until there were 200 buckets and some 420 men on board; they left Bearbrook at 11.45 and steamed into Casselman at 11.50. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-06-29 | 1891-06-29 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The fifth annual excursion of the C.A.R. employees took place to Clark's Island on Saturday, the most successful yet held. At 7 o'clock the train of fifteen coaches, drawn by engines 15 and 14, steamed out of the Elgin street depot with fully one thousand aboard, including Superintendent Donaldson and the committee, who travelled in a Pullman at the rear; a mail car was turned into a refreshment car. Clark's Island was reached at 10:25; several excursionists also came up from Valleyfield. Sports were held through the afternoon with the Guards band playing; at 5:30 the train recrossed the great Coteau bridge on the return journey, arriving at Elgin street at 10:30. The Ottawa Free Press's fuller account says eighteen cars were used, with No. 14 under engineer Phil Roy and fireman Fred Chase, and No. 15 under engineer Ed. Chase and fireman Tom Kane. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-07-09 | 1891-07-09 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The Canada Atlantic Railway has issued one of the prettiest blotters ever printed. It is an illustration, beautifully designed, of the new express train just put on between Ottawa and Montreal. This luxuriously appointed and perfectly equipped express is now regularly running, and has already been fully described in these columns. Advertising blotter depicting the same Coburg-built Ottawa-Montreal train recorded 1891-05-27/06-13; the operator believes they can identify the surviving photograph/illustration this refers to. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-07-18 | 1891-07-18 | Morley Donaldson | Mr. Morley Donaldson, late superintendent of transportation of the Canada Atlantic Railway, has been appointed to the new office of general superintendent of the road. Born in Ottawa, he worked with Walter Shanly on the Hoosac Tunnel and did railway construction on the Pacific coast and in Mexico; when construction of the Canada Atlantic railway began he returned to Ottawa to take a position under the late Mr. Linsley, and was subsequently appointed mechanical superintendent of the road. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-07-27 | 1891-07-27≤ | The Central Counties Railway Company | The engineer of the Central Counties Railway, Mr. Frank Hibbard, was in town today and stated he would want some five hundred men for construction purposes in a few days. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-08-05 | 1891-08-05≤ | Elgin Street | The train for the St. Andrews excursion to Clark's Island will leave the Queen Street crossing at 7.45 o'clock and the Elgin street station at 8 o'clock. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-08-12 | 1891-08-12 | Rideau Canal Bridge | An engine, tender and one freight car of a Coteau-bound way train dropped into the canal through the open swing bridge near the Elgin street depot at 6:10 a.m. Fireman Page had started the engine without the engineer (Michael Gaffney, who was in the office receiving orders) after Brakeman Gordon signalled to go ahead; the tug Minnie Bell had whistled for passage, and Bridgemaster Wallace opened the draw. Page reversed the engine too late; it plunged in, followed by the tender, with the first car cut in two. Page was thrown clear and swam ashore unhurt. Engine No. 33, a recent 70-ton (later corrected to 51-ton) engine with 19x24 cylinders, worth about $10,000, was blamed entirely on Page's unauthorized starting and failure to see the open draw or hear warnings; Conductor Cote and Bridgemaster Wallace were cleared of blame, though Gaffney was suspended pending inquiry despite having had nothing to do with it. Estimated loss to the company: $1,800–$2,000, mostly the cost of raising the engine. The fullest account, naming the crew as engineer Michael Gaffney, fireman John Page, conductor Cote and brakeman Gordon. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-08-26 | 1891-08-26 | Hawkesbury Branch | The contractors for the Central Counties Railway, M.J. O'Brien & Co., have been making their mark: grading was started at Glen Robertson July 16th, and about 12 miles were ready for rail by August 15. The first rails were laid August 11, and the work of laying track was started on the 24th, intended to cover the 14 miles to Vankleek Hill by September 15. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-08-29 | 1891-09-08≥ | Rideau Canal Bridge | The submerged engine (No. 33) at the Elgin street depot was raised on Monday, using pontoons filled with water and pumped out to lift it gradually, under Superintendent Donaldson and Mr. Holtby/Holsby; it was placed on the track and run into the sheds. A diver, Mr. James Rolleau of the Waterworks department, had earlier examined it and found it comparatively uninjured. The tender had been raised separately some days before. Total time from the accident to recovery was about a month. Expected to be got out the following Tuesday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-09-09 | 1891-09-08≥ | Rideau Canal Bridge | The submerged engine (No. 33) at the Elgin street depot was raised on Monday, using pontoons filled with water and pumped out to lift it gradually, under Superintendent Donaldson and Mr. Holtby/Holsby; it was placed on the track and run into the sheds. A diver, Mr. James Rolleau of the Waterworks department, had earlier examined it and found it comparatively uninjured. The tender had been raised separately some days before. Total time from the accident to recovery was about a month. Confirms completion via pontoons under Donaldson and Holtby. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-09-28 | 1891-09-28≤ | The Central Counties Railway Company | The Central Counties Railway will be completed to Vankleek Hill by Saturday night. There will be a great excursion from there to Ottawa on the 29th, costing only one dollar to go and return. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-10-08 | 1891-10-08≤ | Hawkesbury Branch | The Central Counties Railway will be completed to Hawkesbury about the 25th of this month. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-10-26 | 1891-10-26 | Vankleek Hill | The contractor is busy building the station for the Central Counties Railway. Location not stated in the source; filed on Vankleek Hill on the operator's judgment, presumed from context (surrounding items are all Vankleek Hill construction news) rather than stated outright. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1891', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (file revised August-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-10-27 | 1891-10-27 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway has just completed heating all its passenger rolling stock by steam instead of the 'deadly car stove': for some time one train had been equipped with steam, but now the four Montreal trains, two Boston trains and all reserve cars are heated in the modern style. The Canada Atlantic is said to be the only company in Canada whose entire car outfit is equipped with steam, using the 'Sewell' system, with the work wholly done by Ottawa workmen. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-10-29 | 1891-10-29 | Hawkesbury Branch | On Monday of this week the rails of the Central Counties Railway were laid into Hawkesbury village, completing 21 miles from Glen Robertson Junction with the Canada Atlantic. The contractors, Messrs. M.J. O'Brien, executed the work with unusual dispatch: grading commenced July 16th and the last rail was laid three months and ten days from that date. Ballasting is about finished to Vankleek Hill (14 miles), and passenger trains will be put on that portion on or before November 15. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-11-18 | 1891-11-18 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A special committee of the City Council on shunting grievances met, with Marcus Smith representing residents; Mr. John McRae had suggested the C.A.R. come up the east side of the canal to a projected Central depot at Sappers Bridge, or carry the road along the canal bank near the Exhibition grounds to reach the Chaudiere extension. Ald. Cunningham objected this would require costly new road-building and that a Central depot was premature without an Ottawa River bridge; he noted the incoming Arnprior railway would strike the city near the Experimental Farm, complicating any C.A.R. relocation. Marcus Smith called the shunting nuisance 'an outrage' and threatened an injunction if unaddressed; Ald. Cox noted the company had land near Elgin Street, used as a 'car pasture', that could become a shunting yard. It was resolved to get the city solicitor's written opinion, and for the mayor and solicitor to attend the Railway Committee of the Privy Council on the 24th regarding the C.A.R.'s proposed charter amendment. A prior committee meeting on the same grievance (1891-11-10) was inconclusive, per the Ottawa Citizen. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1891-11-20 | 1891-11-20 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | A trunk line is now being built from Ottawa to Parry Sound (210 miles total), of which forty miles are now under contract to Mr. Reid of Montreal, to be completed next year; the road will probably strike Ottawa near the Experimental Farm, traversing Nepean, March and Fitzroy townships to Arnprior, then the Bonnechere valley through McNab and Admaston to Eganville, then Nipissing and Parry Sound districts to the port of Parry Sound. Two charters make up the line: Ottawa to Arnprior, headed by McLaughlin Brothers, and Arnprior to Parry Sound, in the hands of Mr. John R. Booth. Western grain-elevator interests were said to favour the scheme and offered to build elevators at Parry Sound and other points; Hon. C.F. Fraser of Brockville was reportedly advocating a connecting line from Brockville to this trunk line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1891.pdf (rev. Aug-08-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-02-18 | 1892-02-18≥ | Hawkesbury Branch | By 18 February 1892, the lease of the Hawkesbury branch of the Central Counties Railway to the Canada Atlantic Railway had been confirmed at a meeting of the shareholders of the Central Counties Railroad. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. The article says the meeting was held "yesterday", i.e. 1892-02-17, relative to the issue date. |
| 1892-04-02 | 1892-04-02 | Vars | There was quite a stir at the Vars railway station recently, when Mr. R. A. Nelson and Mr. J. Armstrong of Bearbrook were loading a car of settlers' effects for Manitoba, where they were going to make their home in future. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-04-04 | 1892-04-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | A deputation (Warden Kidd, Dr. Groves, James Wilson and D. McElroy) presented Mr. J.R. Booth with plans for an alternate survey of the line through Huntley and Fitzroy townships, claimed to be shorter and cheaper than the route the company had fixed on, along with subscription lists for right of way through Huntley ($5,000) and an estimate for Fitzroy ($7,000); Booth agreed to look into it and forward the plans to Mr. Mountain. Separately, it was reported that surveyors were selecting a route from Shawville to Renfrew, and that Booth intended to acquire the Pontiac and Pacific Junction Railway from Shawville and build a branch to Renfrew to meet the original O.A. & P.S. survey there, doing away with the proposed direct line between Ottawa and Arnprior; the P.P.J.'s directors were said to be anxious to sell. Also quoted verbatim in the Almonte Gazette of 8 April 1892. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-04-28 | 1892-04-28 | Rideau Canal Wharves | The new wharves which the C.A.R. were erecting along the canal were almost complete. When the rails were laid, cars would be able to be loaded from the barges. "The new wharves which the C.A.R. are erecting along the canal are almost complete." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-06-30 | 1892-06-30 | Bank Street | A collision occurred between a Canada Atlantic freight train and electric car No. 23 at the crossing: the train, going down to the Chaudiere, stopped at the crossing, and the cars reversed on the rebound. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-07-06 | 1892-07-06 | Ottawa | The C.A. Ry. made temporary repairs to the bridge over the railway at Bell Street, where several large holes in the planking had made it extremely dangerous to horses, and boarding missing between the flooring and handrails had made the bridge perilous to children. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-07-07 | 1892-07-07 | Middle Subdivision | The contract for the first 40 miles of the line from Ottawa was let to Mr. Fauquier of Toronto, the lowest of twelve tenderers, four of which were very close in price. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-07-21 | 1892-08-26≥ | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Through the late summer and fall of 1892, construction of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway from its Carp headquarters progressed rapidly: about 300 men and 100 teams were at work by late July, rising to some 400-500 men and 60-150 teams through August and September (including groups of Italian labourers from Montreal), with the contractors, Fauquier Bros., building about three-quarters of a mile of grading a day working both east toward Ottawa and west toward Arnprior. J.R. Booth built the first three miles outside Ottawa himself to test construction costs, and it was expected the forty miles between Ottawa and Arnprior might eventually be operated by electricity, given the water power available at both ends of the line. "There are now over 300 men working on the line." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-07-26 | 1892-07-26 | W.G.Cole | Conductor Cole was transferring to Coteau to take charge of the Coteau–Boston train. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-08-23 | 1892-08-23 | Middle Subdivision | The C.A. Railway company were getting out ties for the Ottawa and Parry Sound road, cut down the line of the C.A.R. and shipped to Stittsville for hauling to the construction. It was also rumoured that the C.A.R. would shortly purchase land from Mr. Stewart on which to erect workshops. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-08-31 | 1892-08-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | J.R. Booth decided to route the Parry Sound road through Pembroke. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-09-02 | 1892-09-03 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R. held its sixth annual excursion and picnic for employees at Clark Island Park on Saturday, September 3, 1892. Twenty-one cars, carrying some 900 C.A.R. employees, their families, friends and the general public, left the C.A.R. depot on Elgin Street at 7 a.m., with connections made by a train leaving Broad street crossing at 6.30 a.m. and stopping at Lebreton street; Mr. W. Codd held the refreshment contract and ran a special dining car on the train and large marquees on the grounds. The engine was No. 61, decorated with red, white and blue ribbons. About 1,500 persons were expected in the park that day. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-09-03 | 1892-09-03 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R. held its sixth annual excursion and picnic for employees at Clark Island Park on Saturday, September 3, 1892. Twenty-one cars, carrying some 900 C.A.R. employees, their families, friends and the general public, left the C.A.R. depot on Elgin Street at 7 a.m., with connections made by a train leaving Broad street crossing at 6.30 a.m. and stopping at Lebreton street; Mr. W. Codd held the refreshment contract and ran a special dining car on the train and large marquees on the grounds. The engine was No. 61, decorated with red, white and blue ribbons. About 1,500 persons were expected in the park that day. Day-of report confirming the departure and car count. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-09-06 | 1892-09-03 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The C.A.R. held its sixth annual excursion and picnic for employees at Clark Island Park on Saturday, September 3, 1892. Twenty-one cars, carrying some 900 C.A.R. employees, their families, friends and the general public, left the C.A.R. depot on Elgin Street at 7 a.m., with connections made by a train leaving Broad street crossing at 6.30 a.m. and stopping at Lebreton street; Mr. W. Codd held the refreshment contract and ran a special dining car on the train and large marquees on the grounds. The engine was No. 61, decorated with red, white and blue ribbons. About 1,500 persons were expected in the park that day. Brief follow-up confirming twenty-one cars were used. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-10-14 | 1892-10-14 | The Parry Sound Colonization Railway Company | Confirming the purchase to the Ottawa Journal, Mr. J.R. Booth said: "Yes, I have bought the Parry Sound Colonization railway... I have purchased it and it will never become a part of the Ottawa and Parry Sound trunk line" (a wording the Journal corrected a few days later as a typographical error for "now" instead of "never"). The line was originally projected from Emsdale on the Northern Pacific Junction line, 20 of its 50 total miles having been built west by Mr. W.G. Read of Montreal and already ironed and in operation. It was subsidized by both governments at $6,400 a mile the whole way to Parry Sound; by acquiring the charter, Booth secured that bonus for the 30 miles still to be built, an advantage a competing line building from scratch would not have. Interview with Booth on the purchase. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-10-20 | 1892-10-10 | Middle Subdivision | Work began on the Ottawa terminus of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway at Rochester street, connecting with the C.A.R. line running from the Elgin street depot to the Chaudiere. About thirty-five men began grading a curve near the Rochester street crossing, supplied by ballast trains from Hurdman's Cut; some seventy to eighty men including twenty-one stonecutters worked preparing stone for a high bridge to carry the line over Preston street, about equal in height to the existing Chaudiere-extension bridge. By October 20 more than half the Preston street trestle (to be 1,100 feet long and about twenty-eight feet high, with concrete piers) was complete, and grading had been broken as far west as St. Mary's church in Bayswater. By October 24 the trestle over Preston street and the old St. Lawrence and Ottawa track was nearly finished, with ballast trains emptied every fifteen minutes to fill the dump alongside it. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-10-20 | 1892-10-14 | The Parry Sound Colonization Railway Company | Confirming the purchase to the Ottawa Journal, Mr. J.R. Booth said: "Yes, I have bought the Parry Sound Colonization railway... I have purchased it and it will never become a part of the Ottawa and Parry Sound trunk line" (a wording the Journal corrected a few days later as a typographical error for "now" instead of "never"). The line was originally projected from Emsdale on the Northern Pacific Junction line, 20 of its 50 total miles having been built west by Mr. W.G. Read of Montreal and already ironed and in operation. It was subsidized by both governments at $6,400 a mile the whole way to Parry Sound; by acquiring the charter, Booth secured that bonus for the 30 miles still to be built, an advantage a competing line building from scratch would not have. Follow-up noting the earlier "never"/"now" typographical error, and that the Colonization line "now becomes a part of the main line." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-10-27 | 1892-08-26≥ | Mississippi River Bridge | Construction began on the O.A. & P.S. railway bridge over the Mississippi River at Galetta, using limestone quarried at Pakenham and floated to the site on a scow towed by a small steamer. The bridge's "corner stone" was placed on Monday, September 5, 1892, and by late October the two shore abutments were finished and the centre pier well advanced, with all the masonry complete and ready for the iron work by October 27. "All the masonry work on the Ottawa and Parry Sound railway bridge at Galetta has now been completed and is ready for the iron work." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-10-28 | 1892-10-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The O.A. & P.S.'s application for two crossings over the C.P.R. (an overhead crossing near the Experimental Farm and a level crossing in Nepean township, some six miles west of Ottawa) was argued at length before the Railway Committee of the Privy Council over several sessions in late October, 1892. The O.A. & P.S. (represented by A.J. Christie, Q.C., with Mr. Booth and chief engineer Mountain attending) argued a 40-foot span was sufficient for the overhead crossing and that a level crossing in Nepean was safe and far cheaper (about $3,680 versus roughly $34,000-$40,000 for an overhead bridge); the C.P.R. (represented by ex-Judge Clarke and vice-president T.G. Shaughnessy) argued for a 100-foot span and against the level crossing as dangerous, citing the grade and calling several of its engineers and a conductor as witnesses. Government engineer Mr. Schreiber's report slightly favoured the level crossing. The committee reserved its decision. First day's hearing. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-10-29 | 1892-10-29 | Coteau Junction Station | A joint station for the G.T.R. and C.A.R. was being constructed at Coteau. Mr. Tomlinson, of Ottawa, was the contractor; the cost was to be about $4,000. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-11-01 | 1892-11-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | In connection with the claim that bonusing the O., A. & P.S. railway would be a paying investment for the city, the pay roll of the C.A.R. was cited: about 300 men employed at Ottawa, monthly wages $16,000, total monthly wages $20,000, and about 280 workingmen on construction. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. The figures are quoted as transcribed; the $16,000/$20,000 monthly wage figures are not reconciled in the source. |
| 1892-11-01 | 1892-11-01 | Elgin Street | A large number of people visited the Elgin Street depot to view the engine and car of the Vermont Central road, which had run in the night before to take home Col. Smith, president of that road, and his party, who had come up on the C.A.R. the previous day on a pleasure trip, their special train following them from St. Albans; they left at noon for home. The engine, never before seen in the area, had been turned out that spring from the Schenectady locomotive works and was capable of 70 miles an hour, commonly run at a mile a minute; it was named the St. Lawrence and had attached to it the Bellevue, Col. Smith's private car. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1892-11-14 | 1892-11-18 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. J.R. Booth, who was building the Ottawa and Parry Sound railway, agreed to construct a central station in Ottawa if given $50,000 by the city; he was to take the bonus and build the depot himself, including land for car shops. Earlier, terser report of the same negotiation: "Mr. Booth will take the bonuses and build the depot himself. Land for car shops etc." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1892', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1892.pdf (file revised January-25-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-01-02 | 1893-01-02 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | On behalf of the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway, as well as for himself, Mr. J.R. Booth wrote to return sincere thanks for the "right royal support" accorded to the railway bylaw the previous day. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-01-13 | 1893-01-13 | Middle Subdivision | About twenty miles of track were laid westward on the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway (most of the ties being taken from along the Central Counties branch of the C.A.R.), with track reaching March Corners, 15 miles out, by mid-January. Station sites between Ottawa and Arnprior were selected: March Corners, Carp, Kinburn, Galetta and Arnprior, with several flag stations also planned between Ottawa and March Corners; the stations were to be neat frame buildings similar to those on the C.A.R., with work to begin in spring. Mr. Booth said he could have trains running to Arnprior in 20 days but for the Mississippi bridge at Galetta (280 feet, riveted lattice, two 140-foot spans, one then going up); the first train was expected to run from Ottawa to Arnprior by February 12. Two hundred men were then employed on the road. Also in the Renfrew Mercury of 20 January and Shawville Equity of 19 January. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-01-13 | 1893-08-18 | South March Depot | March Corners was among the station sites selected on the Ottawa–Arnprior line in January 1893 (with Carp, Kinburn, Galetta and Arnprior, the track then being laid 15 miles out to March Corners); by August 18 the foundation of the station at March Corners was in. Station sites selected; also in the Almonte Gazette of 20 January. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-02-07 | 1893-02-06 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway ran its first train over the new short route from Ottawa to New York through the Adirondack Mountains, with quite a number of passengers aboard. A Wagner sleeping car, the "Athenia", which left New York at 7 p.m. Sunday, arrived attached to the 11.20 a.m. train into Elgin Street station the following morning; thereafter the 3.25 p.m. Canada Atlantic express from Ottawa was to carry a through Wagner car for New York via the Adirondacks, arriving at 7.45 a.m., with a dining car picked up at Coteau Junction serving dinner between 6 and 7.15 p.m.; the return car would leave New York at 7 p.m., arriving in Ottawa at 11.20 a.m., with breakfast served from 7.15 to 8.30 a.m. The full bill of fare was fixed at 75 cents. Fuller description of the new Wagner-car service and schedule. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-03-04 | 1893-03-04 | Middle Subdivision | The first passenger coach over the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway ran from Ottawa to Arnprior as a special inspection trip carrying J.R. Booth, chief engineer Geo. A. Mountain and other officials, averaging 25 mph despite the road being unballasted. Leaving Elgin Street station at 8.30 a.m. and crossing the Preston Street trestlework, the train passed Carp (10 miles out, already busy with farmers loading grain cars, station grounds located), Kinburn (described as the straightest 8 miles of railroad in America, with a grain shed already active), and Galetta (crossed by a new steel-truss bridge over the Mississippi on stone abutments), reaching Arnprior — a town of 3,000 people and home to the McLachlin Brothers' sawmills (700 men, 83,000,000 feet of lumber annually) — a few minutes after 10 a.m. The rails were 72-lb Sheffield steel, laid at 3,000 ties to the mile (350 more per mile than any other Canadian railway) for extra solidity. That same morning the first through freight left for Arnprior: the engine "Nellie Bly" (driver J. King) with ten cars of merchandise and four empty boxcars, conductor A.O. Boyle. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-03-27 | 1893-04-14≥ | Madawaska River Bridge at Arnprior | By mid-April 1893, a large gang of men (seventy to eighty, later over one hundred) had been constructing the centre pier and abutments of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway's bridge over the Madawaska River at Arnprior since mid-March; the crib-work foundation was solid square timber filled with stone and concrete, resting on a good rock bottom. Messrs. Wright & Sons of Hull were awarded the stone contract, supplying stone from the Hull quarries; McRae & Co. shipped 100 barrels of cement for the masonry. Chief engineer Mountain stated the bridge was expected to be completed about June 1. Work proceeded night and day, including Sundays. A new survey of the line through the heart of Arnprior, which would cut the town in half, was objected to by many residents as dangerous and detrimental to traffic. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-04-18 | 1893-04-18 | Chaudiere Branch | J.R. Booth wrote to Ottawa city council asking permission to build a crossing over Preston Street for the Parry Sound railway, to connect the road with the Rochesterville lumber yards; on motion of Ald. Bingham, council granted the request on condition the company install a gate, station a watchman, and take all necessary precautions for public safety. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-04-21 | 1893-04-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mr. Justice Falconbridge gave judgment for Mr. Booth in the "Haggarty pass" case, with the C.P.R. to pay all costs. The dispute was over a narrow (about sixty-foot-wide) defile through the Opeongo mountains in Renfrew County — the only feasible pass for many miles — which the O.A. & P.S. had surveyed and filed first, before the Atlantic and Northwestern (C.P.R.) surveyed and located its own line along the same route; the court found the two surveys interlocked too closely for both railways to pass through. Both companies were still racing toward the pass at the time of judgment: the C.P.R. already had trains running to Eganville, about thirty miles from the disputed ground, while the Parry Sound line had built as far as Arnprior and was starting construction from Arnprior to Renfrew, with clearing and grading from Renfrew to Eganville to begin shortly. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-04-28 | 1893-04-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | J.R. Booth, president and owner of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway, asked the Ontario government for a grant of $3,000 a mile to build the 105-mile section from Barry's Bay to Scotia (where the line would meet the Northern and Pacific Junction railway); the Empire judged the request unlikely to be granted. By this point 25 miles were built at the western end and 35 at the eastern end, both open for freight traffic, with about 60 more miles to be built west from Arnprior toward Barry's Bay that summer. The company intended to complete the line to Renfrew by mid-July and to Eganville by about September 1, then as far west as possible before winter. The surveyors' headquarters were at Douglas, where they would remain until the line was located as far as Eganville. On the Douglas survey headquarters and construction timeline. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-05-06 | 1893-06-06 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Through the wet spring of 1893, grading and ballasting of the Ottawa–Arnprior line proceeded slowly: by May 6 no passenger trains were running and construction trains found the sodden roadbed hard to work, although 120 carloads of grain had already left Kinburn station that spring; about 500 men were ballasting by May 12, and by June 6 between 80 and 100 loaded cars a day left the Ottawa station for Arnprior and other points, with one passenger train a day (carrying freight each time). About 80 to 100 men were ballasting at Galetta on June 13, and the section was expected to be ready for the formal opening of passenger traffic on July 15. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-05-08 | 1893-05-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | A steam shovel, built by the Marion Steam Shovel Co. of Marion, Ohio, was put in operation on the Ottawa & Parry Sound Railway at Carp, cutting a track through Mr. William Rivington's hill and loading sand and gravel onto a train of seven flat cars; described as "simply a dredge on wheels, carrying its own track and making its own road bed", it drew large crowds of townspeople to watch. Names the shovel's builder and the Barnhardt-owned machine. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-05-18 | 1893-05-18≥ | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | By May 18, 1893, the O.A. & P.S. railway had begun running passenger trains over its line: the train for Arnprior left the C.A.R. depot at 7 a.m. and returned at 6 p.m., the trip taking a little less than three hours, with faster times promised once the road was fully ballasted. Trains began "on Monday" (May 15). Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-05-29 | 1893-05-19 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The sub-contractors for building the O. & P.S. westward from Arnprior were named: Wm. Heald for the eight miles from Arnprior, and Messrs. Golden & Secarton for the eight miles from Renfrew. Grading was to be done to Renfrew by July 15 and the iron laid by August 15. Mr. Heald had a large gang of men and teams at work on his section by May 29. On June 30 Mr. Jas. Contway of Renfrew was reported awarded the contract to fence 16 miles of the line between Renfrew and Eganville. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-06-05 | 1893-06-01 | Madawaska River Bridge at Arnprior | The iron bridge for the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway spanning the Madawaska River was nearing completion at the Dominion Bridge Company's works at Lachine, to be ready for removal in a couple of weeks; by June 5 the bridge at Arnprior was expected to be completed in about two weeks, with the line's construction advanced to within a few miles of Renfrew. On May 12 the bridge site had been reported ready for the railway iron. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-06-20 | 1893-06-20≥ | Ottawa East | By June 20, 1893, a train of freight cars, partly loaded with lumber, had dashed into the passenger swing bridge over the canal at Ottawa East; one car was badly wrecked and the bridge considerably damaged, after a barge hand attempting to take the train down the grade to the dock to load the lumber could not work the brakes right. Repairs to the Ottawa East ("Archville") bridge were commenced on June 22, the delay being due to the non-arrival of suitable timber. Accident "yesterday". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-06-21 | 1893-06-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Chief Engineer Mountain said the O.A. & P.S. would be completed to Eganville by September 1. (Mr. Booth had said on May 5 that he expected the road completed to Renfrew by Dominion Day and to Eganville by September, grading as far as possible before winter set in.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-06-22 | 1893-06-20≥ | Ottawa East | By June 20, 1893, a train of freight cars, partly loaded with lumber, had dashed into the passenger swing bridge over the canal at Ottawa East; one car was badly wrecked and the bridge considerably damaged, after a barge hand attempting to take the train down the grade to the dock to load the lumber could not work the brakes right. Repairs to the Ottawa East ("Archville") bridge were commenced on June 22, the delay being due to the non-arrival of suitable timber. Repairs commenced. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-06-24 | 1893-06-23≥ | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | By June 23, 1893, the right of way for the O.A. & P.S. between Arnprior and Renfrew had been purchased from all the landowners except two. In Renfrew, surveyors were picketing the line on the north side of the creek through the village (the route mapped out in the Mercury two weeks earlier), right-of-way purchases through the village were in progress, and a house opposite Mr. A.A. Wright's residence had been rented as offices for the company's staff; the engineering staff expected to remain at Arnprior until August, working between there and Renfrew. On June 24 the company stationed an agent at Arnprior to look after its interests there. Agent stationed at Arnprior. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-07-05 | 1893-07-27 | Ottawa East | The C.A.R. authorities commenced work on July 4 on the Archville bridge, injured about two weeks earlier by a runaway train; by July 27 the bridge was being fixed up and given a coat of paint. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-07-14 | 1893-07-14 | Douglas | The Ottawa Journal reported that the O.A. & P.S. Railway was not going to run into Douglas, because the grade on the proposed route was too expensive and the cuttings too heavy. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-07-27 | 1893-07-27 | Ottawa East | The C.A.R. authorities commenced work on July 4 on the Archville bridge, injured about two weeks earlier by a runaway train; by July 27 the bridge was being fixed up and given a coat of paint. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-07-28 | 1893-08-26 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Stations and station grounds along the Ottawa–Arnprior line were under construction in the summer of 1893: at Kinburn the company was building a 40x20 ft station (July 14), the contractor for all the stations between Ottawa and Arnprior being Mr. Tomlinson of Ottawa, and by August 3 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were nearing completion, the Carp station (to be built east of the village on the site of Rivington's hill) was about to begin, and grounds were located at Kinburn for a freight shed and granary; by August 18 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were about finished and the foundation was in at March Corners. At Arnprior the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds (otherwise the station would have gone to Mansfield); Mr. Mountain said on August 3 the station would be on Tierney street in the centre of town, Mr. Morley Donaldson bought brick and stone for it in the week of August 7, and construction began by August 26 at the end of Tierney street, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station. The company was also paying good prices for right of way in Arnprior, with a representative buying properties (July 14, 21). Arnprior council granting part of Tierney street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-07-28 | 1893-08-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Ballasting of the Ottawa–Arnprior line advanced through the summer of 1893: by July 28 it was complete from Arnprior to within two miles of Carp, with three hundred carloads a day coming from Willis' gravel pit near Arnprior, while a train hauled earth from Rivington's pit at Carp to fill the big trestle over the C.P.R. near Bell's Corners; by August 18 it was complete from Arnprior to Doyle's cut, five miles east of Carp, and Mr. Mountain said on August 22 that ballasting on the eastern division would be completed that Saturday. On August 31 two construction trains were drawing gravel from Rivington's pit to the trestle over the C.P.R., loaded by a large steam shovel handling eighty to one hundred platform cars a day, and three gravel trains drew from Willis' pit near Galetta to complete ballasting to Arnprior. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-07-28 | 1893-12-02 | Arnprior Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Arnprior was built in 1893. In July the situation was still uncertain (a council meeting on July 19 with Mr. Mountain representing the company reached no conclusion), then the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds — otherwise the station would have been placed in Mansfield — and on August 3 Mr. Mountain said the site had been fixed on Tierney street "right in the center of the town". Mr. Booth and party made final arrangements for the ground, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station, and Mr. Donaldson arranged delivery of building material, buying brick and stone; construction had begun by August 22-26 at the end of Tierney street, "a large handsome building". It was expected completed in a week or ten days on October 21, and by December 2 it had been completed and was occupied, its rooms large, clean-looking, airy and handsomely furnished, with red pine finish stained and varnished, "a model one in every respect". Council giving part of Tierney street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-01 | 1893-08-01 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | An excursion to Clark's Island required twenty-seven coaches, which had to be divided into two sections. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-03 | 1893-08-03 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mr. G.A. Mountain, chief engineer, told the Ottawa Citizen and Journal that work was "up to contract time": grading between Arnprior and Renfrew was finished, with five girder steel bridges on stone piers (the principal ones across the Dochart and Lochel creeks) and one span of the Madawaska iron bridge complete and the other ready to go up; between Renfrew and Eganville about half the grading was done, and everything was expected finished to Eganville by mid-September. In the short time since work began, 300,000 yards of grading had been done, sixty-eight miles were covered by contracts completed or underway, and about eighty miles in all, including some west of Eganville, would be finished that season. On August 3 the contract for the first ten miles west of Eganville was awarded to Mr. Wm. Heald, with another ten-mile section likely to follow; regular trains were expected between Ottawa and Arnprior by September 1 and to Eganville a month later. Mr. Mountain added that there would be one station between Arnprior and Renfrew, at New Glasgow. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-03 | 1893-08-18 | Galetta Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Galetta was nearing completion on August 3, 1893 (chief engineer Mountain), and about finished by August 18. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-03 | 1893-08-26 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Stations and station grounds along the Ottawa–Arnprior line were under construction in the summer of 1893: at Kinburn the company was building a 40x20 ft station (July 14), the contractor for all the stations between Ottawa and Arnprior being Mr. Tomlinson of Ottawa, and by August 3 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were nearing completion, the Carp station (to be built east of the village on the site of Rivington's hill) was about to begin, and grounds were located at Kinburn for a freight shed and granary; by August 18 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were about finished and the foundation was in at March Corners. At Arnprior the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds (otherwise the station would have gone to Mansfield); Mr. Mountain said on August 3 the station would be on Tierney street in the centre of town, Mr. Morley Donaldson bought brick and stone for it in the week of August 7, and construction began by August 26 at the end of Tierney street, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station. The company was also paying good prices for right of way in Arnprior, with a representative buying properties (July 14, 21). Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-03 | 1893-10-06 | Kinburn Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Kinburn was built in the summer and fall of 1893. On July 14 the company was building a station 40 x 20 feet, with a force of eight men under Mr. Tomlinson of Ottawa (who had the contract for all the stations between Ottawa and Arnprior), and a large number of men were grading and levelling the yard and putting in sidings and switches; by July 28 the station was nearly completed and expected to be "the handsomest building in the village"; by August 3 and again August 18 it was reported nearing completion, then about finished, with grounds located for a freight shed and granary. In mid-September the yard was being gravelled and the roadways to the station and B.W. Dunnett's elevator graded; by October 2 the trains ran with some regularity and a station master was in constant attendance. On August 18 fifteen men worked a Sunday, and twenty-six the Sunday before, lifting a sunken trestle near the station. Mr. Mountain on the stations at Kinburn and Galetta. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-03 | 1893-11-03 | New Glasgow Depot | Only one station was planned between Arnprior and Renfrew, at New Glasgow (the Journal of August 3 puts it ten miles above Arnprior; the Journal of October 31 has it "equally distant" from both towns). On October 9 chief engineer Mountain said the building of the New Glasgow station would begin that day; by November 3 the Journal and Almonte Gazette were reporting the station "half way between Arnprior and Renfrew". Mr. Mountain: one station between Arnprior and Renfrew. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-03 | 1893-11-10 | Carp Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Carp was built in 1893. It was expected on July 28 to stand where Rivington's hill was being removed by the steam shovel; chief engineer Mountain said on August 3 that work on the station, to be built east of the "city limits" (as printed), would soon begin. By September 8 the station house was well under way, with plastering expected the following week and the contractor determined to rush it because of the fair freight business, goods being dumped beside the track meanwhile; by September 15 it was almost completed, and the station was reported completed in early November, when agent F.K. Morrison moved into it from the little shanty he had used as an office. The company was also building houses for section hand-cars along the line, two at Carp the previous week. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-04 | 1893-07-26 | Unidentified Freight Cars | Over one hundred new flat cars, all built at Cobourg, had been purchased for the new O.A. & P.S. railway and were sent up as they arrived to be employed at once in ballasting the line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-05 | 1893-08-05 | South Casselman | Three flat cars of a freight train derailed at Wood station between Casselman and Moose Creek. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-11 | 1893-08-08≤ | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Two new locomotives for the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway, built entirely in the Kingston Locomotive Works, were expected the following week: a freight mogul with 18x26-inch cylinders, said to be the heaviest in that part of the country and able to pull 45 loaded cars on a slight incline with ease, and a heavy passenger locomotive expected to surpass the engines then running on the C.A.R. lines in weight and speed. Both were to be set to work as soon as they arrived, their assistance being "needed at once"; another passenger engine of the same build was to be ready for active service in less than a month. Quoting the Arnprior Chronicle. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-18 | 1893-08-17 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Excursions on the new Ottawa–Galetta–Arnprior line: a Saturday excursion from Ottawa to Arnprior on July 22 was taken up by a number of Carp citizens; an advertised Civic Holiday excursion on Thursday, August 17 left the C.A.R. station at 7.30 a.m. (adults 75c, children 40c) for Galetta grove, where about 700 people picnicked and the O.A. & P.S. put on 13 cars, the train running slowly outbound to show the country, with the stations at Kinburn and Galetta nearly finished and the foundation in at March Corners; another report has 15 cars and about 600 people, with four car loads going on to Arnprior. A further excursion train the following Thursday (August 31) was to cross the new Madawaska bridge. 700 people, 13 cars. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-18 | 1893-08-18 | Galetta Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Galetta was nearing completion on August 3, 1893 (chief engineer Mountain), and about finished by August 18. Picnic at Galetta report: "at Kinburn and Galetta the stations are about finished". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-18 | 1893-08-18 | South March Depot | March Corners was among the station sites selected on the Ottawa–Arnprior line in January 1893 (with Carp, Kinburn, Galetta and Arnprior, the track then being laid 15 miles out to March Corners); by August 18 the foundation of the station at March Corners was in. Picnic at Galetta report: "at March Corners the foundation is in". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-18 | 1893-08-26 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Stations and station grounds along the Ottawa–Arnprior line were under construction in the summer of 1893: at Kinburn the company was building a 40x20 ft station (July 14), the contractor for all the stations between Ottawa and Arnprior being Mr. Tomlinson of Ottawa, and by August 3 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were nearing completion, the Carp station (to be built east of the village on the site of Rivington's hill) was about to begin, and grounds were located at Kinburn for a freight shed and granary; by August 18 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were about finished and the foundation was in at March Corners. At Arnprior the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds (otherwise the station would have gone to Mansfield); Mr. Mountain said on August 3 the station would be on Tierney street in the centre of town, Mr. Morley Donaldson bought brick and stone for it in the week of August 7, and construction began by August 26 at the end of Tierney street, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station. The company was also paying good prices for right of way in Arnprior, with a representative buying properties (July 14, 21). Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-18 | 1893-10-06 | Kinburn Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Kinburn was built in the summer and fall of 1893. On July 14 the company was building a station 40 x 20 feet, with a force of eight men under Mr. Tomlinson of Ottawa (who had the contract for all the stations between Ottawa and Arnprior), and a large number of men were grading and levelling the yard and putting in sidings and switches; by July 28 the station was nearly completed and expected to be "the handsomest building in the village"; by August 3 and again August 18 it was reported nearing completion, then about finished, with grounds located for a freight shed and granary. In mid-September the yard was being gravelled and the roadways to the station and B.W. Dunnett's elevator graded; by October 2 the trains ran with some regularity and a station master was in constant attendance. On August 18 fifteen men worked a Sunday, and twenty-six the Sunday before, lifting a sunken trestle near the station. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-19 | 1893-08-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mr. J.R. Booth and Chief Engineer Mountain visited Renfrew on Thursday, August 17, where Mr. A.A. Wright urged them to place the line alongside, and the station near, the C.P.R.'s to spare the town from being cut up by tracks. Booth said they had been over the ground and that following the C.P.R. would make the route longer and cost $30,000 more, so the creek route would be followed, with the creek bed "piled" instead of cutting through Rouselle's windmill and Mrs. Freer's residence; the Opeongo road would be crossed on James street, the track running through Mr. John Smith's vacant lot, the block with Mr. R. McEwen's new house and the south-west corner of the lacrosse grounds to cross the K. & P.R. at the Horton–Admaston town line. The station would be either on the Smith vacant lot facing Moffatt's factory or on the adjoining McEwen block; by August 22 the site was reported selected, one block south-west of Main street in the south end of town. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-22 | 1893-08-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Ballasting of the Ottawa–Arnprior line advanced through the summer of 1893: by July 28 it was complete from Arnprior to within two miles of Carp, with three hundred carloads a day coming from Willis' gravel pit near Arnprior, while a train hauled earth from Rivington's pit at Carp to fill the big trestle over the C.P.R. near Bell's Corners; by August 18 it was complete from Arnprior to Doyle's cut, five miles east of Carp, and Mr. Mountain said on August 22 that ballasting on the eastern division would be completed that Saturday. On August 31 two construction trains were drawing gravel from Rivington's pit to the trestle over the C.P.R., loaded by a large steam shovel handling eighty to one hundred platform cars a day, and three gravel trains drew from Willis' pit near Galetta to complete ballasting to Arnprior. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-22 | 1893-08-31 | Madawaska River Bridge at Arnprior | Work on the O.A. & P.S. bridge over the Madawaska River at Arnprior resumed by July 14, with trestle work over McLachlin Bros.' siding also started; the iron superstructure passed over the line on July 26 and the Dominion Bridge Company of Lachine began placing it. One span was up by August 3, the bridge was about half constructed by August 9, the second span was being erected by August 17, work began on the last span by August 22, and the trestle work was completed by August 26, with Mr. Mountain reporting on August 22 that the bridge was to be finished that day (the Journal said the iron work was only about half completed and three weeks were still needed); the long approach was being filled in and the bridge was expected complete by Saturday night, September 2. Built about a hundred yards below the C.P.R. bridge, it was described as a magnificent structure. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-26 | 1893-08-26 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Stations and station grounds along the Ottawa–Arnprior line were under construction in the summer of 1893: at Kinburn the company was building a 40x20 ft station (July 14), the contractor for all the stations between Ottawa and Arnprior being Mr. Tomlinson of Ottawa, and by August 3 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were nearing completion, the Carp station (to be built east of the village on the site of Rivington's hill) was about to begin, and grounds were located at Kinburn for a freight shed and granary; by August 18 the stations at Kinburn and Galetta were about finished and the foundation was in at March Corners. At Arnprior the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds (otherwise the station would have gone to Mansfield); Mr. Mountain said on August 3 the station would be on Tierney street in the centre of town, Mr. Morley Donaldson bought brick and stone for it in the week of August 7, and construction began by August 26 at the end of Tierney street, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station. The company was also paying good prices for right of way in Arnprior, with a representative buying properties (July 14, 21). Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-26 | 1893-08-26 | Arnprior | An interlocking system and signal tower were being placed at the crossing of the O.A. & P.S. and the C.P.R. tracks at the western end of Arnprior: the tower was nearly finished by August 25-26 and was to be manned by two men, one appointed by the C.P.R. and the other by the O.A. & P.S. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-26 | 1893-12-02 | Arnprior Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Arnprior was built in 1893. In July the situation was still uncertain (a council meeting on July 19 with Mr. Mountain representing the company reached no conclusion), then the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds — otherwise the station would have been placed in Mansfield — and on August 3 Mr. Mountain said the site had been fixed on Tierney street "right in the center of the town". Mr. Booth and party made final arrangements for the ground, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station, and Mr. Donaldson arranged delivery of building material, buying brick and stone; construction had begun by August 22-26 at the end of Tierney street, "a large handsome building". It was expected completed in a week or ten days on October 21, and by December 2 it had been completed and was occupied, its rooms large, clean-looking, airy and handsomely furnished, with red pine finish stained and varnished, "a model one in every respect". Construction begun. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-31 | 1893-08-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Ballasting of the Ottawa–Arnprior line advanced through the summer of 1893: by July 28 it was complete from Arnprior to within two miles of Carp, with three hundred carloads a day coming from Willis' gravel pit near Arnprior, while a train hauled earth from Rivington's pit at Carp to fill the big trestle over the C.P.R. near Bell's Corners; by August 18 it was complete from Arnprior to Doyle's cut, five miles east of Carp, and Mr. Mountain said on August 22 that ballasting on the eastern division would be completed that Saturday. On August 31 two construction trains were drawing gravel from Rivington's pit to the trestle over the C.P.R., loaded by a large steam shovel handling eighty to one hundred platform cars a day, and three gravel trains drew from Willis' pit near Galetta to complete ballasting to Arnprior. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-08-31 | 1893-08-31 | Madawaska River Bridge at Arnprior | Work on the O.A. & P.S. bridge over the Madawaska River at Arnprior resumed by July 14, with trestle work over McLachlin Bros.' siding also started; the iron superstructure passed over the line on July 26 and the Dominion Bridge Company of Lachine began placing it. One span was up by August 3, the bridge was about half constructed by August 9, the second span was being erected by August 17, work began on the last span by August 22, and the trestle work was completed by August 26, with Mr. Mountain reporting on August 22 that the bridge was to be finished that day (the Journal said the iron work was only about half completed and three weeks were still needed); the long approach was being filled in and the bridge was expected complete by Saturday night, September 2. Built about a hundred yards below the C.P.R. bridge, it was described as a magnificent structure. