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Machine Shop
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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-11-22 | In the new machine shop everything is ready for the machinery, which will arrive shortly. Filed at the maintainer's direction on the entity created for this. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1898-11-22 | A new additional machine shop will shortly be erected by the Canada Atlantic Railway Co. at the deep cut. The building material has arrived and work will be commenced in the course of a few weeks. This shop will be used for the repairing and cleaning of engines and will contain all the latest modern appliances for handling locomotives. Filed at the maintainer's direction on the entity created for this. The item describes this as an additional machine shop beside the one being fitted with machinery; both are filed on the single Machine Shop entity. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-11-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1898-12-17 | Work on the new Canada Atlantic buildings at the deep cut have been suspended for a few days, on account of the recent cold snap. The severe frost interfered with the work of draining the immense building. Mr. J.R. Booth, who was seen by a Free Press reporter, stated that the work would be continued in a few days. An immense heating apparatus has been ordered and as soon as this arrives work will proceed again. The work of boarding and grouting the large machinery building has been completed and the foundations for the different mechanical apparatus have been sunk. The glass for the skylights on the buildings, which has been imported from Belgium, will be here in a few days. Filed at the maintainer's direction on the entity created for this. The item covers the deep cut buildings generally; the 'large machinery building' is read as the machine shop. | Ottawa Free Press 1898-12-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-01-14 | The machinery for the new Canada Atlantic Railway shops at the deep cut has arrived, and as soon as the new heating apparatus can be placed in the building, work can resume. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-01-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-03-14 | The first run which the fire brigade have had in thirteen days took place yesterday afternoon to the Canada Atlantic workshops, caused by the ringing of box 134. On arriving there it was found there was a small fire in the blacksmithing part of the shops, which was put out before very much damage was done. The blaze was caused by sparks from the forge setting fire to the woodwork surrounding. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-03-14(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-05-12 | Part of the machinery of the Canada Atlantic workshops at the Rideau round house was set in operation Friday. A gasoline engine of 75 horse power has been placed in the building. It will, for the present, be used to operate the tappers, drillers and other small machines. The electric wires and other apparatus will be in place by the end of next week and by that time the power house at the Chaudiere will also be finished. ... The foundations for the electrical apparatus which will be used to operate the machinery has been built and everything is ready for the introduction of the motor. 'Rideau round house' / 'Rideau roundhouse' is read as Ottawa East Roundhouse. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-05-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-05-20 | At the Rideau round house the shafting for the new buildings has been set up and several heavy pieces of machinery have been added to the works. The blacksmiths' forges have all been erected and in another week will be in running order. ... Next week two extra tracks will be built into the works. The drainage system for the buildings has been laid and a gang is employed filling in the ground at the foot of the works. In the round house business is dull at present on account of the precautions taken to have the engines well repaired for the spring work. No break downs have occurred so far this season. 'Rideau round house' / 'Rideau roundhouse' is read as Ottawa East Roundhouse. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-05-20(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-05-29 | It is understood an extension of no little proportion is shortly to be made to the new C.A.R. workshops. It will consist of about three hundred feet of additional building to the southern end of the shops. ... The erection of a building for the making of boilers is also under consideration. ... There are now five large locomotives in the shops undergoing repairs. They are taken almost wholly to pieces and the work parts being replaced by new ones. Announcement of proposed work. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-05-29(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-08-05 | On Tuesday last the hydraulic lifting machinery at the C.A.R. Rideau workshops underwent a severe test when one of the largest compound engines was raised off the rails to repair the trucks. The monster locomotive, No. 693, which weighs 120 tons, was raised about four feet and the wheels removed for repairs. ... There are in the Rideau round-house ten of the most modern type of locomotives turned out by the Baldwin works. ... These engines are valued at about $11,500 each. They are too high to pass under what is called the St. Anne's bridges, but this structure is being rebuilt to accommodate the passage of the new locomotives. 'Rideau round house' / 'Rideau roundhouse' is read as Ottawa East Roundhouse. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-08-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-08-05 | The company are filling around the new shops. At the lower end of Ottawa East the ground is being levelled and filled in, and new lines of tracks laid. This will greatly relieve the pressure in the city yards. The mechanical shops are also very busy preparing the iron work for the new cars. 'Rideau round house' / 'Rideau roundhouse' is read as Ottawa East Roundhouse. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-08-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-09-22 | Mr. E. A. Wallberg, of New York, has just closed a contract with Mr. J. R. Booth to equip the C. A. railway locomotive repair shops with the fan system of heating and ventilation. This is the system that has already been introduced with successful results into the car shops and round house. The new plant will, however, be much larger than the present ones. ... The two dynamos with which these works will be equipped are of the most powerful build. Work has commenced on the erection of the power house and it will be rushed to completion. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-09-22(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-10-07 | Work has also commenced on the extension being built to the machine shop. This will be 150 feet in length, the site being provided for by the land filled in during the summer. A large pile driver has been placed in position and will be used in the foundation work. ... A new turret lathe has just been installed in the machine shop. It is used in the manufacture of bolts and has the capacity of four ordinary machines. | Ottawa Citizen 1899-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-10-07 | Canada Atlantic Railway workshops in Ottawa East will next week be fitted out with additional new machinery costing over $10,000. ... A machine known as a turret lathe for making bolts has recently been placed in the shops ... Another addition to the establishment is an apparatus known as a 'bull-dozer' ... The transfer table in the shops for moving locomotives under repair from any one place to another is operated by electricity. This is the only table in Canada that is worked by such a method. About 180 men are now in the shops. Filed on Elgin Car Shops per the earlier convention for freight-car-works items, though this item concerns the Ottawa East workshops broadly. | Ottawa Journal 1899-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1899-10-28 | A new wheel lathe the largest in Canada, is being erected at the shops. The superstructure of this new addition is complete and the men are now engaged in putting on the gravel roof. It was hardly expected that the superstructure would be up before the snow fell, but owing to the lack of space the work was rushed to completion and the engines will be housed there next week. | Ottawa Free Press 1899-10-28(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |
Notes
The locomotive, boiler, blacksmith and machine shops located near the roundhouse.