Facts citing this source
| Ref | Date | Subject | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-10-14 | 1898-10-14 | Coteau Junction | Excusable homicide was the verdict rendered by the Coroner's jury at the inquest on the death of Joseph Lemieux, who was killed by an engine of the Canada Atlantic at Coteau Landing on Sunday. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1898', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1898.pdf (file revised January-05-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1898-12-05 | 1898-12-04 | Saint Polycarpe Junction | A CPR freight train pitched into a CAR freight train at St. Polycarpe Junction yesterday morning and wrecked an engine, a number of freight cars and the station house at the junction. ... six loaded cars belonging to the CAR were damaged. One car loaded with hay was completely demolished and two others loaded with structural iron for the Hawkesbury pulp mills were very badly damaged. None of the CAR train hands were hurt. (Ottawa Citizen: 'Sunday morning at 3 o'clock a C.P.R. train going east ran into a Canada Atlantic freight which was crossing the diamond ... struck the station, moving it about three feet ... probably caused by the failure of the working of the C.P.R. signals.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1898', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1898.pdf (file revised January-05-24). Original issue not seen. |
| 1899-11-14 | 1899-11-13 | Alexandria | The first class and Pullman car of the Canada Atlantic express from Montreal left the rails at Alexandria, Ont., Monday tearing up 300 feet of rails and ties. This was the only damage done outside of slight damage to one of the Pullman trucks. (Eastern Ontario Review, 17 November: 'The C.A.R. fast train left the track at Alexandria last Monday (13/11) owing to the switch breaking.') Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1899', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1899.pdf (file revised March-06-24). Original issue not seen. |