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-02 | 1893-10-07 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The location of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway's station at Renfrew was definitely decided on Doyle street, alongside the lacrosse grounds, with the entrance on Elizabeth street; a special meeting of Renfrew council on Monday, October 2 agreed to close a portion of Doyle street at the company's petition, the site being recommended by Government Engineer Schreiber, and work on the foundation was to begin at once. By October 17 the building had a veranda all around it; work had begun on October 20 (the workmen first mistakenly starting on the rear of Mr. James Reid's lot); a large water tank and an aqueduct to the creek beyond the lacrosse grounds were being built beside it by November 16; the station was to be lighted by electricity, the track running through the fair grounds; and J.R. Booth paid Mr. O'Keefe $1,000 for property and $400 for damages for building the station. Electric lighting of the station, quoting the Renfrew Mercury. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-02 | 1893-11-16 | Renfrew Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Renfrew: the site was first debated in August 1893 (Mr. Booth said following the C.P.R. would add $30,000, so the station would be on the Smith vacant lot facing Moffatt's factory or the adjoining McEwen block), then reported selected on August 22 one block south-west of Main street; on October 3 it was definitely fixed on Doyle street beside the lacrosse grounds, entrance on Elizabeth street, Renfrew council agreeing on October 2 to close part of Doyle street on the company's petition (the site being recommended by Government Engineer Schreiber). Building began on October 9-20 (workmen first mistakenly started on the rear of Mr. James Reid's lot on Saddler street), by October 17 it had a veranda all round, and it was to be lighted by electricity. A large water tank was being built beside it by November 16, with an aqueduct to the creek beyond the lacrosse grounds, and J.R. Booth paid Mr. O'Keefe $1,000 for the property and $400 for damages caused by building the station. Electric lighting of the station, quoting the Renfrew Mercury. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-05 | 1893-09-05≥ | Madawaska River Bridge at Arnprior | By September 5, 1893, track laying on the O.A. & P.S. bridge over the Madawaska at Arnprior had been completed (on Friday, September 1, under Foreman Leslie) and the first train ran over the new bridge on September 4; the bridge was reported finished and the track laid as far as the C.P.R. station by September 8, after General Manager Chamberlain inspected it on August 30. First train over the bridge "yesterday". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-08 | 1893-12-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Construction contracts west of Renfrew in autumn 1893: the contract for the line through Renfrew village was sub-let to McCarthy Bros., who said in September their part of the track would reach Eganville by November; seven tenders were received in early September for the ten miles from Indian Point, Golden Lake to Killaloe; Mr. Heald had 280 men on the ten miles between Eganville and Golden Lake by November 3 and, having completed that contract, was awarded the next ten miles west of Golden Lake to Killaloe (Dec 22), with right of way to be cut out and work carried on all winter; the eight miles east of Eganville graded by Fauquier Bros. were completed and the men discharged by late October, and another ten-mile grading contract was let in mid-December; over twenty Italians from New York passed through Ottawa on September 25 bound for Eganville construction work, and by December 15 the cessation of work had sent many navvies into Ottawa. Tenders for Indian Point to Killaloe. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-13 | 1893-09-13 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | A committee (Messrs. F. McDougall, W.R. Stroud, J.M. Garland, Senator Clemow, H.K. Egan, J.W. McRae, Geo. Cox, Chas. Magee and A.D. Richard) was appointed to wait on the Minister of Railways and Canals to urge the government to grant J.R. Booth the right of way along the eastern bank of the canal to the Central Depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-15 | 1893-09-15 | B.W.Dunnett Elevator | At Kinburn, B.W. Dunnett's elevator was in course of erection, to have a capacity of twenty-five thousand bushels when completed; Foreman W. Winchester with a gang of twelve men was building a siding to the elevator and making other improvements such as gravelling the yard and grading the roadways to the station and elevator. By October 2 the new station yard and grain elevator were "making rapid strides towards completion". Along the O.A. & P.S. between Ottawa and Arnprior. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-15 | 1893-09-29 | Bank Street | To accommodate the increase in freights on the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway since its opening, two long sidings, each over five hundred yards long, were constructed just west of Bank street, laid on either side of the main line, a great deal of filling being needed because of the elevation of the track there. On September 15 a long siding was also reported being built east of Bank street in the C.A.R. yard. Siding east of Bank street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-15 | 1893-10-06 | Kinburn Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Kinburn was built in the summer and fall of 1893. On July 14 the company was building a station 40 x 20 feet, with a force of eight men under Mr. Tomlinson of Ottawa (who had the contract for all the stations between Ottawa and Arnprior), and a large number of men were grading and levelling the yard and putting in sidings and switches; by July 28 the station was nearly completed and expected to be "the handsomest building in the village"; by August 3 and again August 18 it was reported nearing completion, then about finished, with grounds located for a freight shed and granary. In mid-September the yard was being gravelled and the roadways to the station and B.W. Dunnett's elevator graded; by October 2 the trains ran with some regularity and a station master was in constant attendance. On August 18 fifteen men worked a Sunday, and twenty-six the Sunday before, lifting a sunken trestle near the station. Yard gravelling and roadway grading. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-15 | 1893-11-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Ballasting and gravel operations on the O.A. & P.S. in autumn 1893: the Carp pit's material proved inferior (a mixture of clay and gravel, unfit for ballast) and was used to fill the big trestle over the C.P.R. east of Corkstown and some hauled to the C.A.R. yard at Ottawa for a long siding east of Bank Street; the steam shovel at Carp was to work until New Year but was stopped on about November 8 with its men discharged after work on the Sunday; the Galetta (Willis') pit was worked night and day by one shovel, with a telegraph office and, from mid-November, electric light; about fifty flat cars were prepared for ballasting between Round Lake and Golden Lake, with canvas shelters for the brakemen fastened to the cars and about five thousand sections of snow fence to be built that winter; and by November 21 some two hundred flat cars and eight engines were working the gravel trains, with a large gang continuing re-ballasting for the next spring's opening. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-18 | 1893-09-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Regular passenger service on the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway between Ottawa and Arnprior opened on Monday, September 18, 1893, with two trains daily each way: trains left Ottawa at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (reaching Arnprior at about 11.20 a.m. and 6.15 p.m.) and left Arnprior at 7 a.m. and 4.10 p.m., the distance of about 36 miles being covered in roughly an hour and a quarter; stations and distances from Ottawa were Carp 19 miles, Kinburn 27, Galetta 32 and Arnprior 37. The first time card, dated September 18, provided through parlour car service between Ottawa and Montreal and daily sleeping car service to New York and Boston, with all trains arriving and departing from the Canada Atlantic's Elgin Street depot, and the run connected with the C.A.R.'s through service to Montreal, Boston and New York. A first excursion from Arnprior to Ottawa ran on September 23 for the Fair, and the company applied for Ottawa's $50,000 grant. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-18 | 1893-09-18≥ | Casselman | By September 18, 1893, a "G.T.R. [sic]" freight train had killed a cow at a road crossing near Casselman, on the preceding Tuesday. The item says the cow was killed "on Tuesday". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-18 | 1893-12-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Construction contracts west of Renfrew in autumn 1893: the contract for the line through Renfrew village was sub-let to McCarthy Bros., who said in September their part of the track would reach Eganville by November; seven tenders were received in early September for the ten miles from Indian Point, Golden Lake to Killaloe; Mr. Heald had 280 men on the ten miles between Eganville and Golden Lake by November 3 and, having completed that contract, was awarded the next ten miles west of Golden Lake to Killaloe (Dec 22), with right of way to be cut out and work carried on all winter; the eight miles east of Eganville graded by Fauquier Bros. were completed and the men discharged by late October, and another ten-mile grading contract was let in mid-December; over twenty Italians from New York passed through Ottawa on September 25 bound for Eganville construction work, and by December 15 the cessation of work had sent many navvies into Ottawa. Renfrew village contract sub-let to McCarthy Bros.. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-20 | 1893-09-14≤ | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | The three new O.A. & P.S. Ry. engines, one mogul (ten tons heavier than the heaviest then on the line) and two passenger locomotives, were expected to arrive on Saturday from the shop where they had been fitted up, and would be put to work at once. They had been expected the previous Monday but were delayed in the shop. On September 20 the Journal noted that the C.A.R.'s locomotives were being used on the O.A. & P.S. for the present, with others to be built for special use on the line. C.A.R. locomotives in use for the present. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-20 | 1893-09-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Regular passenger service on the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway between Ottawa and Arnprior opened on Monday, September 18, 1893, with two trains daily each way: trains left Ottawa at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (reaching Arnprior at about 11.20 a.m. and 6.15 p.m.) and left Arnprior at 7 a.m. and 4.10 p.m., the distance of about 36 miles being covered in roughly an hour and a quarter; stations and distances from Ottawa were Carp 19 miles, Kinburn 27, Galetta 32 and Arnprior 37. The first time card, dated September 18, provided through parlour car service between Ottawa and Montreal and daily sleeping car service to New York and Boston, with all trains arriving and departing from the Canada Atlantic's Elgin Street depot, and the run connected with the C.A.R.'s through service to Montreal, Boston and New York. A first excursion from Arnprior to Ottawa ran on September 23 for the Fair, and the company applied for Ottawa's $50,000 grant. Also gives the $75,000 rolling stock summary and timetable. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-20 | 1893-09-20 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway's passenger equipment on beginning regular service consisted of two first-class and two second-class coaches and a couple of combination cars, each 54 feet long, built by the Crossen Car Manufacturing Co. of Cobourg. The first-class coaches were beautifully finished in mahogany with comfortable high-backed seats like those in the C.A.R. passenger coaches, and had at the end of each a commodious state smoking department with leather-covered seats, reached by a side passage; the second-class and combination coaches were similar to those used on other roads. It was contemplated to build passenger coaches (and box cars) at Ottawa shortly, a large amount of material for this having been ordered. Article headed "$75,000 in rolling stock". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-20 | 1893-09-20 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway had one hundred platform cars, all 34 feet long, built by the Crossen Car Manufacturing Co. of Cobourg (Limited). Boxcars were to be supplied in the meantime by the C.A.R., and it was contemplated to build box cars at Ottawa shortly; a large amount of material had been ordered, including four hundred yellow pitch pine car sills from the Southern States and a quantity of Canadian white pine and oak timber (the latter for "treansits" [sic]). Article headed "$75,000 in rolling stock". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-20 | 1893-09-20 | Steam Shovels | Two steam shovels were working on the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound line, one at Willis' pit near Arnprior and the other at Carp village. Article headed "$75,000 in rolling stock". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-20 | 1893-09-20 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, which began regular passenger and freight service between Ottawa and Arnprior on Monday, September 18, 1893, had rolling stock valued at $75,000. Article headed "$75,000 in rolling stock". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-21 | 1893-10-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Track laying on the O.A. & P.S. west of Arnprior progressed quickly through the autumn of 1893: rails began going down on the first ten-mile section on September 21, and by October 9 were laid three miles west of Arnprior with about 800 men on the road and grading expected complete to Golden Lake (84 miles from Ottawa) by November 15; by October 12 track was five miles beyond Arnprior, and an electric dynamo car was fitted at the C.A.R. shops to light night work as laying was pushed at about a mile and a half a day. The first locomotive reached Renfrew on Friday, October 20 (slipping into a ditch on the way), twenty men were reported to have laid 9,200 feet — a mile and three-quarters — of track in a day, and rails reached the agricultural show grounds on Thursday, October 26 (celebrated by a steady tooting of the whistle); a diamond crossing over the Kingston and Pembroke at Renfrew was then laid over four or five days. A passenger service to Renfrew was expected in two or three weeks, with Eganville the likely terminus for the winter. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-22 | 1893-09-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Regular passenger service on the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway between Ottawa and Arnprior opened on Monday, September 18, 1893, with two trains daily each way: trains left Ottawa at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (reaching Arnprior at about 11.20 a.m. and 6.15 p.m.) and left Arnprior at 7 a.m. and 4.10 p.m., the distance of about 36 miles being covered in roughly an hour and a quarter; stations and distances from Ottawa were Carp 19 miles, Kinburn 27, Galetta 32 and Arnprior 37. The first time card, dated September 18, provided through parlour car service between Ottawa and Montreal and daily sleeping car service to New York and Boston, with all trains arriving and departing from the Canada Atlantic's Elgin Street depot, and the run connected with the C.A.R.'s through service to Montreal, Boston and New York. A first excursion from Arnprior to Ottawa ran on September 23 for the Fair, and the company applied for Ottawa's $50,000 grant. First time card of September 18, 1893. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-26 | 1893-09-22 | Canada Atlantic 2-6-0 #710 | Locomotive No. 100, the largest of three new locomotives reported as arriving from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, reached Ottawa about the third week of September 1893, having come from the St. Albans shops; the Free Press called it "by far the strongest mogul which runs into Ottawa", built to meet the increased international trade between Ottawa and Rouse's Point, which the large business already begun on the O.A. & P.S. was greatly augmenting. Hundreds of people admired it. "Speedy Engines" article; the locomotives had arrived "but a few days ago". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-26 | 1893-09-26 | Canada Atlantic 2-6-0 #710 | Locomotive No. 100 weighed 116,000 pounds (locomotive alone) with an 80,000-pound tender, a total of 98 tons, over 100 tons when heavily loaded with fuel; driving wheels 57 inches in diameter, cylinders 19 x 26 inches, boiler shell 64 inches in diameter, steam brakes on the drivers and an air brake on the tender. It could draw 45 cars loaded with lumber from Ottawa to Rouse's Point without difficulty, but was so large that it could not be used between Ottawa and Montreal because it could not pass through the St. Anne's bridge. "Speedy Engines"; described as the largest locomotive used on any railway in Canada. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-26 | 1893-09-26 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-0 #621 | Locomotive No. 20 was one of two new 50-ton locomotives with 40-ton tenders and six-foot driving wheels, originally intended as passenger locomotives but for the time being used to haul freight; built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, they arrived a few days before September 26, 1893. "Bob" Orr was the driver of No. 20. They had all the latest improvements, including a speed indicator figured up to ninety miles an hour (regular speed seventy), a recorder for the superintendent showing the rate the engine ran on any part of the line and the time it stopped at any station, a steam gauge showing the heat of the attached passenger coaches, and chime whistles. "Speedy Engines"; the article treats Nos. 20 and 21 as alike. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-26 | 1893-10-21 | Canada Atlantic 4-4-2 #620 | Locomotive No. 21, one of the two new passenger locomotives, was tested up to 67 miles per hour, making that time seemingly without great exertion and, it was thought, capable of going much faster if required. It had arrived from the St. Albans shops in the week of September 22, described as a heavy and powerful passenger locomotive; Ed Chase was its driver. Ed Chase driver of No. 21; described alike with No. 20: a 50-ton locomotive with a 40-ton tender and six-foot drivers. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-26 | 1893-12-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Construction contracts west of Renfrew in autumn 1893: the contract for the line through Renfrew village was sub-let to McCarthy Bros., who said in September their part of the track would reach Eganville by November; seven tenders were received in early September for the ten miles from Indian Point, Golden Lake to Killaloe; Mr. Heald had 280 men on the ten miles between Eganville and Golden Lake by November 3 and, having completed that contract, was awarded the next ten miles west of Golden Lake to Killaloe (Dec 22), with right of way to be cut out and work carried on all winter; the eight miles east of Eganville graded by Fauquier Bros. were completed and the men discharged by late October, and another ten-mile grading contract was let in mid-December; over twenty Italians from New York passed through Ottawa on September 25 bound for Eganville construction work, and by December 15 the cessation of work had sent many navvies into Ottawa. Italians bound for Eganville. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-28 | 1893-09-29≥ | Canada Atlantic 2-6-0 #710 | The big one-hundred-ton engine of the C.A.R. made her initial trip down to Coteau on Monday, September 25; when starting the return journey on Tuesday the steam pressure forced off the cap of the whistle, all the steam escaped and the fires had to be put out while repairs were made. By September 29 she had also broken down at Bearbrook while hauling a special the previous day, and being so heavy had broken seven rails on her first trip. Initial trip to Coteau "Monday", whistle cap blown off "Tuesday". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-09-29 | 1893-09-29≥ | Canada Atlantic 2-6-0 #710 | The big one-hundred-ton engine of the C.A.R. made her initial trip down to Coteau on Monday, September 25; when starting the return journey on Tuesday the steam pressure forced off the cap of the whistle, all the steam escaped and the fires had to be put out while repairs were made. By September 29 she had also broken down at Bearbrook while hauling a special the previous day, and being so heavy had broken seven rails on her first trip. "Yesterday, while hauling a special, she broke down at Bearbrook". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-05 | 1893-09-22 | Arnprior | The "diamond" crossing for the O.A. & P.S. over the C.P.R. at Arnprior was put in on Sunday, September 17, 1893. Before the O. & P.S. could run cars over it, 1,700 feet of rail had to be laid on the far side so trains could stand clear of the C.P.R. lines; the C.P.R. gave instructions to tear up the O. & P.S. track on its property until that was complete, which its men did while the O. & P.S. men were at dinner, and the O. & P.S. men promptly laid it down again; a rumour of near bloodshed between the workmen was played down as no more than this (the Arnprior News commented that "for all around 'hoggishness' the C.P.R. leads the van"). The crossing was reported completed on October 5, when rails began to be laid west of Arnprior. Diamond crossing now completed. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-05 | 1893-12-08 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Right-of-way dealings at Renfrew and Admaston in autumn 1893: on October 2 Mr. Booth agreed to pay the South Renfrew Agricultural Society $750 for the right of way through its fair grounds (leaving it the ground between the track and the creek), the railway making a cutting five feet deep through them; on October 10 the company settled with Mr. Jas. O'Connor and tore up part of the Main street bridge, and all rights through town were settled by then except with Mr. John Smith (tanner). Smith resisted the company's order to enter his premises before arbitration; arbitrators Cunningham, James Reeves and George Eady met on November 15, and Smith was awarded $3,700 (plus a crossing), $800 more than the railway offered — Smith wrote the Mercury on December 1 that he still thought he ought to have received more (he valued the damage at $12,000). In Admaston, Mr. Donald Campbell fenced the track when the company had not settled with him; railway men tore it down, and on legal advice they forced their way through and laid the rails. On Smith's property the grading, tie-laying, rail-laying, train running and ballasting were reported done in a single day. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-07 | 1893-10-07 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The location of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway's station at Renfrew was definitely decided on Doyle street, alongside the lacrosse grounds, with the entrance on Elizabeth street; a special meeting of Renfrew council on Monday, October 2 agreed to close a portion of Doyle street at the company's petition, the site being recommended by Government Engineer Schreiber, and work on the foundation was to begin at once. By October 17 the building had a veranda all around it; work had begun on October 20 (the workmen first mistakenly starting on the rear of Mr. James Reid's lot); a large water tank and an aqueduct to the creek beyond the lacrosse grounds were being built beside it by November 16; the station was to be lighted by electricity, the track running through the fair grounds; and J.R. Booth paid Mr. O'Keefe $1,000 for property and $400 for damages for building the station. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-07 | 1893-11-16 | Renfrew Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Renfrew: the site was first debated in August 1893 (Mr. Booth said following the C.P.R. would add $30,000, so the station would be on the Smith vacant lot facing Moffatt's factory or the adjoining McEwen block), then reported selected on August 22 one block south-west of Main street; on October 3 it was definitely fixed on Doyle street beside the lacrosse grounds, entrance on Elizabeth street, Renfrew council agreeing on October 2 to close part of Doyle street on the company's petition (the site being recommended by Government Engineer Schreiber). Building began on October 9-20 (workmen first mistakenly started on the rear of Mr. James Reid's lot on Saddler street), by October 17 it had a veranda all round, and it was to be lighted by electricity. A large water tank was being built beside it by November 16, with an aqueduct to the creek beyond the lacrosse grounds, and J.R. Booth paid Mr. O'Keefe $1,000 for the property and $400 for damages caused by building the station. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-12 | 1893-10-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Track laying on the O.A. & P.S. west of Arnprior progressed quickly through the autumn of 1893: rails began going down on the first ten-mile section on September 21, and by October 9 were laid three miles west of Arnprior with about 800 men on the road and grading expected complete to Golden Lake (84 miles from Ottawa) by November 15; by October 12 track was five miles beyond Arnprior, and an electric dynamo car was fitted at the C.A.R. shops to light night work as laying was pushed at about a mile and a half a day. The first locomotive reached Renfrew on Friday, October 20 (slipping into a ditch on the way), twenty men were reported to have laid 9,200 feet — a mile and three-quarters — of track in a day, and rails reached the agricultural show grounds on Thursday, October 26 (celebrated by a steady tooting of the whistle); a diamond crossing over the Kingston and Pembroke at Renfrew was then laid over four or five days. A passenger service to Renfrew was expected in two or three weeks, with Eganville the likely terminus for the winter. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-21 | 1893-12-02 | Arnprior Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Arnprior was built in 1893. In July the situation was still uncertain (a council meeting on July 19 with Mr. Mountain representing the company reached no conclusion), then the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds — otherwise the station would have been placed in Mansfield — and on August 3 Mr. Mountain said the site had been fixed on Tierney street "right in the center of the town". Mr. Booth and party made final arrangements for the ground, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station, and Mr. Donaldson arranged delivery of building material, buying brick and stone; construction had begun by August 22-26 at the end of Tierney street, "a large handsome building". It was expected completed in a week or ten days on October 21, and by December 2 it had been completed and was occupied, its rooms large, clean-looking, airy and handsomely furnished, with red pine finish stained and varnished, "a model one in every respect". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-23 | 1893-10-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Construction-train mishaps on the O.A. & P.S. in October 1893: on Saturday, October 14 a construction engine with four cars ran over the dump some miles above Arnprior, the rails covered with blue clay so the drivers would not catch, and went over on her side, smashing the cab, though nobody was hurt (the Watchman's account credits the spongy roadbed giving way under the heavy train, the engineer having stayed aboard to stop the machinery); the engine was brought down to the Elgin Street depot and repaired by October 21; the first locomotive to reach Renfrew slid into a ditch halfway between Arnprior and Renfrew about October 20; and sixteen cattle in two herds were killed by two freight trains at Armstrong's trestle a few days before October 20. First locomotive to Renfrew slid into a ditch. