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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-10-05 | As the bridge over the Nation at Casselman has been damaged it is not likely that there will be any traffic on the road east of Casselman to-day. (Ottawa Journal, 7 October: 'The big bridge over the C. A R. took fire during the afternoon and was much damaged. The stringers and ties were nearly all burned off and the bridge rendered totally unsafe. ... It was from the burning of these mills that the bridge took fire.') Journal 6 October (Churcher's summary): 'Bridge at Casselman badly damaged and trains delayed', with a gang of 100 men rushed to the site and timbers cut at Booth's mill. The Citizen's item is datelined 5 October. | Ottawa Citizen 1897-10-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1897-10-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Journal 1897-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1897-10-07≥ | The C.A.R. bridge over the Nation River was opened to traffic about half past eight o'clock last night and the expresses to and from Montreal crossed over. ... The bridge is a heavy iron one about 600 feet in length, with a flooring of heavy timbers. All the timbers were burned, and these had to be replaced. (Ottawa Citizen, same date: at 9 o'clock last night the train from Montreal, due at 8.35, passed over it.) (As reported by 7 October 1897; the source dates the event only relatively.) The Journal and Citizen differ slightly on the hour (8.30 / 9 o'clock). | Ottawa Journal 1897-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Citizen 1897-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 2008-07-31≤ | From 31 July 2008 (the issue date), the paper announced: VIA Rail planned "structural rehabilitation of the bridge over the South Nation River in Casselman, a project which has been awarded to SEMA Railway Structures, will also be completed", as part of upgrades to the Ottawa-Montreal line that it said would "improve comfort, speed, ride quality and reliability". Filed on Nation River Bridge at the operator's direction; the release calls it the bridge over the South Nation River in Casselman. | Canada Newswire 2008-07-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |