Facts citing this source
| Ref | Date | Subject | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916-08-18 | 1916-08-18 | Alexandria Depot | That Alexandria is to have a new G.T.R. station in the near future is evident from the fact that during the past week the grounds have been cleared and the station cars removed so as to enable the contractor, Mr. Carrigan of Montreal, to commence operations with least possible delay. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1916', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1916.pdf (file revised February-18-24), tagged 'Alexandria', headed 'Alexandria's New Station'. Original issue not seen. |
| 1916-09-29 | 1916-09-29 | Alexandria Depot | Work on the erection of the new Alexandria station is well under way, occupying the old site with considerable extension, more spacious and modern in every respect. The materials will be principally red pressed brick in Flemish bond for the upper structure and cement work in the basement, with hardwood lining to the interior; the platform on the track side, 420 feet long and 16 feet wide, will be composed of medal paving blocks between concrete curbs. The station will consist of baggage and express rooms at the east end over a basement of reinforced concrete, heated by a hot water boiler and furnace on the Taylor Forbes system, two waiting rooms with separate lavatories and tiled floors, and an operator's room with an upper storey and gable roof near the centre of the building. The whole building covers a frontage of 96 feet with an average width of 20 feet, the centre part one and a half storeys and the wings 14 feet high from the bottom of the cornice, with an asbestos-shingle roof intended to be fireproof, as indeed the entire station is meant to be. The work is scheduled for completion by December 1st, with the contractor employing local labor where possible. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1916', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1916.pdf (file revised February-18-24), tagged 'Alexandria', headed 'Alexandria Station Under Construction'. Original issue not seen. |
| 1917-02-09 | 1917-02-09 | Alexandria Depot | The new Grand Trunk Station at Alexandria has been completed and the local staff expect to enter into possession early next week. The travelling public will be well satisfied with this change, as the cramped accommodation of a passenger coach has afforded very little comfort, especially during the winter months. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1917', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1917.pdf (file revised February-11-22), tagged 'Alexandria', headed 'Grand Trunk Station Completed'. Original issue not seen. |
| 1917-03-09 | 1917-03-09 | Alexandria Depot | Mr. G.W. Shepherd, G.T.R. Agent, and his staff of assistants took possession of the new station, and the change of quarters is much appreciated by the employees and public generally. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1917', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1917.pdf (file revised February-11-22), tagged 'Alexandria', headed 'Occupying New Station'. Original issue not seen. |
| 1944-12-22 | 1944-12-21 | Casselman | Two freight trains were in a rear-end collision on a bridge about a quarter of a mile west of Casselman about 2.18 p.m.: "The caboose and two cars of a C.N.R. freight train were destroyed by fire after a second freight train had crashed into them." Both trains were eastbound; no one was hurt and traffic on the main line was disrupted. The Journal first reported two cars of an eastbound freight off the track about 2.30, one on fire; the Glengarry News said members of a work gang riding in the caboose of the first train had to jump to safety. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1944', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1944.pdf (file revised June-15-22). Original issue not seen. Churcher's tag is 'Alexandria'. Says two freights collided at Casselman. |
| 1955-07-21 | 1955-07-18 | Maxville | Advance 401, a C.N.R. freight of 32 cars from Montreal, "thundered through an open switch at the station and turned over" at Maxville at 11.35 p.m. on Monday: the 250 ton locomotive No. 6101 plowed through the yard cinders, smashed through a coal and feed storage shed, and came to rest tilted half buried; 24 cars were demolished. The five-man crew escaped unhurt, Engineer Thomas Bradley having shut off steam; some 25 pigs in a car on a siding were killed. Damage was put at $250,000; the main line was blocked, a passing track kept traffic moving, and Superintendent G. T. Dunn investigated. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1955', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1955.pdf (file revised undefined). Original issue not seen. Churcher's tag is 'Alexandria'. Dates it Monday night; gives 25 pigs killed. |
| 1980-06-18 | 1980-06-18≥ | Alexandria | By 18 June 1980 (the issue date), the paper reported: "A thundering tremor accompanied by a mushroom of dust" followed Tuesday when a five-car Bombardier LRC test train on a trial run from Montreal to Ottawa struck a tractor trailer at the crossing on Highway 34 in Alexandria "just before the noon hour"; the driver, William John Brown, 35, was taken to hospital with a fractured foot and the train's crew was shaken up. The truck was a write-off ($80,000); a diesel from Ottawa towed the train to Montreal. Police said a freight train was stopped near the crossing, giving the LRC the right of way. Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1980', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1980.pdf (file revised April-10-23). Original issue not seen. Churcher's tag is 'Alexandria'. |
| 1985-11-13 | 1985-11-13≥ | Glen Robertson Depot | By 13 November 1985 (the issue date), the paper reported: "Glen Robertson's 66-year-old train station is gone after demolition crews razed the structure Friday." A CN spokesman said the building, "which has been closed for the last few years, wasn't of any use to CN or VIA Rail and it had been offered for sale to the Township of Lochiel"; CN had written to the township on Sept. 10, 1982 that it would approach the Canadian Transport Commission to close the station, and got no reply. The photograph caption reads: "The station was built in 1919 after the original station, located across the tracks, was destroyed by fire. The station was in operation until about two years ago. The top photo shows the original station, built around 1880." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1985', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1985.pdf (file revised April-29-23). Original issue not seen. Churcher's tag is 'Alexandria'. |