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-23 | 1893-10-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Track laying on the O.A. & P.S. west of Arnprior progressed quickly through the autumn of 1893: rails began going down on the first ten-mile section on September 21, and by October 9 were laid three miles west of Arnprior with about 800 men on the road and grading expected complete to Golden Lake (84 miles from Ottawa) by November 15; by October 12 track was five miles beyond Arnprior, and an electric dynamo car was fitted at the C.A.R. shops to light night work as laying was pushed at about a mile and a half a day. The first locomotive reached Renfrew on Friday, October 20 (slipping into a ditch on the way), twenty men were reported to have laid 9,200 feet — a mile and three-quarters — of track in a day, and rails reached the agricultural show grounds on Thursday, October 26 (celebrated by a steady tooting of the whistle); a diamond crossing over the Kingston and Pembroke at Renfrew was then laid over four or five days. A passenger service to Renfrew was expected in two or three weeks, with Eganville the likely terminus for the winter. First locomotive at Renfrew. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-10-31 | 1893-11-03 | New Glasgow Depot | Only one station was planned between Arnprior and Renfrew, at New Glasgow (the Journal of August 3 puts it ten miles above Arnprior; the Journal of October 31 has it "equally distant" from both towns). On October 9 chief engineer Mountain said the building of the New Glasgow station would begin that day; by November 3 the Journal and Almonte Gazette were reporting the station "half way between Arnprior and Renfrew". Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-02 | 1893-12-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Construction contracts west of Renfrew in autumn 1893: the contract for the line through Renfrew village was sub-let to McCarthy Bros., who said in September their part of the track would reach Eganville by November; seven tenders were received in early September for the ten miles from Indian Point, Golden Lake to Killaloe; Mr. Heald had 280 men on the ten miles between Eganville and Golden Lake by November 3 and, having completed that contract, was awarded the next ten miles west of Golden Lake to Killaloe (Dec 22), with right of way to be cut out and work carried on all winter; the eight miles east of Eganville graded by Fauquier Bros. were completed and the men discharged by late October, and another ten-mile grading contract was let in mid-December; over twenty Italians from New York passed through Ottawa on September 25 bound for Eganville construction work, and by December 15 the cessation of work had sent many navvies into Ottawa. Fauquier Bros. finished east of Eganville; quoting the Eganville Enterprise. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-03 | 1893-11-03 | John Rudolphus Booth | A biographical sketch of Mr. J.R. Booth in the Ottawa Evening Journal (reprinted in the Renfrew Mercury) described him as a Canadian, not an American as many believed, born "in Sheffock, county of Waterloo, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, sixty-five years ago", who came to Ottawa thirty-eight years earlier, saw the possibilities of the Chaudiere's water power and, with the late Mr. Soper, built a small shingle mill on the site of his present big mill. During the hard times of 1874 to 1879 he bought timber limits at auction "right and left" when other limit holders lost courage, and they were worth five times what he paid; "In 1881 he threw himself into the building of the Canada Atlantic and in a very short time the road was constructed and at once took a first place amongst Canadian railways", and those who knew him best said the Parry Sound Railway would be in complete running order from the Sound inside of three years. Also as reprinted in the Renfrew Mercury; the place of birth is transcribed as printed. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-03 | 1893-12-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Construction contracts west of Renfrew in autumn 1893: the contract for the line through Renfrew village was sub-let to McCarthy Bros., who said in September their part of the track would reach Eganville by November; seven tenders were received in early September for the ten miles from Indian Point, Golden Lake to Killaloe; Mr. Heald had 280 men on the ten miles between Eganville and Golden Lake by November 3 and, having completed that contract, was awarded the next ten miles west of Golden Lake to Killaloe (Dec 22), with right of way to be cut out and work carried on all winter; the eight miles east of Eganville graded by Fauquier Bros. were completed and the men discharged by late October, and another ten-mile grading contract was let in mid-December; over twenty Italians from New York passed through Ottawa on September 25 bound for Eganville construction work, and by December 15 the cessation of work had sent many navvies into Ottawa. Heald's 280 men; quoting the Renfrew Mercury. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-08 | 1893-11-08≥ | Chaudiere Branch | By November 8, 1893, a Canada Atlantic train, while shunting on the tracks of Bronson and Weston's lumber yard, had crashed through the buffer at the street end of the track and smashed a candy stand on Bridge street; the trucks of the first car were broken against the buffer. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. The article says the accident happened "last evening", i.e. 1893-11-07, relative to the issue date. |
| 1893-11-10 | 1893-11-09≥ | Ottawa Central Station | By November 9, 1893, J.R. Booth, ex-mayor McDougall and engineer Geo. Mountain had spent an afternoon examining the proposed approach to the new central depot, looking at both the canal bank route and an alternate route east of Nicholas Street. Heavy excavation would be needed along the canal, requiring a crib work at the water's edge so cars could haul the spoil away to fill in where the Canada Atlantic and Parry Sound lines would junction; if the government built the crib work over the winter so a temporary track could be laid, Booth would begin the approach work in the spring. The Nicholas Street alternative would tunnel under Theodore Street, independent of the canal reserve, but would require buying considerable private property, including several houses. "Nearly all the afternoon yesterday..." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-10 | 1893-11-10 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | There was a rumour that the K. & P.R. and the O.A. & P.S.R. might amalgamate to the extent of the Kingston and Pembroke's trains running into the new O.A. & P.S. station at Renfrew; a switch had been put in at the diamond on the town line at Kings. Track laying continued through Renfrew, where by noon on Friday the gang was past the station and near the lacrosse grounds, and by Wednesday near the brick church in Admaston, with sidings put in in town and a switch at the K. & P.R. crossing. Quoting the Renfrew Mercury; also in the Ottawa Citizen of the same date. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-16 | 1893-10-07 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The location of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway's station at Renfrew was definitely decided on Doyle street, alongside the lacrosse grounds, with the entrance on Elizabeth street; a special meeting of Renfrew council on Monday, October 2 agreed to close a portion of Doyle street at the company's petition, the site being recommended by Government Engineer Schreiber, and work on the foundation was to begin at once. By October 17 the building had a veranda all around it; work had begun on October 20 (the workmen first mistakenly starting on the rear of Mr. James Reid's lot); a large water tank and an aqueduct to the creek beyond the lacrosse grounds were being built beside it by November 16; the station was to be lighted by electricity, the track running through the fair grounds; and J.R. Booth paid Mr. O'Keefe $1,000 for property and $400 for damages for building the station. Water tank and aqueduct, quoting the Renfrew Journal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-16 | 1893-11-16 | Renfrew Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Renfrew: the site was first debated in August 1893 (Mr. Booth said following the C.P.R. would add $30,000, so the station would be on the Smith vacant lot facing Moffatt's factory or the adjoining McEwen block), then reported selected on August 22 one block south-west of Main street; on October 3 it was definitely fixed on Doyle street beside the lacrosse grounds, entrance on Elizabeth street, Renfrew council agreeing on October 2 to close part of Doyle street on the company's petition (the site being recommended by Government Engineer Schreiber). Building began on October 9-20 (workmen first mistakenly started on the rear of Mr. James Reid's lot on Saddler street), by October 17 it had a veranda all round, and it was to be lighted by electricity. A large water tank was being built beside it by November 16, with an aqueduct to the creek beyond the lacrosse grounds, and J.R. Booth paid Mr. O'Keefe $1,000 for the property and $400 for damages caused by building the station. Water tank and aqueduct, quoting the Renfrew Journal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-11-25 | 1893-11-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Ballasting and gravel operations on the O.A. & P.S. in autumn 1893: the Carp pit's material proved inferior (a mixture of clay and gravel, unfit for ballast) and was used to fill the big trestle over the C.P.R. east of Corkstown and some hauled to the C.A.R. yard at Ottawa for a long siding east of Bank Street; the steam shovel at Carp was to work until New Year but was stopped on about November 8 with its men discharged after work on the Sunday; the Galetta (Willis') pit was worked night and day by one shovel, with a telegraph office and, from mid-November, electric light; about fifty flat cars were prepared for ballasting between Round Lake and Golden Lake, with canvas shelters for the brakemen fastened to the cars and about five thousand sections of snow fence to be built that winter; and by November 21 some two hundred flat cars and eight engines were working the gravel trains, with a large gang continuing re-ballasting for the next spring's opening. Galetta pit, quoting the Arnprior Chronicle. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-12-02 | 1893-12-02 | Arnprior Depot | The O.A. & P.S. station at Arnprior was built in 1893. In July the situation was still uncertain (a council meeting on July 19 with Mr. Mountain representing the company reached no conclusion), then the town council gave part of Tierney street for the station grounds — otherwise the station would have been placed in Mansfield — and on August 3 Mr. Mountain said the site had been fixed on Tierney street "right in the center of the town". Mr. Booth and party made final arrangements for the ground, a short distance south of the C.P.R.'s station, and Mr. Donaldson arranged delivery of building material, buying brick and stone; construction had begun by August 22-26 at the end of Tierney street, "a large handsome building". It was expected completed in a week or ten days on October 21, and by December 2 it had been completed and was occupied, its rooms large, clean-looking, airy and handsomely furnished, with red pine finish stained and varnished, "a model one in every respect". Station completed and occupied. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-12-07 | 1893-12-07 | Canada Atlantic 0-6-0 #2 | The official car of the C.A.R. and engine No. 2 ran off the track in the Bank Street yard; one end of the car was smashed in and yardman Paul Brennan had his shoulder dislocated. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-12-07 | 1893-12-07 | Bank Street | A derailment in the Bank Street yard put the C.A.R. official car and engine No. 2 off the track: the official car was smashed in at one end, and a yardman, Paul Brennan, dislocated a shoulder. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-12-12 | 1893-12-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway opened regular passenger and freight service between Ottawa and Eganville, a distance of 74 miles, on Monday, December 18, 1893, with two passenger trains daily. The first train from Eganville (two passenger cars) arrived at Renfrew on time in bitter cold — about ten degrees below zero, with heavy snow cleared from the platform, so few people saw it, the only recorded Renfrew passenger being Mr. J.A. Ferguson of Arnprior — after a snow plough had gone up the line on Sunday; the Journal noted the train brought a number of prominent people from along the line, particularly from Eganville, Douglas and Renfrew. A private inspection of the line between Arnprior and Renfrew was to have been held on December 12, with government inspection of the road to Eganville to follow within a week. The passenger trains were well patronized and officials expected general freight to continue all winter; the first freight to Eganville was a carload of oil for the Samuel Rogers Oil Company, and the first shipments from Eganville to Ottawa were carloads of cattle, lambs and sheep collected by Mr. S. Howard for the butchers Slattery & Terrance. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-12-18 | 1893-12-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway opened regular passenger and freight service between Ottawa and Eganville, a distance of 74 miles, on Monday, December 18, 1893, with two passenger trains daily. The first train from Eganville (two passenger cars) arrived at Renfrew on time in bitter cold — about ten degrees below zero, with heavy snow cleared from the platform, so few people saw it, the only recorded Renfrew passenger being Mr. J.A. Ferguson of Arnprior — after a snow plough had gone up the line on Sunday; the Journal noted the train brought a number of prominent people from along the line, particularly from Eganville, Douglas and Renfrew. A private inspection of the line between Arnprior and Renfrew was to have been held on December 12, with government inspection of the road to Eganville to follow within a week. The passenger trains were well patronized and officials expected general freight to continue all winter; the first freight to Eganville was a carload of oil for the Samuel Rogers Oil Company, and the first shipments from Eganville to Ottawa were carloads of cattle, lambs and sheep collected by Mr. S. Howard for the butchers Slattery & Terrance. Also an O.A. & P.S. timetable advertisement of the same date. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1893-12-28 | 1893-12-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Beyond Renfrew, track laying on the O.A. & P.S. continued through the winter of 1893: the gravel trains were expected at Renfrew on November 3, some 200 flat cars and eight engines were then serving the ballast trains between Willis' pit near Galetta and the end of track, and rails reached the crossing of the Scotch Bush road at Caldwell's Corners on Saturday, November 18 and Eganville (reported December 1 as having been reached "on Friday"), with ballasting following. The track ran on to Golden Lake and, when track laying finished for the year on December 27, to Indian Point, nine or ten miles beyond Eganville, the end of the grading and the terminus for the winter, where a temporary roundhouse was being built; two engines were still laying ties and steel near Indian Pond as of December 21, and in December the ground frost slowed the work. Also in the Renfrew Mercury of January 5, 1894. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1893', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1893.pdf (file revised December-12-23). Original issue not seen. |
| 1894-01-19 | 1894-01-19 | Eganville | Comment that goods from Montreal were now arriving by train before the invoices which came by mail. 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. |
| 1894-01-29 | 1894-01-29 | Arnprior | It may not be generally known but it is a fact nevertheless that Gillies Bros., lumbermen of Braeside, find it sufficiently profitable to warrant their drawing lumber by sleigh to Arnprior and shipping it over the OA&PS tracks. Who says the latter company is not offering inducements? We are not surprised at the C.P.R. making so careful diagnosis of the situation by sending a representative up the line to investigate. According to the Renfrew Mercury, a travelling official of the C.P.R. visited that village recently in search of traffic. 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. Reprinted by the Journal from the Arnprior Watchman. |
| 1894-02-03 | 1894-02-03 | Middle Subdivision | Mr. M.J. O'Brien of Renfrew will commence work next week on his contract west of Killaloe on the O.A. & P.S. He will employ about 60 men for the present, and will increase the number considerably in the spring 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. |
| 1894-02-09 | 1894-02-09 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | At a meeting of the railway committee of the Privy Council this morning... The next application was from the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway for the extension of time for completing the two bridges across the Canadian Pacific near Ottawa. One of these bridges is to cross the St. Lawrence and Ottawa road near Rochesterville and the other is in the township of Nepean, some six or seven miles from the city near Bell's Corners, to cross the C.P.R. Mr. Christie appeared for the railway and said that owing to the frost coming on before the bridges were built the work in both cases was stopped. He asked that the time for completion be extended to June next; the piers were completed but the material for the superstructure had only been purchased, not yet on the ground. The Canadian Pacific had no objection, and the application was granted. 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. |
| 1894-02-16 | 1894-02-16 | Rideau Canal Bridge | A very singular railway accident occurred on the C.A.R. swing bridge last evening shortly after seven o'clock. A heavily loaded freight train of twenty-eight cars was leaving the yards for Rouse's Point. As usual the train was moving slowly over the swing bridge, in fact part of the train had crossed over and part was upon the bridge, when in some unaccountable way, the two rear cars and the van were derailed. Before the train could be brought to a standstill these cars had been dragged bumping over the timbers of the bridge. Reaching the further end of the bridge the coupling broke and the cars slid down a low embankment into a huge snow drift. When the cars were at first derailed, conductor Lemieux, fearing that they would tumble over the bridge, jumped from the top of the van to the ice of the canal below, a distance of about twenty-five feet, but fortunately was uninjured. One of the brakemen kept on the van until the far end of the bridge was reached where the cars went into the embankment. So severely shaken up were the cars that the trucks of two of them were detached. No one appears to know how the cars became derailed; the switch at the west end of the bridge was securely locked, and the only feasible theory for the accident is that a beam of one of the cars broke and, falling across the rail, derailed the cars. No one is blamed for the accident. 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. |
| 1894-03-24 | 1894-03-24 | Middle Subdivision | The contract for next summer's work on the O.A. & P.S.R. construction was let this morning. It went to E.F. Fauquier. He will construct thirty-five miles of road from Barry's Bay, the present terminus of the line, one hundred and seven miles distant from Ottawa, to Long Lake, 142 miles from this city. This is considered the heaviest part of the construction between here and Parry Sound. 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. |
| 1894-03-26 | 1894-03-26 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Including the 35 miles of road the contract for which was given out Saturday to E.F. Fauquier, the O.A. & P.S. will construct 77 miles of road this summer. Besides the 35 miles contract given to Mr. Fauquier today, twenty miles have been given to Wm. Heald; twelve miles to J. O'Brien, through the Haggarty Pass, and ten miles to Poelan and Fitzpatrick at the furthest end of the proposed line extending towards the terminus of the old colonization railway. This will leave about seventy miles of the road left to be completed next year. 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. |
| 1894-04-05 | 1894-04-05 | Middle Subdivision | Owing to the spring floods having damaged the roadway of the O.A. & P.S. line in several places between Eganville and Golden Lake, the carriage of freight west of Eganville has been stopped. They are now busily repairing damages. Mr. J.R. Booth passed over the line last week as far as Golden Lake and inspected some of the new work. He was accompanied by Mr. Chamberlain, manager of the company. The construction of the line from Barry's Bay to Long Lake, a distance of thirty-five miles, will be pushed through rapidly. It is said the contractors are bound to have it completed by the first of November so as to be ready to ship lumber from the mills being erected by the American company which purchased the Perley and Pattee limits. It is said by some who think they ought to know that the division station between Ottawa and Parry Sound will be at Long Lake. 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. Attributed by the Journal to the Eganville Enterprise. |
| 1894-04-06 | 1894-04-06 | Vars | COUPLED HIS LAST CAR. J. CROTEAU CRUSHED TO DEATH ON THE C.A.R. AT BEARBROOK. J. Croteau, a brakeman on the Canada Atlantic Ry., while coupling cars early this morning at Bearbrook, was fatally crushed and died of his injuries on reaching the city shortly after 8 o'clock. After the accident the injured man was promptly brought to the city where at the station doctor R.W. Bell was waiting. It was seen, however, that medical aid was of no avail and the victim had hardly made a statement to Dr. Bell when he passed away. The Remains were taken to his home at Archville and Coroner Mark notified. At the request of General Manager Chamberlain he decided to hold an inquest. 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. |
| 1894-04-09 | 1894-04-09 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | The engine which went through the swing bridge of the canal last fall is repaired and turned out of the shops in splendid shape and will again be put on the line this week. 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. |
| 1894-04-21 | 1894-04-21 | Madawaska River Bridge at Arnprior | The lengthy trestle at the approach to the O.A. & P.S. bridge over the Madawaska river at Arnprior is being filled in with clay and gravel. 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. |
| 1894-04-21 | 1894-04-21 | Golden Lake Depot | The O.A. & P.S. Ry. have begun construction of station houses at Golden Lake and other places along the line. Mr. C. Tomlinson of this city is building the station at Golden Lake. 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. |
| 1894-05-03 | 1894-05-03 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Two new passenger locomotives weighing 95,000 pounds each with tender and two freight locomotives each weighing 105,000 pounds have arrived at the C.A.R depot from the Baldwin Locomotives Works in Philadelphia to be used on the C.A.R and O.A. & P.S. Ry. The cost of each locomotive was $8,000. 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. |
| 1894-05-04 | 1894-05-15 | Unidentified Freight Cars | Twenty new cattle cars for the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, each 34 feet in length, have just been built in the mechanical shops of the Elgin street depot. A few cattle are coming down the line at present and the cars will be used for different kinds of freight until the autumn comes. 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. |
| 1894-05-16 | 1894-05-16 | Middle Subdivision | The ten mile section of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. above Golden Lake has been sub-let by the contractor Mr. Fauquier to J.C. O'Neil of Kemptville. 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. |
| 1894-05-21 | 1894-05-21 | Middle Subdivision | The streets at night seem deserted since the opening of the boarding cars on the O.A. & P.S. Railway. Until very recently the hotel accommodation was taxed to the utmost and many private dwellings were filled with men working on the construction. Work on this line is now in full swing and the line is completed for some miles beyond Golden Lake. It is expected that regular train service will be opened to that point in the near future. 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. |
| 1894-05-28 | 1894-05-28 | Golden Lake | The 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. 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. |
| 1894-05-29 | 1894-05-29 | Arnprior | Eleven hundred and seventy people were carried into Arnprior on the Queen's birthday by the O.A. & P.S. Ry. Of this number 841 were from this city. 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. |
| 1894-06-01 | 1894-06-01 | Caldwell | The O.A. & P.S. Ry. are building a flag station at the Scotch Bush road near Eganville. A siding is also being built at the same place. 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. This issue's own wording spells the place 'Scotch Nush', likely a transcription variant of 'Scotch Bush'. |
| 1894-06-04 | 1894-06-01 | Goshen | A petition has been in circulation here to have a flag station erected at the town line on the O.A. & P.S. Railway (Goshen). 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. |
| 1894-06-08 | 1894-06-08 | Carp | In addition to the train leaving at 9.45 a.m. tomorrow morning for the Dominion SS picnic at Carp, arrangements have been made for a special to leave at 2 p.m. also. The 9.45 train will stop at Richmond Road crossing. 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. |
| 1894-06-20 | 1894-06-22 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | C.A.R. EMPLOYEES. Their Annual Picnic Yesterday the Usual Success. The annual picnic of the C.A.R. employees at Clarke's Island yesterday proved the usual success in every way. There was a large attendance and all enjoyed themselves well. The picnic was attended by fully two thousand people, some 1,200 being from the city. They left the C.A.R. station at 7.20 a.m. in twenty fine cars provided by the efficient managing committee. The popular picnic ground, where the refreshing breezes from the St. Lawrence can be obtained, was reached about 10.30, and there during the day there was music by the G.G.F.G. band and dancing in the excellent pavilion, while a choice program of sports was carried out. At 6 o'clock the train was boarded for the home trip, and at 9.45 the city was reached. 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. This issue's own item is the pre-event announcement: 'Did it ever occur to you that the C.A. Railway employees excursion to Clarke's Island on June 21st. is the best of the season? Train leaves Chaudiere station at 7 a.m., Elgin Street 7.15 a.m. Everybody goes.' |
| 1894-06-26 | 1894-06-26 | Middle Subdivision | The steel of the O.A. & P.S. is now laid to Killaloe, about fifteen miles beyond Eganville, and the work of construction well advanced over that distance. The O.A. & P.S. Ry. has been surveyed by the government engineer for ten miles west of Eganville to enable the company to draw the bonus for that distance. 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. |
| 1894-06-28 | 1894-06-28 | Middle Subdivision | The boys who have been in the habit of throwing stones at passenger trains on the C.A.R. between the Chaudiere and Elgin Street station, are to be prosecuted. The police know their names. 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. |
| 1894-07-03 | 1894-07-03 | Eganville | The pretty little town of Eganville was taken possession of yesterday by nearly 5,000 Ottawans who took in the excursion to that place conducted by St. Patrick's literary (or library) association. The excursion from Ottawa was run over the O.A. & P.S. 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. |
| 1894-07-05 | 1894-07-05≤ | Killaloe | In the course of a few weeks passenger trains on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. will be running to Killaloe, a point twenty miles beyond Eganville the present terminus of the line. 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. |
| 1894-07-07 | 1894-07-07 | Elgin Street Coal Sheds | The large coal shed that is being erected at the C.A.R. depot is on a fair way to completion. The shed is about five hundred feet in length and of considerable width and will cost some thousands of dollars before completion. 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. |
| 1894-07-18 | 1894-07-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Mr. A.W. Fleck states that the report that Mr. Booth would build the Parry Sound Railway car shops on Sherwood street is incorrect. Mr. Booth has made no decision yet as to the place where they will be erected or the time of their erection. 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. |
| 1894-07-21 | 1894-07-21 | Middle Subdivision | Over 2000 men at work. Yesterday, Chief Engineer Mountain and some of his assistants came down from the scene of active operations between Eganville and Killaloe, and report all going on lively. There are now 35 miles under contract above Killaloe, to which point the iron horse now travels regularly, all of which it is proposed to finish this fall. That being accomplished there will then remain 70 miles to finish the road to the Soo. The scheme will be completed next season. THE CONTRACTORS: the following are the different contractors for the seven sections into which the levelling and grading, and making the road ready for the rails, is now going on: No. 1 - R.N. Slater; 2 - J. O'Brien; 3 - W. Heald; 4 - O'Neil and Ferguson; 5 - E. Fauquier; 6 - W. Heald; 7 - Burford, all being sub-contractors under Mr. Fauquier. It is proposed to put all available help on the work so that the 35 mile division now in hand may be completed early in December. 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. |
| 1894-07-26 | 1894-07-26 | Arnprior | The O.A. & P.S. Ry. are running two gravel trains between here and Arnprior and will have the grading on this section completed in a few days. 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. |
| 1894-08-10 | 1894-08-10 | Killaloe | The rails of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. are laid to three miles beyond Killaloe. 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. |
| 1894-08-14 | 1894-08-14 | Middle Subdivision | Four car loads of horses and one hundred men passed up the O.A. & P.S. Ry. this morning for the St. Anthony Lumber Co.'s limits beyond Barrys Bay. It was this company that bought the old Perley limits in this locality and this is the first season that the company will work them. The company are erecting a sawmill about sixty miles beyond Killaloe where their logs will be cut and the lumber shipped over the O.A. & P.S. Ry. and C.A.R. to the States. 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. |
| 1894-08-20 | 1894-08-20 | Elgin Street | Passengers who come in at the C.A.R. station complain at the way they are "mobbed" by the cabmen. One gentleman a few nights ago nearly had his satchel torn out of his hand by a driver who wanted to carry him. 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. |
| 1894-08-24 | 1894-08-24 | Barrys Bay Depot | A contractor with a number of men will start next week to build a railway station at Barry's Bay on the Parry Sound railway. The track is constructed as far as the bay and passenger and freight trains will soon be running to that point. 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. |
| 1894-08-25 | 1894-08-25 | Rockland Branch | Rockland Branch is being rushed. The building of the line of the Central Counties railway from Rockland to Casselman is booming. Six miles of the line are already graded and soon the laying of the iron from the South Indian terminus — from which point operations are being conducted — will be commenced and the construction train will be gradually pushing onward towards the Rockland lumber piles. The road will run in an almost straight line from South Indian to Rockland, touching at the Stewart quarries. On first of January the road is expected to be completed when it will be handed over, after government inspection, to the Canada Atlantic company, who have agreed to operate the line. Only two small bridges will be necessary to build, that over Bearbrook Creek being the one of any considerable account. Rockland is the only municipality granting a bonus up to the present time, $6,000 being the sum voted, conditional upon completion within the year. 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. |
| 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. Headline coverage: 'Acres of lumber gone in ashes. Seventy Thousand Dollar Blaze in Booth Rochesterville yards... The greatest Lumber fire Ottawa ever had.' |
| 1894-08-31 | 1894-08-31 | Office and Freight Shed | The O.A. & P.S. Railway company are building an office and freight shed at the diamond crossing on the K.& P. Railway about a mile above Renfrew. 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. |
| 1894-08-31 | 1894-08-31 | Barrys Bay | An enterprising Combermere merchant has purchased a two decked steamer, 40 feet long, which will be conveyed over the O.A. & P.S. railway to Barry's Bay in September. 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. |
| 1894-09-06 | 1894-09-06 | Rideau River Bridge | The C.A.R. bridge near Hurdman's bridge has just been painted a vigorous red. 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. |
| 1894-10-01 | 1894-10-01 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | O.A. & P.S. timetable advertisement: train service open between Eganville, Golden Lake, Killaloe and Barry's Bay. 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. |
| 1894-10-06 | 1894-10-06 | Alexandria Depot | The Canada Atlantic purposes erecting a new station at Alexandria. It will be about eighty feet long and work will be begun upon it at once. 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. |
| 1894-10-12 | 1894-10-12 | Middle Subdivision | The rails on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. have now reached Carson's Lake, five miles from Barrys Bay. The work along the whole line to Long Lake is being pushed vigorously and long stretches are ready for the ties and rails. 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. |
| 1894-10-12 | 1894-10-12 | Barrys Bay | A new steamboat for the Madawaska, which is to run from Barrys Bay on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. to Combermere, has been launched and will at once commence to carry passengers and freight. 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. |
| 1894-10-27 | 1894-10-27 | Ottawa East | DANGEROUS PLAY. BOYS UN-BRAKE CARS ON THE C. A. R. AND CAUSE A RUNAWAY. The charge will be that they set loose a number of freight cars on a down grade on the Canada Atlantic railway in Ottawa East and thereby might have caused a smash-up. The cars were set loose Wednesday evening. There are several tracks in the portion of the C. A. R. yard in Ottawa East and quite a number of the boys of the village have been in the habit of playing on and around them. Some of the boys loosened the brakes of several of the cars on the side track. There is a heavy grade on this part of the line and the cars sped away in the Montreal direction. They broke through a safety appliance designed to prevent them getting on to the main track, and tore down the line; a couple of them jumped the track further down. Yard hands discovered the occurrence in time to prevent any accidents. The Canada Atlantic authorities placed the matter in the hands of Detective Flanagan. 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. |
| 1894-10-29 | 1894-10-27 | Ottawa | FREIGHTS CRASHED IN. A SMASH ON THE O., A. P. & S NEAR LE BRETON STREET. Eighteen Sheep Killed - Six Hundred Were on the Train - The Accident Occurred Saturday Night. There was a rather big smash-up Saturday night on the Parry Sound road at Le Breton street. Five box cars and seven flat cars came to grief. The accident occurred at 10 minutes past ten Saturday night. A way freight from up the line was the victim; the train consisted of 44 cars, 24 flat cars and 20 box cars, with two engines attached, one in front and one behind. It is supposed the train broke apart coming down the heavy grade at Preston st. crossing and that the hind part then smashed into the front part. Five of the box cars were thrown off the track and very badly damaged; heavy oak stringers were snapped and heavy iron bars twisted; a number of cars were wrenched from their trucks. Among the box cars destroyed were three loaded with sheep; in all 600 animals were aboard, but only 18 were killed, and all but 15 were recovered after the train hands broke into the sheep cars and liberated them. No one was injured. Men worked all Saturday night and all day Sunday until 5:20 p.m. to clear the track in time to avoid interference with ordinary traffic. 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. Fullest account. |
| 1894-10-29 | 1894-10-29 | Rockland Branch | The work on the Central Counties railway is being rapidly pushed forward and the line will probably be open for traffic the coming winter. 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. |
| 1894-11-05 | 1894-11-05 | Eastmans | What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted on the C.A.R. Saturday about noon. A special train carrying Central Vermont Ry. officials, returning from a week's hunt at the terminus of the O., A. & P.S. Ry., left Ottawa about 11 o'clock on Saturday for home. When the special was approaching Eastman's Springs the agent at that place, it is alleged, flagged the train to stop, but the engineer took no notice of the signal and went straight through without stopping. The Boston express coming to Ottawa had, by this time, left Bearbrook, the next station below Eastman's, and it seemed a collision was certain. Half way between those stations the engineers of both trains saw the other train approaching; the engines were brought to a standstill not thirty yards apart. The Central Vermont special backed up in front of the Boston express to Eastman's. An investigation was in progress before Mr. E.J. Chamberlain, general manager of the C.A.R. 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. |
| 1894-11-12 | 1894-11-12 | Rockland Branch | The Central Counties Railway have commenced distributing ties and rails on their new line. 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. |
| 1894-11-12 | 1894-11-12 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | To Inspect the O.,A. & P.S. railway. A special train left the CAR depot this morning having on board E J Chamberlin, general manager; and G A Mountain, chief engineer of the O.,A. & P.S. Ry; Mr. Lynch, government inspector; city engineer; C J Booth and C P. Cunningham for the purpose of inspecting the last twenty-five miles of the O A & PS Line west of Barry's Bay. The party return this evening. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1894-11-13 | 1894-11-13 | Rockland Branch | Mr. Jas. Shanley, chief engineer of the United Counties railway, was in Montreal yesterday. He stated that track laying would be begun at once between South Indian and Rockland. This line will be 17 miles in length and will be completed early in the new year. The new road will be operated by the Canada Atlantic Railway, who have leased it for a term of years. 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. |
| 1894-11-15 | 1894-11-15 | Wilno | The O.A. & P.S. Ry. Co. has been petitioned to build a station at Wilno, half way between Barry's Bay and Killaloe. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1894-11-20 | 1894-11-19 | Egan Estate | THE WHEELS CRUSHED OVER HIM. FATAL ACCIDENT IN A "STEEL TRAIN" ON THE O. A & PS. A very sad accident, the first with fatal results that has happened on the O, A & P S Ry, occurred yesterday near the Egan Estate Depot above Eganville. The 'steel train' was conveying a gang of men from camp to work after dinner; the men were seated on the platform cars. Four men were riding at the rear of the tender, sitting on the toolbox with their feet supported on the coupling of the flat car next to the tender. The roughness of the road caused the coupling pin to drop out unnoticed, and the engine and cars separated, causing the four men to lose their balance and tumble off. Two rolled off at the side of the track; one fell directly on the rails and was instantly run over and killed; the other fell between the rails underneath the train and miraculously escaped death but received a dreadful shaking up. The man killed was Wm. J. Chugg, who lived with his mother on Preston Street, Ottawa. The man injured was James McGowan, also of Ottawa; inquiry at the hospital found some of his bones broken. E.J. Chamberlin, general manager, was at the upper end of the line when the accident occurred; he arrived about four hours after and at once wired to Pembroke to have the coroner, Dr. Dixon, hold an inquest. Chugg's body was brought to Barry's Bay to await the coroner, and Mr. Chamberlin brought McGowan down to Ottawa on his special train, where an ambulance conveyed him to the Protestant Hospital. Mr. Chamberlin states that this is the first fatal accident on the line since the road left Ottawa. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. The same issue's separate item on Chamberlin's return trip also references this accident briefly and notes it was 'also reported in the Ottawa Free Press same date.' |
| 1894-11-20 | 1894-11-19 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | E.J. Chamberlain, general manager of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. returned last evening from a trip up the line. He states that the rails will be laid today to a distance of five miles from Long Lake and trains will be running to that point, which is 144 miles distant from Ottawa, some time next week. The construction will stop at this point for the winter although the rock work will be continued throughout the winter. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Also reported in the Ottawa Free Press, same date (not separately transcribed). |
| 1894-11-20 | 1894-11-20 | Rockland Branch | The first rails on the new railroad between South Indian and Rockland are being laid. 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. |
| 1894-11-23 | 1894-11-23 | Middle Subdivision | Navvies are coming down now, off the Barry's Bay and Long Lake (now Galeairy Lake) job. Winter operations will be limited to clearing and blasting mostly. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1894-11-24 | 1894-11-24 | Madawaska | O.,A. & P.S. Divisional Point Selected. Land is being surveyed at the Madawaska crossing for the divisional station and grounds of the O.,A. & P.S. railway. This place is exactly halfway between Ottawa and Parry Sound, located in the township of Murchison in Nipissing District, about twenty miles above Barry's Bay, on the property of Mr. J.R. Booth. A tract of land two miles long and one wide is being surveyed out and the remainder of the land that is not required for car shops etc. will be laid out into town lots. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1894-12-21 | 1894-12-21 | Elgin Street | There are great improvements going on at the Canada Atlantic depot at present. All the offices have been removed from the depot to the handsome new three storey building across Catherine street and the interior of the depot is being completely changed. The eastern end, where the offices were, is being made into a ladies waiting room while the western end will be made into a restaurant. Mr. Burgess will have charge of the restaurant. The company are also to open a restaurant at Alexandria. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1894.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-01-04 | 1895-01-04 | Whitney | THOUGHTFULNESS OF A RAILWAY OFFICIAL. A man named Joseph Pelsky, employed in a shanty near Long Lake, had one of his legs badly crushed by a falling tree on Thursday. He was brought down on the OA & P S R. last evening and taken to the Water street hospital. Mr. Chamberlain, general manager of the line, had a train sent from Barry's Bay to Long Lake to pick up the sufferer, and in consequence the regular evening train was two hours late in reaching Ottawa. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-02-11 | 1895-02-11 | Car Shops | Mr. Simpson of the O.A., & P.S. engineering staff has commenced taking levels on the site of the proposed new workshops, Concession St. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-02-23 | 1895-02-23 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Half a million dollars is to be expended on the construction of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound railway this coming summer. The work of construction is about to be resumed; contractors have already gone out to select camp sites. Contracts have been awarded for three more ten mile sections and a fourth is to be let out: E. Fauquier will construct the first ten miles west of the present terminus at Long Lake, O'Neil and Ferguson the next ten miles west of Fauquier's, and Poulin and Fitzpatrick the ten miles eastward from the terminus of the Parry Sound and Colonization Railway, forty or fifty miles east of Parry Sound. The contractors will begin bare rock cuttings immediately, and start pile driving where necessary on 1 March. About the beginning of May a force of fifteen hundred men will be put on the general construction work; the part of the line being built passes through very mountainous, the heaviest part of the line. About 40 miles will remain to be constructed in '96 if the four sections are finished this season, the gap being this side of Elmsdale. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-03-08 | 1895-03-08 | Middle Subdivision | Mr. Wm. Heald has sub-let a contract for the construction of the O.A. & P.S. from the Parry Sound end eastward and has left for the west to begin work on his contract. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-03-09 | 1895-03-08 | Car Shops | May not go on Concession St. There is now a possibility that Mr. Booth may not build the Parry Sound Railway workshops on the proposed site on Concession st. A rumor to that effect was around town, based on the fact that yesterday the negotiations between Mr. Booth and Mr. Thos. Hickey for the sale of 12 acres of land next to the land recently sold to Mr. Booth by his brother Andrew Hickey fell through; Mr. Hickey, it is understood, asked more than Mr. Booth cared to give. It was stated that without the Thomas Hickey property, Mr. Booth would not have enough room for his shops, yards and other purposes, and would be obliged to look elsewhere for a site. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-03-18 | 1895-03-18 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Booth, Chamberlain and Mountain returned from looking for a site for the terminal at Parry Sound. The work on the eastern end is going on rapidly; over twelve hundred feet of pile driving has been done on the Mud Creek trestle on Long Lake, expected to be finished in about four days, after which rock cutting will begin. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-03-28 | 1895-03-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | On Friday night two engines passed Eganville on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. loaded with dynamite for the construction west of Long Lake. Each engine drew two cars, each car containing ten tons of dynamite; to make the conveyance of the dangerous material as safe as possible, the trains were four hours apart, one passing at twelve o'clock midnight and one at three o'clock Saturday morning, both arriving at Whitney on Saturday morning. The train left Ottawa late at night and travelled slowly, so as to minimize unexpected stops. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Attributed to the Eganville Enterprise. |
| 1895-03-28 | 1895-03-28 | Whitney | Fully 300 men are waiting at Whitney for the re-opening of the work on the construction on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. At present the only work being done is on the rock cuts and pile driving; work on the gravel pits is expected to commence in about a fortnight, and this will give employment to many of these men. Work on grading will not commence until the frost is out of the ground. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Attributed to the Eganville Enterprise. |
| 1895-03-29 | 1895-03-29 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | The C.A.R. will put a large number of new, elegant excursion coaches on their line this summer. The coaches are now being built at the Crossen Car Works. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-04-11 | 1895-04-11 | Whitney | On the railway near Whitney the principal work is rock excavation and trestle work. There are 150 men employed there now, and the summer camps are being put up. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-04-12 | 1895-04-12 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The passenger traffic of the OA & PS is now almost as large as the CAR between Ottawa and Montreal. Both lines are doing a good business, but travel on the OA & PS is increasing every day, and becoming a rival to the older line. Residents from as far as fifty miles distant come to make their large purchases. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-04-19 | 1895-04-19 | Rockland Branch | Surveyors are engaged today surveying the sidings into W.C. Edwards and Co.'s yards. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-04-26 | 1895-04-26 | Rockland Branch | The Rockland and South Indian Railway will be opened for traffic in a short time. Regular trains will stop at The Brook and Clarence Creek where stations are being erected. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-04-29 | 1895-04-26 | Middle Subdivision | Four hundred men are already at work on the O.A. & P.S.R. Three hundred are engaged on the first section west of the eastern terminus and one hundred on the second section. The principal work at present is rock-cutting and clearing the right of way. Three hundred men are now at the end of the iron ready to go to work. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Near-identical wording. |
| 1895-04-30 | 1895-04-30 | Unidentified Freight Cars | The C.A.R. will construct one hundred flat cars this summer. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-05-01 | 1895-05-01≤ | Whitney | Grading has begun at several places on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. near Whitney. By the end of this week there will be nearly one thousand men at work on the line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-05-10 | 1895-05-10 | Middle Subdivision | Track laying will likely begin on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. by the end of next week. The grading is going along rapidly and two gravel pits are being worked. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-05-16 | 1895-05-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The railway committee passed the bill this morning to extend the time for completion of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. by five years. [Separately reported:] Petition from South Renfrew over the closing of a station owing to some difficulty with local landowners. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-05-25 | 1895-05-25 | Ottawa Central Station | C.A.R. Extension. The impression having got abroad that the Canada Atlantic railway was about to take vigorous action to prevent the tracklaying of the electric railway at the south end of Nicholas street, the point to be crossed by the C.A.R. extension down the canal bank to the Central station, the Journal called on Mr. Booth for information. Asked whether there was any ground for the report, Mr. Booth said: 'None whatever. I prefer to do things in an honorable and businesslike way.' Asked whether the Electric Railway's track would interfere with his line, he said 'Oh no,' and explained that he intended to make an undercrossing at that point, having discussed it with Mr. Ahearn and the city engineer; Mr. Ahearn agreed, and asked how long the undercrossing would take — about a month, Mr. Booth answered — whereupon Mr. Ahearn said he would stop the work there. Booth was surprised to learn a few yards of track had been put down at that point anyway, and that police protection had been obtained in anticipation of a difficulty. Asked what his company would do now, Booth said: 'Oh nothing, only to give them the level crossing that they appear to want.' Mr. Ahearn, asked separately, said the relations between the companies were most cordial, and that he had agreed to stop construction for a few weeks but was charged with not intending to go on with the road; to secure the right of way for the Electric road's extension to Ottawa East, he had decided to proceed with construction at the south end of the street instead. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-05-31 | 1895-05-30 | Ottawa Central Station | A young man by the name of Wm. Ogilvie in the employ of the C.A.R on the work of the pile driving on the east bank of the canal had his fore and second fingers badly jammed yesterday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-05 | 1895-06-05 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. A.W. Fleck, secretary treasurer to the O.A. & P.S. and C.A. Ry., was walking along the canal bank viewing the pile driving that is now being done there by Mr. Booth, when a Journal reporter met him. He states that Mr. Booth will be obliged to run night and day gangs, as they have only a limited time to complete the work. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-10 | 1895-06-10 | Ottawa Central Station | An engineering party from the Canada Atlantic railway are surveying a route for a temporary track from the main line back of Ottawa East to the Deep Cut. A level crossing has also been laid over the roadway fronting the canal in the village just outside the city limits. The object of the track about to be laid is to secure a means of carting away the material that will be taken out of the canal, in connection with the pile driving, and also to draw material to fill in the flat below the Deep Cut through which it is proposed to run the canal bank line. There is also the likelihood that the line for which the survey is now being made will also be used as a permanent line, if the road goes on. Canada Atlantic officials said the idea that they were trying to secure possession of the street crossing was mistaken, as all crossings depended upon the approval of the railway committee of the Privy Council. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-11 | 1895-06-11 | Ottawa Central Station | Trestle work begun. A definite move towards the canal bank line. The first definite move in the direction of building a line into the Central depot was begun this morning, when a gang of men were set to work to build the trestle work of the line from the C.A.R. main line to the head of Deep Cut. The timber is being laid today on Mr. Alex. Stewart's property, the low flat of land lying back of Ottawa East. An official of the C.A.R. stated the trestle work will go on at once. It will take some time to build the trestle, as it will be nearly a quarter of a mile in length. After the trestle is all built the company will begin filling it in with gravel. This work will keep a gang of men employed almost all summer. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-14 | 1895-06-14 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The Dominion Bridge company have had a writ issued against Mr. J. O'Brien of Renfrew, a contractor on the O.A. & P.S. Railway, for $1,375, the price of a turntable supplied the contractor on the construction work on the line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-18 | 1895-06-18 | Ottawa Central Station | Building of the Trestle Work at the Deep Cut begun. Fifty men were at work this morning to build the trestle work of the line into the Central Depot. The survey of the line as far as Theodore Street has been completed, and yesterday Mr. Geo. Root and a party of the engineering staff of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. finished taking levels for the trestle work so that it could be immediately commenced. The timbers are all on the spot so there will be no delay on that score; framers and other workers are on hand framing the trestle timber, and today many of the heavy upright timbers had been placed in position. The trestle, which gives an inlet from the C.A.R. line to the Central depot, extends from the point where the line crosses the Rideau river bridge across the low flat of land owned by Mr. Arch. Stewart to the point where the Hurdman road connects with the Canal road above the head of the Deep Cut. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Gives the trestle's length as 2,100 feet. |
| 1895-06-18 | 1895-06-18 | Ottawa Central Station | "There will be no delay in the work of building the line into the Central depot," said Mr. A.W. Fleck, secretary-treasurer of the C.A.R., "now that the trestle work has been begun. We are waiting for an answer from the Ottawa East council to our request for an exemption from taxes if we build our workshops adjoining the village. If it is in the affirmative we will then go on after the trestle work has been built to fill in the low property between the eastern and western lines preparatory to building our work shops there. If this is done a large force of men will be employed all summer." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-20 | 1895-06-20 | Car Shops | On at the same time: so will go the 'V' and the filling of the C.A.R. car shops. It is learned that the filling in of the main and switch track of the C.A.R. back of the Deep Cut and the workshops that are to occupy the 'V' space that is to be filled in, will go on at the same time. Ordinarily the earth in the space that is to be filled in would be too soft to permit foundations to be laid this summer, but Mr. Booth has decided to pile drive the foundations, and as the space is filled in piles will be driven and the workshops constructed concurrently. There are some fifteen acres to be filled in, to a depth of from 12 to 16 feet; the job will likely take all summer. A large part of the filling will be taken from the canal bank, which has to be cut down to the tops of the piles, a distance of about 12 feet; the material will be carried away on flat cars and dumped in the 'hole' back of the Deep Cut. Nothing is yet definitely known about the size or details of the workshops, but it is certain there will be, instead of one large shop, a number of small ones, used for the manufacture of cars of all kinds and for repairing; the company's roundhouse will also be situated inside the 'V'. The timber for one of the car shops is now lying out on Mr. Booth's property near Concession Street, where it was held in readiness to build if Mr. Booth had secured the Hickey property. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-21 | 1895-06-18 | Ottawa Central Station | Building of the Trestle Work at the Deep Cut begun. Fifty men were at work this morning to build the trestle work of the line into the Central Depot. The survey of the line as far as Theodore Street has been completed, and yesterday Mr. Geo. Root and a party of the engineering staff of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. finished taking levels for the trestle work so that it could be immediately commenced. The timbers are all on the spot so there will be no delay on that score; framers and other workers are on hand framing the trestle timber, and today many of the heavy upright timbers had been placed in position. The trestle, which gives an inlet from the C.A.R. line to the Central depot, extends from the point where the line crosses the Rideau river bridge across the low flat of land owned by Mr. Arch. Stewart to the point where the Hurdman road connects with the Canal road above the head of the Deep Cut. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Near-identical wording, but gives the trestle's length as 3,100 feet and is marked '(Branchline)' by Churcher. |
| 1895-06-22 | 1895-06-22 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | A daily train will likely be put on the O.A. & P.S. Railway west of Eganville next week. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-24 | 1895-06-24 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. A.W. Fleck was seen this morning with reference to the statement in the evening paper that a temporary Central depot will be built at Theodore street. Mr. Fleck said, "It's nothing but a mere conjecture. I know nothing about it and I am sure the paper that made the statement cannot know anything either about such move." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-24 | 1895-06-24 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Perhaps the largest excursion that has ever been run over any railway line in eastern Ontario was that of the employees of the Canada Atlantic to Golden Lake on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. this morning. The excursion was from all points on the C.A.R. from Coteau to Ottawa and along the line of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. from all stations west of Ottawa. Three solid excursion trains of ten coaches each, thirty coaches in all, carried 1,500 excursionists from the city alone; another excursion train from down the C.A.R. carried five hundred more, and up to 700 more were expected from points along the O.A. & P.S. Ry., making in all an excursion of 2,700 people. The first excursion train left Ottawa at 7 a.m., the second at 7.30, the third at 8.05; the train from down the C.A.R. passed at 8 o'clock. The excursionists arrived at Golden Lake around 11 o'clock. Nearly all the employees of the railway were granted a holiday. Two carloads of boats were attached to the first excursion train at Renfrew for the use of the excursionists at their destination. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-24 | 1895-06-24 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The work on the construction of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. goes merrily along. Messrs. D.R. McDonald and McMartin are pushing the work on the first ten miles above Whitney; nearly all the rock cutting is done and grading is going on rapidly, the roadbed reflecting great credit on the contractors. The contract for the third ten miles has not been given out, as the government has not granted a bonus for construction further than three miles above White Fish Lake. Messrs. Breuder and McNaughton have two miles of the trestle work on the first ten miles above Whitney completed; at Mud creek the pile driving is completed, and at Breeder's Bay pile driving is going on so satisfactorily that in a few days both ends of the construction across the bay will be connected. Messrs. O'Neil and Ferguson, contractors for the second ten miles, have very little rock cutting left to do, to be completed in a few weeks; grading and levelling is going on rapidly, with large numbers of Italians on the right of way — six weeks ago a swampy forest, now a well constructed railroad bed. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Attributed to the Eganville Star. |
| 1895-06-27 | 1895-06-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Careful of dynamite. There has not been an accident on the construction of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. this summer; only two serious accidents have taken place on the road, out of over two thousand men employed all summer where blasting and rock cutting is continual. As much as a thousand tons of dynamite have already been used on the line this summer, most of it sent up last winter and drawn from the end of the iron to points on the survey. Magazines for storing the dynamite were built on islands in the neighbouring lakes, from half a mile to a mile removed from where the men are working; when dynamite is required, men are sent by boat to the magazine and bring over two or three boxes at a time. In conveying dynamite over the line, special through trains are used, never more than three or four carloads of the explosive allowed to be taken over the line at once. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-06-28 | 1895-06-28 | Ottawa Central Station | The C.A.R. Trestle work. The western end of railway trestle at Archville is still unfinished as the company have not yet closed a deal for the Daly property over which the trestle is to pass. It is understood that the real difficulty exists in the owner of the property wanting to sell the whole of his claim to the company while the company only want to buy a right of way through it. If the deal cannot be made very soon the work of completing the trestle will go on and the value of the property left to arbitration. It is learned that early next week the houses of squatters on Ordnance Land will be removed. The pile driving along the east bank of the canal is being rushed along quite rapidly; it has now been done to within 150 yards of Maria street bridge, which will be completed next month. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-03 | 1895-07-02 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The Ottawa East council last evening passed a motion for the preparing of a by-law to exempt the O.A. & P.S. Ry. from taxation for ten years on the condition that the workshops are built adjoining the village. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-04 | 1895-07-04≤ | Ottawa Central Station | First Engine Tomorrow. Tomorrow the first O.A. & P.S. Ry. locomotive will cross Nicholas street on the line into Central Depot. The rails were today almost all laid on the long trestle east of Archville, and all that was required to be done was to finish the north end of the trestle. In the beginning of next week a steam shovel will begin cutting out the canal bank from the head of Deep Cut to Theodore street, and the earth will be used in filling in the low ground beyond Archville on which the workshops are to be built. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-09 | 1895-07-09 | Ottawa Central Station | The Canada Atlantic Railway has purchased from the Sparks estate the right of way down the canal bank from the Maria street bridge north to the Canal basin, enabling the company to run straight down the canal bank to the basin between Dey's rink and the water, and around the basin in front of the Ottawa Granite Works, to the desired point for the station on the site of the old drill shed on Nicholas st. — a change from the original idea of running across Theodore street at the back of Dey's rink. The O.A. & P.S. Ry. now have 1,200 feet of side track laid along the canal bank piling in preparation for excavation; three hundred thousand cubic yards of earth are to be excavated. Tomorrow the steam shovel will be at work, having been brought down the line a few days ago for repairs. The trestle leading from the west end of the C.A.R. line into the Central depot is now one third built, sills laid half the distance; it will be 1,500 feet long. Mr. J.R. Booth, seventy years of age, has taken personal charge of the work, on the scene from six in the morning until dusk, frequently handling the pick and shovel himself. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-09 | 1895-07-09≤ | Ottawa Central Station | The Canal Bank Work. The pile driving along the east side of the canal is now completed. The work extends from Maria street bridge to the head of Deep Cut, a distance of 2,700 feet. Mr. Booth had the work pushed on rapidly. The work of excavating along the canal bank for the O.A. & P.S. entrance to the Central Depot will be begun not later than tomorrow afternoon. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. A separate item in the same issue. |
| 1895-07-10 | 1895-07-10 | Elgin Street | The C.A.R. are shortly to begin building a siding into the new porcelain works near the depot. The siding will be about five hundred feet long. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-12 | 1895-07-09 | Whitney | O'Neil and Ferguson were the OA & PS contractors in the Whitney area; the subcontractor for stonework (from Eganville) was Mr. Keating. Mr. Force, contractor on the OA & PS near the terminus of the twenty-mile contract above Whitney, discovered a few days ago the skeleton of an Indian, with tomahawk and other curiosities at his side, while excavating for the rail bed. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-15 | 1895-07-14 | Middle Subdivision | Mr. Geo. Mountain has returned from a trip over the line. The ten mile sections of Mr. Fauquier and O'Neil and Ferguson are well under way. The Mud Creek bridge on the Fauquier contract is now finished; at first it was thought a pile structure 1,500 feet long would be needed, but the creek has been crossed with a bridge 230 feet long, with the long trestle work on the approaches being filled in. The trestle work on MacDonald and Brodeur Bays is well under way. The Fauquier contract will be finished by August 1, and O'Neil and Ferguson's by September; it is expected that trains will be running to 164 miles distant from Ottawa by the 1st of October. Two thousand men are now on the work, and the contractors are beginning to reduce their staff. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-15 | 1895-07-15 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Heroics for Lawbreakers. Mr. Josh Conolly, license inspector, has an exciting time up along the line of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. watching and punishing violators of the License Act; he had three cases at Whitney to be heard that week. His plan is to take the magistrate and constable up the string of lakes by land and water until they locate a whiskey camp, then seize the lawbreakers and hold court on the nearest smooth rock. At Whitney he noticed a barrel marked 'vinegar' at the station and resolved to get a search warrant, but the barrel disappeared overnight; he was told the 'vinegar' was highwines. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Attributed by the Journal to the Renfrew Journal. |
| 1895-07-15 | 1895-07-15 | Whitney | THE WHITNEY SAWMILL. The large saw mill that has been built by the St. Anthony Lumber Company at Whitney on the O.,A. & P.S. Ry. is thus described by the Eganville Star: The mill proper is a three-story gable roof building, 207 feet long by 80 feet wide, with a shingle and lath mill attachment 48 feet by 50 feet, and sorting shed 270 by 32 feet. The capacity for sawing will be about 250,000 feet per day, supplied by three band saws and one gang saw. The engine and boiler house, built separately, is 72 feet by 81 feet, and is fire proof, of stone, brick and iron. Motive power is a Corliss engine of 700 horse power furnished by E. P. Allis & Co. of Milwaukee; steam is obtained from eight Wickes' boilers. The burner is 85 feet in height and 30 feet in diameter. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Attributed to the Eganville Star. |
| 1895-07-16 | 1895-07-16≤ | Ottawa Central Station | Watching a Hustler. About 200 people watched the C.A.R. steam shovel at work on the canal bank last night; in a little over two hours the shovel had scooped out earth, clay and sticky, to load two trains of flat cars at twelve cars each. When a train is loaded it is run onto one of the trestles where the earth is unloaded by means of a stationary iron plough let down in front of the first car; the train goes ahead, and the plough, catching the earth, hurls it off to the ground at the foot of the trestle. It is expected the whole bank, down to the Maria street bridge, will be scooped out within a month. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-23 | 1895-07-23≤ | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The Hubbell Primary Battery Company have already begun manufacturing their batteries. The company expect by the 15th of August to have a passenger coach on the C.A.R. and C.P.R. lighted by their battery, and if this test proves successful several other coaches will be similarly lighted on the same lines. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-24 | 1895-07-24 | Rockland Branch | A correspondent from the rising village at Cheeney's station where a post office has just been opened, writes as to signs of progress along the line of the new branch of railway running from South Indian to Rockland. Freight is now carried through to the lumber town on the Ottawa, but passenger traffic has not been begun owing to the fact that ballasting is in progress; this work is expected to be completed in five or six weeks and then regular passenger service will be begun. Two stations have been completed, one at Cheeney's and the other at Clarence Creek. The buildings were examined yesterday by Reeve Landry and Deputy Reeve Touchette on behalf of the township of Clarence which voted $1,000 towards their construction; the work was pronounced first class and contractor Tomlinson complimented. At Cheeney's there is a regular hum of business: in addition to the post office there is a carding mill, a saw mill and a general store, and a survey of the proposed village has just been completed. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-25 | 1895-07-25 | Renfrew | About 300 people left the city this morning on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. regular to attend the opening of the Renfrew Creamery by Lord Aberdeen today. Lord and Lady Aberdeen went up on their special car. His excellency the Governor General passed up this morning at 1 a.m. on his special car attached to No. 7 train for the west and will remain over at Renfrew until the hour of formally opening the creamery. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-26 | 1895-07-26 | Ottawa Central Station | The "weighing" pieces have been put down for the construction of the railway track along the east bank of the canal as far as Maria street bridge. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-27 | 1895-07-27 | Middle Subdivision | FAR END OF THE O.A. & P.S. How the 20 Mile Contract is Being Put Through. The twenty miles of construction work west of Whitney was let in two ten-mile contracts, to be ready for steel laying by 1 August and 1 September respectively. The first ten miles was secured by Mr. E.J. Fauquier of Toronto, who sub-let the grading and rockcutting to Messrs. McDonald & McMartin and the trestle building and pile driving to Messrs. Breauder & McNaughton. O'Neil & Ferguson were awarded the second ten miles and are superintending it personally. The railway's interests are looked after by Chief Engineer Geo. E. Mountain, assisted by Arthur Bruce, C.E., on the first ten miles, and W.C. Cranston, C.E., on the second. McDonald & McMartin have already discharged a number of their men, putting finishing touches on a few rock cuts and fills — the largest amount of rock cutting yet done on the O.A. & P.S. within the same distance. O'Neil & Ferguson have the first five miles almost ready for the steel, ahead of their specified time; an alteration to the survey by Mr. Cranston removed a quarter-mile of heavy rock cutting through a hill, saving the railway company about $10,000 but leaving the contractors with blasting material on their hands, and bush fires have also cost them time and men fighting them for a couple of weeks. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-30 | 1895-07-27 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | DYNAMITE ACCIDENT: An accident took place on Saturday afternoon at Camp No. 4 on the OA & PS construction, about seven miles west of Whitney, by which one man was killed and two others were very seriously injured. The men were engaged in blasting rock and some of the drilled holes were being charged when the men left for dinner; on their return they commenced drilling at one hole in which some dynamite had been placed of which they were not aware. The explosion, from the first blow of the hammer, killed one man, a young Swede; shattered the leg of another and blew out the eyes of a third, both also otherwise injured. The wounded were taken down by train on Monday to the Ottawa Hospital, and the man killed was buried in the English Church cemetery at Eganville. This camp is rather unfortunate, as two drowning accidents recently took place at it. The two hospitalized men were named Matt. Sohr and Matt. Mattson, both about 25; the name of the Swede who was killed was not known at the hospital. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Brief same-day notice: 'One killed, two hurt in serious dynamite explosion on the O.A. & P.S. near Whitney.' |
| 1895-07-30 | 1895-07-29 | Rockland Branch | Rockland July 29 - about 175 of our citizens took in the picnic at South Indian on Thursday last and report a very good time. An excursion train left here at 9.30 with the Rockland contingent and the Cumberland Football Club and their admirers. At Clarence creek and Cheney's station their number was increased considerably. At 7 o'clock the train left for home where a pleasant surprise awaited the passengers: the band and a large number of citizens were at the station and gave the boys a rousing reception. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-07-31 | 1895-07-31 | Ottawa Central Station | Good progress is being made on the approaches through Ottawa East and along the canal bank for the Central station. The building of the bridge over Hurdman road at the head of the Deep Cut, where the O.A. & P.S. line crosses, is to go on at once; the bridge is to be of solid masonry with four steel girders over the roadway, about fifty feet wide with three tracks crossing it, the roadway beneath 32 feet 6 inches wide. In building the O.A. & P.S. line along the canal bank a house belonging to Michael Kielly, on the Ordnance Lands at the head of the Deep Cut, had to be torn down as it was directly on the right of way; the company have decided to build a new house for Mr. Kielly nearby, superior to his former dwelling. The work of excavating the canal bank by the steam shovel is being interfered with by rain, the wet clay sticking to the shovel. The eastern trestle beyond Archville is now almost filled in; the filling in of the western trestle will begin at once, and grading has begun at the connection of the western approach with the main line of the C.A.R. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-01 | 1895-08-01 | Ottawa Central Station | NOT FAR OFF NOW: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS A NEW MARIA STREET BRIDGE. The first important step towards the new bridge over the canal at Maria street took place this morning, when Chief Engineer Louis Coste of the public works department had an interview with Mayor Borthwick and Mr. J.R. Booth. Various questions in connection with the erection of a new bridge and the removal of the old one were discussed, but no definite decision was arrived at. It is understood an iron bridge with stone piers was the structure most favorably considered. Nothing can be done towards extending the central station line beyond Theodore street until the bridge matter is settled. Mayor Borthwick was asked by Mr. Coste to have the present bridge closed at once, but objected, holding it should not be done until the Sparks street pavement is completed; Mr. Coste agreed to make a recommendation on those lines. All indications are that the new bridge will be built this season. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-01 | 1895-08-01 | Ottawa Central Station | Whatever may be the site of the Central Depot, the C.A.R. and O.A. & P.S. companies have decided not to build new freight sheds in the central part of the city, but to make the freight buildings at the present depot on Elgin Street suit the purpose for some time to come. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-03 | 1895-08-03 | Ottawa Central Station | A pile driver has again been placed on the east side of the canal to continue the fortification of the banks. It stands near Maria street bridge. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-06 | 1895-08-06 | Ottawa Central Station | A plan has been filed in the city registry office showing the route of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. north of Maria street. The line as shown passes directly in front of Dey's rink and strikes from there in a direct line across the canal basin over a swing bridge to the rear of Easton's office at the foot of Little Sussex street; it is shown no further, as no agreement has yet been made with the Sparks estate. The company do not wish to buy the militia stores building, as it will be unsuitable for a railway depot and not as large as the one contemplated; it is now unlikely that the site for the central depot will be on the other side of Dufferin bridge. In a very few days the C.A.R. steam shovel will be at work right at the Maria street bridge; the engine attached to the flat cars was there yesterday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-08 | 1895-08-08 | Rideau Canal Bridge | A freight car ran off the siding running down to the canal east of the C.A.R. swing bridge this morning. The car ran against the bridge, broke a truck and almost canted into the canal. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-09 | 1895-08-08≥ | Ottawa Central Station | Hundreds of people watched the steam shovel from Maria street bridge last night; it is almost up to the bridge now. The Canada Atlantic have built a ten foot wooden fence between their track and Nicholas street at the Deep Cut. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-12 | 1895-08-12 | Ottawa Central Station | The C.A.R. steam shovel has begun operations on a second row of the canal bank, beginning, as before, at the Deep Cut. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-22 | 1895-08-22 | Ottawa Central Station | The steam shovel is making rapid progress in the second line of cutting; the canal bank from the Deep Cut to Maria street looks quite business like now, with two lines of track and a couple of switches down. A farmer who was evidently not as sober as he might have been tried, the night before last, to drive his horses through the 10 foot board fence that the C.A.R. put up to cut off Nicholas street and enclose the railway tracks; he had forgotten the way he came in the morning by the new route. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-24 | 1895-08-24 | Ottawa Central Station | It seems that no formal plans for the Central depot have been submitted by Mr. Booth to the railway department. The plans sent to the department were only informal ones intended to give the minister a general idea of the work proposed. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-08-29 | 1895-08-29 | Ottawa East | The new trestle within the "y" west of Archville, where the new car shops are to be located, is now half built. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-05 | 1895-09-05 | Rockland Branch | The strike on the Central Counties Railway is now over. The one hundred and forty men who struck last week for their arrears in wages went back to work on Monday morning. The difficulty has been settled by the C.A.R. agreeing to complete the line, taking it altogether out of the hands of the contractors and reengaging the men. The company however does not assume any of the contractors' indebtedness, but will merely finish the line as rapidly as possible and pay the men once a fortnight. Mr. Jno. Graham, C.A.R. roadmaster, now has charge of the work. Two trains are busy ballasting the remainder of the road, and it is expected to open passenger service over the line from Rockland to South Indian, where the road taps the C.A.R. main line, in time to bring people into Ottawa for the exhibition. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-11 | 1895-09-11 | Ottawa Central Station | The steam shovel has started on a third round at the canal bank excavation; it will keep on working night and day. There was a rumor yesterday that during exhibition the C.A.R would run its passengers down the canal bank to the Maria street bridge; Mr. Fleck said there was no ground for the story. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-16 | 1895-09-16 | Ottawa Central Station | The C.A.R. is now running a fence across the canal reserve at Maria street bridge. As the steam shovel is now on its third round down, there will be no more further walking up the canal bank. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-20 | 1895-09-20 | Rockland Branch | The completion of the Rockland branch is being pushed forward rapidly, but the intention to have the line ready to run passenger trains over it for exhibition week can not be carried out. The line will not be ready for passenger service before the middle of next month. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-20 | 1895-09-20 | Ottawa Central Station | Nothing new can be written about the location of the Central depot. No move has yet been made to extend the line north of Maria street, although the line must be across this street by December 1st according to the by-law, or the company will risk losing its $50,000 bonus from the city. The steam shovel will complete the excavation of the canal bank this fall; the third strip of earth will be finished in a couple of weeks, and another strip will excavate the required width. The fourth strip will be finished by the first of November. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-20 | 1895-09-20 | Ottawa East | The building of the O.A. & P.S. workshops in the "Y" beyond Archville are to begin without delay. Within a few weeks the foundations of the massive buildings will be laid; the plans have been ready for months. There will be two large workshops and a roundhouse, entirely of stone with steel roofing supported by immense steel stringers now being manufactured in Germany, making the shops almost fireproof. The workshops will each be about 60 feet wide and 130 feet long, and will give employment to about 150 men. The roundhouse will be located near the intersection of the two branches of the "Y" and will be large enough to house about thirty locomotives. The site for the workshops and roundhouse is already picketed out. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-20 | 1895-09-20 | Western Subdivision | Next week all the construction camps along the O.A. & P.S. Ry. will be closed as the season's work will then be about ended. Chief Engineer Mountain went up the line today to inspect the last of the work. Nearly all of the men employed on the line have been discharged; there is now only one mile more of the road to be built on McNeil [sic] and Ferguson's contract, which will complete the season's work. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-28 | 1895-09-28≤ | Ottawa Central Station | WILL CLOSE THE STREET. In a Couple of Weeks Theodore St. Will be Shut by the C.A.R. Theodore street will be closed for traffic to permit the excavation of the street for the C.A.R. lines into Central depot. Three or four tracks will be built across the street and these will be covered with temporary trestles. After the street is crossed the location and construction of the Central depot will be attended to. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-09-30 | 1895-09-28 | Elgin Street | An electric car full of people going home from the fair narrowly escaped missing the afternoon train on the C.A.R. Saturday. The train was half way out of the station when the car ran into the platform. The conductor had to pull his bell rope. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-01 | 1895-09-30 | Ottawa Central Station | THEODORE STREET AND C.A.R. A Protest Against the Closing of the Street to Traffic. [Letter to the editor, signed 'CIVIS':] A short paragraph in your issue of Saturday states that 'Theodore street will be closed for traffic to permit the excavation of the street for the C.A.R lines into the Central depot,' and that the tracks will be covered with temporary trestles. By what authority will the street be closed? Not a shovel full of earth should be allowed to be removed until the railway company has given good security that it will build and maintain permanent bridges over its tracks, or our already depleted civic treasury may be called upon to provide such bridges. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-01 | 1895-10-01 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Engineers of the OA & PS would be pleased if the owners of cows would keep them off the track, as the Company fines the engineers a day's pay for each cow they kill. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-03 | 1895-10-03 | Ottawa Central Station | NOTICE TO QUIT. A Definite Move Towards the New Central Depot. The owners of the property on the east side of the basin have received notice of expropriation of their property for railway purposes, with instructions to vacate; leaseholders from the government have been notified their leases will not be renewed after May 1 next. Orders have gone forth to clear the canal docks of wood and timber; on Monday morning Butterworth's large coal shed, between Dey's and the canal basin, will be torn down, the O.A. & P.S. having concluded its purchase for a moderate sum. A temporary station will be erected at the east end of where that building stood, for the winter, so the company can claim the $150,000 bonus from the city. The site of the Central depot has been settled: it will be on the site of the militia stores building; next spring will see the depot begun. The whole of the canal basin is to be filled in, and buildings within the expropriated area torn down, including Richard Woodland's leather shop and dwelling, the brick row on Besserer street, the Nicholet House, Wm. H. Easton's wood and coal office, Ransoms hotel, and Cardinal's livery stables. The Central depot will be six stories high, built close to Sappers' bridge so passengers can step from the bridge into the waiting rooms; three flats for station purposes, three for railway offices; trains will enter beneath an arched covering as at Toronto and Montreal's Windsor depot. It will be built of sandstone brought from near Jones Falls, the same as used in part of the Printing Bureau; a local forwarder has been awarded the contract to bring down twenty thousand tons of it next summer. There will be four tracks entering the Central depot, two passenger and two freight, with an extensive freight depot probably sited between the dry dock and Little Sussex street. Men were put to work on the north side of Theodore street this morning clearing away things. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-03 | 1895-10-03 | Canada Atlantic 2-6-0 #652 | Engine No. 81 of the C.A.R. ran off the track near the trestle at Archbridge last night but after considerable trouble was got on again without any damage being done. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-04 | 1895-10-03≥ | Ottawa Central Station | CLOSING OF MARIA ST. BOARD OF WORKS AND MR. BOOTH DISCUSS THE MATTER. The crossing of Theodore street by the O.A.P.S. and the consequent blocking of that thoroughfare to traffic was discussed before a special meeting of the board of works, attended by Mayor Borthwick and aldermen, City Engineer Surtees, City Solicitor McTavish, and, for the railway, Mr. J.R. Booth, A.W. Fleck and G.H. Mountain. Mr. Booth said his company would be ready to begin excavations through the street by October 14, to be completed in five days; the company would build a durable wooden bridge from the east end of Maria st. to beyond the limit of excavation, two hundred feet from the canal piling. City Engineer Surtees thought the bridge should have iron post supports rather than being entirely wooden. Ald. McGuire asked whether a gangway for foot passengers, including the hundreds of schoolchildren who cross Theodore street daily, could be provided during excavation; Mr. Mountain, chief engineer, said it would be impossible, as a gangway could not be stretched across the excavation and would put children in danger from shunting trains. The committee, concerned that agreeing to Booth's request might give the government an opportunity to refuse to maintain Maria street bridge, decided that the chairman and several aldermen would wait upon the government with Mr. Booth to ascertain its views. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-04 | 1895-10-04 | Rockland Branch | Unpaid laborers on the C.C. Ry. want redress. Petition by 140 employees to Ontario government. The employees are said to be six and seven months in arrears of wages and their united claims will exceed $15,000. Since the line has been taken over for completion by the Canada Atlantic Ry. the men have been paid regularly on the 14th of each month. If the work progresses as quickly as it has done since the change the road will be ready for passenger traffic between Rockland and South Indian within three weeks. This line will be an important feeder of the C.A.R. Mr. George A. Mountain, chief engineer of the C.A.R., went down to the Rockland branch today. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-04 | 1895-10-04 | Western Subdivision | AT THE DOOR OF PARRY SOUND: Contractor Plouf, of the OA & PS Ry., who has the contract for the construction of the last ten miles at the western end of the line, is in the city today. The line is now built to within a mile of the town of Parry Sound, and within a few weeks it will be completed. The terminus of the line will be on an island in the Georgian Bay in front of the town, forming a breakwater with an excellent land locked harbour where the great shipping vessels of the lake could lie at anchor; the water is at least thirty feet deep all around the point of the railway terminus, so vessels can be loaded and unloaded to and from railway cars without inconvenience. Trains are now running over forty miles of the western end of the line. About six hundred men were employed on the construction this summer. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-07 | 1895-10-07 | Rockland Depot | Rockland - work has commenced on the C.A. Railway station here and will be rapidly pushed. When the station is completed the company intends to build freight sheds and have everything in readiness for the running of regular trains as soon as possible. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-07 | 1895-10-07 | Canada Atlantic 2-6-0 #652 | On Saturday evening engine 81 of the C.A.R. broke her cylinder. The piston rod broke and was forced right through the end of the cylinder. The engine is in the shop for repairs. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-09 | 1895-10-09 | Ottawa East | The work of filling up the land where the proposed car sheds of the C.A.R. are to be built in Ottawa East is proceeding rapidly. In a few days the site of the round house will be finished and the building itself commenced. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-12 | 1895-10-12 | Western Subdivision | There are still about seven miles of rails to be laid on the eastern end, but after this is done the season's work will be finished. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-26 | 1895-10-26 | Ottawa Central Station | THE SCOOP HARD AT WORK. The Excavation on Theodore Street Well Under Way - Taking Down a Pier. At seven o'clock this morning, men were put at work to remove the remaining timbers of the eastern approach to Maria street bridge; forty minutes later everything was cleared and the steam shovel was brought across Theodore street and set to work to excavate the bank from Dey's rink up to the pier of the bridge. The men then began removing the stone that filled the pier, occupying the whole forenoon. The excavation of the street is expected to be finished by Tuesday night. It was reported today that Mr. Booth had concluded a deal with Dey Bros. for their boat house and rink, but this was found to be incorrect; Mr. Booth made Dey Bros. an offer on Thursday, but they will not accept it, considering the figure too low. A second line of track is now being extended past Dey down to the Butterworth coal sheds at the canal basin; this shed will be torn down next week as it is on the site for the temporary depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-10-31 | 1895-10-31 | Ottawa East | The work of filling in the "Y" beyond Ottawa East is taking more time than was at first expected and it is doubtful if the construction of the O.A. & P.S. Ry roundhouse will be begun this fall. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-11-04 | 1895-11-04 | Ottawa Central Station | Dey Boathouse will remain undisturbed this year; it will not be torn down to permit the construction of the O.A. & P.S. Railway line until next spring. The owners have received notice to vacate the building on the first of next May, and will build another boathouse, 200 x 100 feet, in a central location. TERMS OF THE LEASE. The lease of the ordnance lands from the Deep Cut to the canal basin by the government to the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, as filed in the city registry office, covers ten pages of foolscap. It runs 21 years from 1 May 1895, at a yearly rental of $400. The company may not assign, transfer or sublet without the minister's consent. The approaches to the Central depot from the main line are to be completed on or before 1 July 1896 and thereafter maintained; the rail level of the approach is to be four feet above the canal's navigation height; if the full width of the lands is needed near the adjacent property, a masonry retaining wall and fence are to be built. No engine houses, blacksmith or repairing shops, or coal oil store houses are to be built on the ordnance lands. The railway may deal with trespassers as it wishes; the government retains free access to the canal for its workmen. The company must permit any other railway wishing to use the lands as an approach to the Central station to do so on reasonable terms, fixed if necessary by the railway committee of the Privy Council. The government may resume the lands for a public purpose after eighteen months' notice; at the end of the 21-year term the railway may remove its buildings, or renew the lease for another 21 years. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-11-05 | 1895-11-05 | Rockland Branch | One of the construction engines on the Central Counties railway ran off the track on Saturday by the spreading of the rails and fell over into the ditch on its side. A gang of men were employed raising it on Sunday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-11-05 | 1895-11-05 | Canada Atlantic #50 | Engine No. 50, one of the shunting engines on the dump beyond Archville, was badly smashed last evening. The locomotive had switched a number of cars upon one of the switches and then swung on to another switch. The cars were not braked and when the locomotive was detached ran back down the grade striking the locomotive where it was standing on the tracks. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-11-08 | 1895-11-08 | Ottawa Central Station | O.A. & P.S. Station Site Located. The site for the temporary depot of the O., A. & P. S. Ry. has been laid out by the engineering staff of the line. The building will be located close up to Butterworth's coal shed and between the coal shed and Dey's boathouse. The coal shed will probably be used as a temporary freight depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-11-11 | 1895-11-10≥ | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Pushing Work on the O.A & P.S. railway. Mr. G. E. Mountain, C.E. of the Ottawa & Parry Sound Railway, went up the line yesterday on a tour of inspection from Ottawa to the terminus at Arnprior. The grading from Ottawa to Arnprior is almost completed, with the exception of a few little gaps here and there where culverts, of cedar, will be put in. The timber for the trestle crossing in the township of Nepean is all ready and work will go on at once. It is expected that in ten days or two weeks the work of laying the iron will begin. The company have opened a ballast pit about halfway between Ottawa and Arnprior and ballasting will be done both ways at the same time. The trestle work across the track of the old St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railway is being pushed vigorously along. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-11-12 | 1895-11-12 | Ottawa Central Station | Passenger trains will be running into the temporary depot by the 15th of next month, said E.J. Chamberlain, general manager of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. Work on the temporary depot will be begun tomorrow; the Maria street bridge is expected to be completed by tomorrow afternoon, after which the men there will be put to work on the temporary depot. Upon its completion by December 15th the Elgin street depot will be disused for the passenger service of the O.A. & P.S. and C.A.R. lines; all passenger lines will run into the centre of the city. The temporary depot will be 25 feet wide, 75 feet long, built on precisely the same plan as the present Elgin street depot, with ladies' and gent's waiting rooms, a restaurant and ticket offices; express and baggage rooms will be built adjoining. It will be a substantial structure, needed to meet the public's requirements for a year or more until the Central depot is built on the Militia stores site. The main entrance for carriages will be by Wilbrod street; people from Upper town may cross Maria street bridge, at the end of which a sidewalk will lead into the depot. The railway officials are as yet undecided whether they will run freight into the centre of the city this fall, depending on whether frost makes the new road hard enough for heavy freights. The Butterworth coal shed may be torn down any day, its lease having expired last spring and not been renewed. Dey Bros. will remove their rink and have forty days in which to do this. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-11-29 | 1895-11-25≥ | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | WHERE DEER ABOUND. The Toronto Globe said: 'Provincial Engineer McCallum, who left Wednesday to inspect a ten mile section of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railroad, has returned home. The portion of the road which he inspected lies in the townships of Nightingale in Haliburton, and Canisby and Airy, in the Nipissing district, three quarters of a mile running through the Algonquin Park. He found it to be in good condition. Nine miles of construction work beyond the point where he was is being pushed forward, and will be completed and ready for inspection shortly. He reports that there is about three inches of snow there, and that the region is full of deer.' Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Quoting the Toronto Globe. |
| 1895-11-30 | 1895-11-30≤ | Ottawa Central Station | Dey's rink is now almost levelled to the ground. The steam shovel will be put to work on Monday afternoon to cut away the bank on which the rink stood. Two strips will be cut out from Theodore Street to the site of the temporary depot. As far as is known trains will be running into the temporary depot two weeks from Monday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-03 | 1895-12-02 | Ottawa Central Station | The iron girders for the O.A. & P.S. bridge over Hurdman road at the head of Deep Cut were laid yesterday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-04 | 1895-12-03 | Ottawa Central Station | Opening of the New Depot. The opening of the new temporary depot at the canal basin will be made the occasion of a formal recognition on the part of the city of the services rendered by Mr. J.R. Booth and the immense advantages being derived by the city as the terminus of the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway. The mayor, aldermen and city officials will attend in a body and present Mr. J.R. Booth with a congratulatory illuminated address. This action was decided on by the council last night, originating with Ald. McGuire's motion, which carried unanimously. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-05 | 1895-12-04 | Ottawa Central Station | The O.A. & P.S. Ry. are discharging the men that have been employed within the city limits on the construction of the entrance to the Central Depot. About sixty men were discharged yesterday. The steam shovel is busily engaged tearing away the embankment which until a few days ago was the site of Dey's skating rink, to get a level entrance into the temporary depot. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-05 | 1895-12-05 | Rockland Branch | New Branch of the C.A.R. will be opened Monday. The government inspection of the Rockland branch of the C.A.R. will take place tomorrow or Saturday and the line will be formally opened on Monday next. The Rockland branch is seventeen miles in length and extends from South Indian on the main line of the C.A.R. to Rockland. There are four stations on the line: The Brook, Cheneys, Clarence Creek and Telephone Road. About a mile and a half from Rockland a branch diverges off to Edwards lumber yards through which several sidings have been laid; almost the entire cut of Edwards mill will be shipped out over this line and the C.A.R. to the American markets. The construction of the road was begun about a year ago by the Central Counties Railway, who carried on the work until a few months ago when, being financially embarrassed, the completion of the line was given over to the C.A.R. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-07 | 1895-12-06 | Elgin Street | KILLED BY THE CARS. Andrew Easton (also reported as Eastman), a young brakesman employed in the C.A.R. yards adjoining the Elgin street depot, was almost instantly killed a few minutes after half past six o'clock in the evening. At half past six he was seen alive by yardmaster Patrick Brennan; five minutes later his body was found lying between two tracks by car inspector P. Driscoll and car repairer W. Crooks, with signs of life still present. Dr. Cormack arrived and pronounced the case hopeless; Easton expired within a few minutes, his back broken in the lumbar region, with otherwise only a swelling and bruise on the lower back. No one witnessed the accident, but O.A. and P.S. railway freight cars were being shunted down a siding at the time, and it was concluded he had been jammed between cars coming together. The body was taken to Moodie's morgue on Bank St.; Coroner Mark opened an inquest, adjourned until the following Monday evening. Easton, about thirty, lived at the corner of Percy and Somerset streets and left a widow and two small children. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Gives the name as 'Andrew Eastman'; adds that he had been in the company's employ three or four years. |
| 1895-12-09 | 1895-12-09 | Rockland Branch | Rockland Branch Now Open for Traffic. The Rockland branch of the C.A.R. was opened for freight and passenger traffic this morning and agents appointed at Clarence Creek and Rockland. The government inspection of the railway tracks from the C.A.R. at South Indian to Rockland took place on Saturday and proved satisfactory, the result being that passenger traffic was commenced this morning. The line is 17 miles in length. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-10 | 1895-12-09 | Elgin Street | NO ONE TO BLAME. JURY FINDS ANDREW EASTMAN'S DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL. The adjourned inquest, conducted by Coroner Mark, lasted from half past seven until after eleven, examining a dozen witnesses. Engineer Thomas F. Kane testified he had been instructed to couple his line of 22 cars to a separate freight car; when the cars joined, the shock was no greater than usual, and he did not know at the time that the coupling had failed or anything about the accident. Yardmaster Paul Brennan, who gave the coupling signals, said he had noticed Eastman on the steps of the van preparatory to coupling, and that Eastman had partially succeeded, having put the coupling ring into the drawbar; the train, about 120,000 lbs, was thought to have passed over him, and the car was afterwards found off the track. Superintendent M. Donaldson stated a car has been known to be put off the track by running over a man's leg. Dr. Cormack, who performed the post mortem, found a compound fracture of the left leg and broken organs around the hip, death caused by internal hemorrhage, and thought Eastman had been killed by the car passing over him rather than being crushed between the cars. The jury's verdict: 'the deceased, Andrew Eastman, met his death by accident while attempting to couple cars in the C.A.R. yards of Ottawa, but the exact cause of such fatal accident does not appear clear to us,' and exonerated the railway company and employees from all blame. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-17 | 1895-12-16 | Ottawa Central Station | John Glennie, aged 23, a fireman employed on the locomotive attached to the 'tank car' that carried coal and water supplies from the station yards to the steam shovel excavating close to the site of the temporary depot at Maria street, was found dead in the yard near the round house about eight o'clock in the evening, his head completely crushed. No one witnessed the accident. He had left the engine to couple the tank car to a box car, not noticing that one of the coal boxes projected a foot or more past the end of the tank car; stepping between the cars to couple them, his head was jammed between the cars as they came together. He died a minute or two afterward. The body was taken to Moodie's morgue; Coroner Mark impanelled a jury, which viewed the body before adjourning. Glennie had been in the company's employ about four years, rising from cleaner; a Scotchman who had come to Ottawa about six years before, he left a wife (married nearly three years) and two children. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. Names the fireman on duty as Fred Ball; gives Glennie's home as coming direct from Scotland, previously an employee of the Electric Street Railway Co. |
| 1895-12-17 | 1895-12-17 | Ottawa Central Station | Central Depot Sir? On Thursday passenger trains will be running into the new temporary depot at the canal basin. A few weeks ago a few pieces of timber lay strewn on the ground; today a commodious station, not the poor 'temporary' affair some people thought it would be, is erected — Mr. Booth on the spot every day from early morning, though 70 years of age, often handling the pick and shovel himself. The building is 75 feet long and 25 feet wide, with 'lean tos' 16 feet wide on all sides; a covered platform 400 feet long extends south, to within 200 feet of Maria street bridge, with a wide platform from there to the bridge and a stairway down from the bridge, the main foot entrance. Carriage entrance will be from Nicholas by Wilbrod street or by Mosgrove street and the canal dock frontage from Rideau. The depot is covered with iron sheeting, divided into ladies' and gent's waiting rooms, a restaurant and a ticket office, with a baggage room at the north end. Canada Atlantic trains will use the west side track of the covered platform, Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound trains the east side; the station and surroundings will be lit by electricity. Mr. Booth said the depot would cost $4,000 and was not expected to be used a whole year before the new central depot was ready and this building torn down. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-18 | 1895-12-18 | Ottawa Central Station | The steam shovel, that has been so busy chiselling away the canal bank all summer, ceases work today. The shovel will early next spring begin to excavate another slice down the bank from the head of Deep Cut. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-19 | 1895-12-18 | Ottawa Central Station | THE CAR KILLED HIM. Jury Returns a Verdict of Accident in the Glennie Case. Night foreman Wm. Rogers, in charge of engine No. 81, testified he was moving the engine backwards to couple to the tank car, having received the signal from Glennie; he did not feel the usual shock, called out to Glennie, and receiving no answer, alighted and found Glennie lying across the track between the engine and tank car, bleeding at the ear. He explained the tank car's coal boxes: one had moved and protruded about six inches over the end of the car, and he had noticed this two weeks before the accident without reporting it. It seemed to him Glennie had been crushed between the protruding box and the engine while coupling. Locomotive Superintendent Ogilvie testified that exhaust steam from the engine had thawed the snow at the spot, making it slippery, and believed Glennie had slipped while going in front of the engine and had his head crushed by a lower part of the engine — evidence which dispelled the idea his head had been jammed between the draw-bars. A verdict of accidental death was returned after midnight. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-21 | 1895-12-20 | Goshen | A new station is to be opened on the line of the O.A. & P.S. railway on Monday, at a point five miles east of Renfrew. It will be known as Goshen station. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-21 | 1895-12-21 | Ottawa Central Station | City looks it over. Mayor and Aldermen at New Central Depot. The railway lines forming an entrance to the Central depot passed under civic inspection today; the temporary depot at the canal basin was also formally opened. At Mr. J.R. Booth's invitation, the civic finance committee, mayor and other councillors boarded a special train (a locomotive and two coaches, one Mr. Booth's official car) and went over the lines, taking a quarter hour to run into the temporary depot. Arriving, a large number of citizens were waiting on the platforms, including Claude McLachlan of Arnprior (vice-president of the O.A. & P.S. Ry.), Fred Booth (president of the C.A. Ry.), and others. Mr. J.R. Booth handed Mayor Borthwick the key of the building, and the temporary depot was formally opened by the mayor. Mayor Borthwick complimented Mr. Booth on his enterprise; Booth replied that the citizens had given him valuable help, but that favorable weather this fall had also helped him succeed. Ald. Cook proposed three cheers and a tiger for Mr. Booth. The finance committee met afterward and considered that the by-law granting the bonus had been fulfilled in every particular and that the remaining $50,000 bonus, payable on completion of the Central depot, had been earned, subject to the city solicitor's review of the by-law's details. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-21 | 1895-12-21 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | C.A. Ry. turn out the first coach from their workshops. The first passenger coach is a combination car 62½ feet long over drawbars, or 55 feet from door to door; 9 ft 6 in from floor to ceiling, or 14 feet from rail level; 10 feet wide. It is a standard car with Westinghouse brakes, Miller couplers, and steam heating apparatus; externally finished plainly in Sherman's tuscan red, pointed in black, lettering in gold. A first class passenger coach is now being built and will be turned out in a few weeks. Two snow ploughs have also been built, one already in use, 11 ft. 6 in. high and 32 feet long, costing $1,400, with a raising and lowering front and wings of the most improved pattern. When the company erect their new shops beyond Archville next spring the work of manufacturing cars will go on in earnest, but several coaches will be turned out this winter. The cars are constructed under the supervision of James Ogilvie, foreman of the car shops, and Wm. Holtby, car foreman. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-23 | 1895-12-23 | Ottawa Central Station | The first regular passenger trains left the new temporary depot at the canal basin this morning. The first was the C.A.R. express for Montreal, leaving sharp at 8 o'clock; the O.A. & P.S. train left five minutes later. Both trains ran up the bank to the head of the Deep Cut at a brisk clip. Many people were at the depot to watch, among them Messrs. J.R. Booth, E.J. Chamberlain (general manager, O.A. & P.S. Ry.), C.J. Smith (general passenger agent) and S. Ebbs (city ticket agent). The starting bell was rung by Mr. Booth. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-24 | 1895-12-23 | Ottawa Central Station | The city treasurer yesterday paid the Parry Sound Railway the amount due them by way of bonus. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1895-12-24 | 1895-12-24 | Elgin Street | The platform around the old Elgin street depot is being torn up in order to permit the laying of another freight track. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1895.pdf (revised February-25-24). Original not seen. |
| 1896-01-03 | 1896-01-03 | Elgin Street Depot | The old C.A.R. depot on Elgin street is being converted into a company store house. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-01-30 | 1896-01-30 | The Canada Atlantic Railway Company | The Canada Atlantic Railway have decided to run Sunday passenger trains over their line. A new time table goes into effect on Sunday next at 8 p.m. by which Sunday trains to and from Ottawa are provided. The trains will run on the same time on Sunday as other days of the week; The trains for Montreal leave here at 8 a. m. and 6.15 p.m. ... This move is taken to keep in competition with other lines. There will be no Sunday trains over the O., A. & P.S. Ry. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-01-30 | 1896-01-30≥ | Rockland | Rockland - A C.A.R. engine became embedded in a snow bank in the deep cut, on the mill siding, Saturday night. It took some time to extricate it. (As reported by 30 January 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-01-31 | 1895-09-01 | The Central Counties Railway Company | On September 1st last year the Canada Atlantic secured control of the Central Counties railway. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-01-31 | 1895-09-15 | Clarence Creek | On September 1st last year the Canada Atlantic secured control of the Central Counties railway 'and on the 15th of that month a rail was removed at the first culvert west of Clarence Creek. Investigation revealed nothing.' Several times during the closing months of last year fish plates were removed and obstructions placed on the track of that line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-01-31 | 1895-11-15 | Clarence Creek | On November 15th notices written in French were posted in Rockland and Clarence Creek stations to the effect that unless certain debts which were owed by the Central Counties Railway were paid at once, all trains would be liable to be wrecked without further notice. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-01-31 | 1896-01-31 | Western Subdivision | Tomorrow Mr. J. R. Booth will send a gang of men to his Egan limits on the Madawaska ... The men will take out a quantity of dimension timber, which will be shipped to Ottawa by the Parry Sound road, and run right to Mr. Booth's yards at the Chaudiere. The Parry Sound railway runs through the Egan limits. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-01-31 | 1896-01-31≥ | Clarence Creek | Three men were arrested near Clarence Creek on the Canada Atlantic Railway, charged with systematically attempting to wreck Canada Atlantic trains: 'detective Carter has been working on the case and yesterday arrested Fabien Lavictrie and two brothers who live on a farm near the scene of the attempted wrecks.' They were held at L'Orignal awaiting trial. (As reported by 31 January 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-02-07 | 1896-02-07 | Western Subdivision | Mr. Fauquier has to put in for his works on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. construction, 600 tons of provisions and hay. A road has to be cut for a distance of 27 miles and all the material has to be in before the winter roads break up. Men are now busy cutting out the road. D.D. McDonald & Co. contractors for the first ten miles have also put in 200 tons of material. Over one hundred men are already at work and more are daily going up. Mr. C. Campbell of Eganville, has one large camp at the end of iron and will soon have two more in running order further west. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-02-18 | 1896-02-18 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | A new private car is being built at the C.A.R. workshops for Mr. J.R. Booth. It will be 80 feet in length. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-02-18 | 1896-02-18 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | A first of the first class passenger coaches turned out from the C.A.R. workshops will be finished in a few days. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-03-04 | 1896-03-04 | Western Subdivision | One hundred and fifty tons of dynamite will be used during the coming summer in the construction of the O.A. & P.S. Railway ... brought to Ottawa by C.P.R. and then carried over the O.A. & P.S. line by special train. From the present terminus at Cache Lake it will be drawn to the different magazines erected along the survey from that place to Elmsdale, an intervening distance of 47 miles. The magazines are to be built wherever possible on islands in the lakes some distance from the scene of operations. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-03-04 | 1896-03-04 | Western Subdivision | Chief Engineer Mountain, who came down the line this morning, states that ten teams began distributing dynamite along the line from Cache Lake to Elmsdale today. He states that 150 teams and almost 600 men are now busy on the construction ... All the work is now under way. Rock cutting, pile driving, sand cuttings and clearing have commenced. Three pile drivers are at work. The camps along the line, about thirty in number, are now all completed and ready for occupancy. They will accommodate about 2,000 men. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-04-15 | 1896-04-15 | Ottawa Central Station | Although it is evidently Mr. Booth's intention to go on with the new Central Depot this summer, it is doubtful if it will be completed before next year. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-04-15 | 1896-04-15 | Ottawa Central Station | After the first of June the militia stores building at Sappers Bridge will be the temporary depot of the O.A. & P.S. and C.A. Railways. This information was given today for publication by a prominent official of the lines. From that date the trestle structure over the canal basin will have been completed and made passable for trains. The militia stores building, which will be vacated during May, will be divided into waiting rooms, ticket office and restaurant. A baggage room will be located at the southern end. Trains will enter between the building and the canal. Three tracks will likely be run in and these tracks will extend past the temporary depot to beneath Sappers Bridge. A canopy will be built out from the building to extend over the trains, thus providing shelter from the weather. It is understood that the militia stored building may be the depot for some time. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-04-28 | 1896-04-28 | Ottawa Central Station | The steam shovel is on the last cut down the canal bank. It is at a point opposite Lisgar street. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-04-28 | 1896-04-28 | Western Subdivision | The O.A. & P.S. Ry. is now accepting freight to a distance of twenty miles above Whitney. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-04-28 | 1896-04-28 | Renfrew | There will be an excursion to Renfrew on May 25 from Ottawa in connection with a fireman's demonstration in that town. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-04-29 | 1896-04-29 | Ottawa Central Station | The men working on the construction in the canal basin are now kept at work at night. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-05-01 | 1896-05-01 | Western Subdivision | The construction of the OA & PS Ry. goes rapidly on. The work of pile driving and clearing right of way is about finished. The track will be ready for the steel across Cache Lake by the middle of next month. The contractors have all their supplies in for the first twenty miles of this season's construction. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-05-06 | 1896-05-06 | Ottawa Central Station | The ties of the C.A.R. tracks over the canal basin have been laid to within 200 feet of the militia stores building. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-05-08 | 1896-05-08 | Ottawa Central Station | The C.A.R. tracks over the canal basin have now been laid as far as the Militia Stores building. This morning several car loads of lumber for the wharf were taken that far. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-05-12 | 1896-05-12 | Ottawa Central Station | The steam shovel working on the canal bank has now reached a point about 100 yards from the Maria street bridge. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-05-13 | 1896-05-13 | Ottawa Central Station | The men working on the steam shovel which is cutting away the canal bank beside the C.A.R. tracks had considerable trouble with it last evening. While trying to remove it to the Deep Cut it ran off the tracks and it was several hours before a large gang of workmen were able to get it on again. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-05-20 | 1896-05-20 | Ottawa Central Station | The steam plough is still tearing down the canal bank near the Deep Cut. Several more sheds will soon have to be moved further back in consequence. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-02 | 1896-06-02 | Ottawa Central Station | The steam shovel is still eating into the canal bank. It is now about half way between the Maria street bridge and the Deep Cut. The new signal and tool house on the C.A.R. tracks at the Deep Cut has now been completed and painted. It is quite a neat looking building. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-03 | 1896-06-03 | Ottawa Central Station | Workman's and Erratt's old store houses at the canal basin have now been taken down. The C.A.R. tracks will be laid up to the militia stores building as soon as possible. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-06 | 1896-06-06 | Ottawa Central Station | The building owned by Mr. W.H. Easton at the foot of Little Sussex Street has been bought by Mr. Booth and is now torn down to make way for the O.A. & P.S. Ry entrance to the site of the new Central Depot at Sappers Bridge. It is understood Mr. Easton was paid $125 for his building. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-06 | 1896-06-06 | Ottawa Central Station | The Ottawa Electric Street Railway will not build the Little Sussex Street spur line across the canal embankment to the present depot but will run the tracks down to the militia stores building instead. It is stated that Mr. Booth informed the company yesterday that it would be unnecessary to cross over the canal embankment. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-06 | 1896-06-06 | Ottawa Central Station | The militia stores will be partially converted into a railway depot by the end of this month. The west side of the building is to be used as a depot and the militia stores will remain in the other half of the building until a new building can be erected for storing the supplies. It is expected to have the west side of the militia building fitted up for a depot before the first of the large farmers' excursions on the C.A.R. and the O.A. & P.S. Ry. run into the city. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-08 | 1896-06-08≥ | Alexandria Depot | Coming up from Montreal Saturday night on the Canada Atlantic lacrosse excursion special ... There will be a stop at Alexandria for refreshments ... When the half-way house, as the Alexandria station is called, was reached, the candidates for initiation followed Mr. Donaldson from the car to the engine. ... The wait only lasted about 5 minutes. (As reported by 8 June 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-11 | 1896-06-11 | Ottawa Central Station | Lumber is being shipped by the O.A. & P.S. Ry. from the militia stores building. It is drawn from Edwards mill to the siding beside the militia stores and then piled upon flat cars and conveyed to the Shepherd and Morse's lumber yards beyond Ottawa East and there unloaded. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-19 | 1896-06-19 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | On the O.A. & P.S. Ry. there are two sets of mail clerks. One set runs from Ottawa to Eganville and the other has charge of the distribution of the mail from Eganville westwards to the terminus of the line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-19 | 1896-06-19≥ | Whitney | On Tuesday last Mail Clerks Reeve and McLatchie in sorting the mail from west of Eganville came across a parcel which did not meet the requirements of the postal regulations. ... Upon examination it was found to be a boy who was attempting to steal a ride from Whitney to Ottawa. It appears that when examining the train at Barry's Bay where he would be safe from the lynx eyed conductor, the urchin passed through the mail car and discovered some empty mail bags hung on hooks. Thinking one of these would fill the bill he popped in and remained until discovered by the mail clerks. ... The boy had made a sudden disappearance upon the arrival of the train at Eganville. (As reported by 19 June 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-25 | 1896-06-25 | Renfrew | A big farmers' excursion will be run into the city tomorrow from points over the O.A. & P.S. Ry. between Renfrew and Ottawa. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-06-25 | 1896-06-25 | Car Shops | The building of the new shops and round houses of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. at the 'Y' beyond Ottawa East will begin early next month. The ground between the C.A.R and O.A. & P.S. Ry. tracks at the 'Y' comprising nearly ten acres is filled in and all is almost in readiness to begin the building of the shops. The men who were employed on the steam shovel in the excavation of the canal bank were relieved from work yesterday. They numbered about thirty in all. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-07-16 | 1896-07-16 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Colporteurs will be sent up to the construction of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. by the Ottawa Bible Society. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-07-21 | 1896-07-21 | Golden Lake Depot | Mr. E.F. Fauquier, contractor of Ottawa, is shipping part of the plant which has been lying at the depot here for some time to Mr. Whitney, Long Lake. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-07-23 | 1896-07-23 | Madawaska | The O.A. & P.S. company are preparing to remove the divisional point from Barry's Bay to the Madawaska crossing. A round house is being built, side tracks being laid down and preparations being made for the necessary buildings. Track laying will commence on the western end of the line on August 15th, 2,000 men are on the construction. (The Ottawa Journal of the same date says the company has 2,000 men at work at Madawaska Crossing 'preparatory for the removal of the divisional point from Barry's Bay to that station.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-07-23 | 1896-07-23 | Madawaska Roundhouse | A round house is being built, side tracks being laid down and preparations being made for the necessary buildings. (The Ottawa Journal of the same date: the company are 'erecting a round house laying tracks and preparing generally for the removal of the divisional point from Barry's Bay to that station.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-07-29 | 1896-07-29 | Madawaska Roundhouse | A new station and a large round house will be among the first things to be constructed. (Almonte Gazette, 31 July: 'A new station and a large roundhouse are to be erected there immediately.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-07-29 | 1896-07-29 | Madawaska Depot | A new station and a large round house will be among the first things to be constructed. (Almonte Gazette, 31 July: 'A new station and a large roundhouse are to be erected there immediately.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-07-29 | 1896-07-31 | Madawaska | It has been selected as the divisional station between the eastern and western sections of the railway. ... Yesterday morning Mr. Tomlinson, contractor for the railway, left with a staff of men to commence the work of construction. ... It has excellent natural advantages for a divisional point, inasmuch as the district thereabout is a level plain, well adapted for branch lines and sidings. On this account the place was selected in preference to Barry's Bay or Whitney. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-08-07 | 1896-08-07 | Madawaska Depot | Mr. C. Tomlinson of this city has the contract for erecting the new station and other buildings at the new divisional headquarters of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. at Madawaska. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-08-19 | 1896-08-19≥ | Chaudiere | A horse owned by Mr. H.F.G. Brading ran away at the Chaudiere Monday night. It crashed into the C.A. Ry. drop gates on Queen street which were down for a train. One gate had about 6 feet smashed off. Half an hour later two drunken men ran into the other gate, smashing it. They narrowly escaped being hit by a train. (As reported by 19 August 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-09-28 | 1896-09-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | It was a swell special that pulled out of the Central station Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, having on board about 100 Senators, members of Parliament, prominent citizens and press men, invited by Mr. J. R. Booth to make a trip of observation over the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway. The train was composed of six cars, in the van being the sumptuous private car 'Opeongo,' a praiseworthy product of the Canada Atlantic shops ... The end of the run of Saturday was at Potter Lake, in the very heart, almost, of Algonquin Park, and 80 miles only from Parry Sound harbor. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-09-28 | 1896-09-28 | Canada Atlantic Official Car 99, Champlain | It consisted of the magnificent C.A.R. official car 'Opeongo' a recent output of the workshops; car No. 99; two Wagner sleepers, the 'Lorne' and the 'Levis', a first class smoker and a first class dining car from the New York Central. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-02 | 1896-09-28 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | It was a swell special that pulled out of the Central station Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, having on board about 100 Senators, members of Parliament, prominent citizens and press men, invited by Mr. J. R. Booth to make a trip of observation over the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway. The train was composed of six cars, in the van being the sumptuous private car 'Opeongo,' a praiseworthy product of the Canada Atlantic shops ... The end of the run of Saturday was at Potter Lake, in the very heart, almost, of Algonquin Park, and 80 miles only from Parry Sound harbor. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-13 | 1896-10-13 | Maria Street Depot | The building which was used as a temporary station of the C.A.R. at Maria street will be moved back to the eastern bank in order to allow the straightening of the tracks leading into the present depot. It is understood that as soon as navigation closes and the water is let out of the canal the sharp curve at the canal basin will be straightened out. (The Ottawa Citizen of 16 October: 'The wooden structure on the canal bank used for a while as the temporary central station is about to be moved back some fifty or sixty yards in an easterly direction in order not to interfere with the laying of more tracks along the canal bank.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-14 | 1896-10-14 | Madawaska | Barry's Bay will not be the divisional point of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. after 15th November. Madawaska will then be made the terminus of the first division it being exactly half way between Ottawa and Parry Sound. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-14 | 1896-10-14 | Madawaska Depot | The company buildings at Madawaska, the new divisional point on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. are now built. They were constructed by contractor Tomlinson of this city. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-15 | 1896-10-15 | Barrys Bay | The cabin on an O.A. & P.S. Railway engine was badly damaged by fire at Barrys Bay early yesterday morning. The fire started from an explosion of a coal oil torch. No one was injured. The damage will be repaired here. (The Ottawa Journal says the fire broke out 'before daybreak as the cleaners were at work on the engine at Barry's Bay'; the cab was boarded up and charred when the engine pulled the train into Central depot.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-21 | 1896-10-20≥ | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway and the Parry Sound Colonization Railway are now amalgamated under the name of the former line. The amalgamation was reached at a joint meeting of the board of directors of both lines in Ottawa yesterday. (As reported by 20 October 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-21 | 1896-10-21 | Rose Point | A station is to be built on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. at Ross Point. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-22 | 1896-10-22 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | Four new locomotives for the O.A. & P.S. Ry. are expected to arrive in a few days. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-22 | 1896-10-22 | Unidentified Passenger Cars | Two new baggage cars are just about ready to be turned out by the C.A.R. shops. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-31 | 1896-10-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | By Monday evening the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway will be completed from Ottawa to the waters of the Georgian Bay. The last spike will be driven Monday, completing this gigantic work. ... Since that time, 260 miles of railway have been laid as the result of four and a half season's work. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-31 | 1896-10-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Regular passenger trains will begin running between Madawaska and Ottawa Monday morning. The morning train leaving Ottawa at 8 a.m. will reach Madawaska at 12:40 p.m. A mixed train will connect with the passenger train at Madawaska and carry passengers to Canoe Lake, 44 miles further on. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-10-31 | 1896-10-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The official and final inspection of the line will be held on Wednesday next. Mr. Robt. McCallum, inspector for the Ontario government, will go over the line to Scotia, where it connects with the Northern, now controlled by the Grand Trunk. Mr. McCallum will be accompanied by Mr. A. W. Fleck, secretary-treasurer; Mr. Geo. A. Mountain, chief engineer, and Engineers Bruce and Cranston. The inspection party will leave Ottawa late on Tuesday evening on a special train. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-02 | 1896-11-02 | Madawaska | The morning O.A. & P.S. train began running to Madawaska, the new divisional point on the line. The eight o'clock was the first train to go through to Madawaska. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-02 | 1896-11-02 | Western Subdivision | Chief Engineer Mountain explained that that statement was somewhat misleading, for although the track between Ottawa and Scotia, on the Grand Trunk Railway will be completed through, yet there remains to be constructed the bridge across the Sound and nearly four miles of track beyond, to the terminus at deep water on Georgian Bay. This track cannot be laid until the bridge is completed which will take some time yet. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-03 | 1896-10-31 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The official and final inspection of the line will be held on Wednesday next. Mr. Robt. McCallum, inspector for the Ontario government, will go over the line to Scotia, where it connects with the Northern, now controlled by the Grand Trunk. Mr. McCallum will be accompanied by Mr. A. W. Fleck, secretary-treasurer; Mr. Geo. A. Mountain, chief engineer, and Engineers Bruce and Cranston. The inspection party will leave Ottawa late on Tuesday evening on a special train. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-03 | 1896-11-03 | Madawaska Roundhouse | The new roundhouse of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. built at Madawaska, the new divisional point on the line, was used for the first time yesterday. It is a frame building on stone foundations and can stall five locomotives. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-07 | 1896-11-07 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The inspection party which left last Tuesday evening by special train to inspect the O.A. & P.S. Ry. through to Scotia where the line crossed the Grand Trunk has arrived back in the city. (Churcher's summary adds: 'McCallum, Ontario Government inspector was well pleased'.) Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-11 | 1896-11-11 | Unidentified Locomotives 0 | One of the new C.A.R. locomotives, no. 25, began running on the passenger service between Ottawa and Montreal yesterday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-11 | 1896-11-11 | Barrys Bay | Residents of Renfrew Co. Meet To-day re OA & PS Grievances ... A still later grievance is that the company have removed their divisional point from Barry's Bay, Renfrew county, to Madawaska, the latter place being in Nipissing, which county gave no bonus whatever to the line. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-11 | 1896-11-11 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The county bonused this line of railway to the extent of $75,000 on the understanding that the line would be built so as to serve the best interests of the residents of the county. It is claimed however that the company in constructing the line showed no due regard to the wishes of the people and built the line over another route to that proposed when the bonus was voted. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-11 | 1896-11-11 | Ottawa Central Station | Mr. Booth stated that it was his intention to build a covered trestle work over this part of the basin. The company proposed to build their freight sheds in this vicinity and all the space would be required for freight yard purposes. It is not proposed to fill in this portion of the canal basin. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-11-25 | 1896-11-25 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | The opening of a through passenger service on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. from Ottawa to Parry Sound is likely to take place on Monday December 14. The ballasting of the line was completed last evening. For the winter there will only be a mixed service from Madawaska to Parry Sound. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-12-05 | 1896-12-05 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | Premier Laurier, at the invitation of Mr. J.R. Booth, is today making a tour of inspection of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. A special train left the Central Depot at 8.23 last evening having on board the premier, Sir Henri Joly, W.C. Edwards M.P., J.R. Booth, A.W. Fleck secretary-treasurer, and E.J. Chamberlain, general manager. The train was pulled by locomotive no. 16 and was made up of Mr. Booth's private car, 'Booth', and the government car 'Openongo' [sic]. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-12-15 | 1896-12-15 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | On Sunday next at 12 o'clock noon the new time table for the entire length of the Ottawa and Parry Sound Railway will be put in operation and the road opened to Parry Sound. ... The first through trains run out on Monday. The road is not by any means entirely finished but the government will sanction if they have not made their official inspection prior to the 20th. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1896-12-21 | 1896-12-21 | The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company | At precisely 8 o'clock this morning the first regular through passenger train on the Ottawa Arnprior and Parry Sound Railroad pulled out of the Central station. At the lever of engine No. 14, the fastest in the service of the C.A.R. stood Engineer H. Brown while at his side was fireman J. Little. The train, in charge of Conductor J.H. Roberts, brakeman D. Biggars, baggageman, H. Nicholson, mail clerks, H.G. Ketchum and Dunbar York, was composed of a baggage and mail car, a smoker and a first class passenger car. ... There was no through passengers for Parry Sound, other than the road officials. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1896', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1896.pdf (file revised February-23-24). Original issue not seen. |