The Railways of Ottawa
Findings of the Circle - Part 5
Pontiac and Pacific Junction Railway/Waltham sub.
Stations shown in red are still in existence - date in brackets is
latest observation.Mileages are shown measured from Hull (later Hull West).
Some time prior to 1912 mileages were measured from Ottawa Broad Street which increased the measurement by 1.6 miles.
| Name |
Mileage |
From |
To |
Notes |
| Belmont |
2.3 |
8/1881 |
Before 1913. |
|
| Deschene |
4.8 |
10/1881 |
After 1931. |
An alternate
early spelling was Duchene or Duchesnes. |
| Aylmer |
12/1899 |
By 1912? |
Flag station built where the P.&.P.J
crossed the Hull Electric. |
|
| Aylmer (1) |
7.39 |
8/1879 |
April 1891 |
Original Q.M.O. & O. station burnt. |
| Aylmer (2) |
7.39 |
April 1891 |
? |
Temporary shed, likely an old railway car
or possibly replaced by a railway car. Hansard, dated July 4,
1892
(page 4570-71) when discussing the PPJ: "When you have to buy your
ticket
in a littler ordinary car at Aylmer, I am sure that the road could not
have
cost that much." |
| Aylmer (3) |
7.39 |
? |
24 Nov. 1926 |
Built by C.P.R., burnt November 1926. |
| Aylmer (4) |
7.39 |
1928 |
30 Jan.
1967 |
Built by C.P.R. After it
fell into disuse it was leased to a lumber firm and
then burned on 3 Jan. 1967. |
| Flag station |
10.29 |
1917 |
1918 |
|
| Breckenridge
(1) |
15.18 |
12/1884 |
? |
Moved away to
130 du Village (2004) |
| Breckenridge (2) |
? |
After 1958. |
Believed moved away at 1911chemin de la Montagne. (2004) | |
| Dominican |
17.1 |
After 1931. |
After 1958. |
Flag station |
| Lusk |
20.81 |
1922. |
After 1958. |
Lusk is shown
in the timetable by 1922 but the location and details of the
shelter were approved in Feb. 1947. Moved
to Luskville; situated between highway 148 and a house on 'du Village'.
It is used as a granary. (2004)
|
| Eardley |
20.81 |
12/1884. |
After 1958. |
In Jan. 1913
CPR was authorized to move the station at Eardley from
a point on lot 20 to a point on lot 19 , concession 9, Eardley
township. |
| Black Bay |
12/1884. |
7/1887 |
See Parker. |
|
| Parker |
22.77 |
7/1887 |
1/1959. |
This station
was originally located at Black Bay and was moved to Parkers
in July 1887. Now used as a
summer cottage on banks of the Ottawa River. (2004). For picture click here. |
| Muldoon |
24.8 |
After 1931 & by 1940. |
Summer 1955. |
Flag ststion. John F. Griffiths
Branchline April 1991 - removed in 1955. |
| Mohr |
26.76 |
By 1912. |
After 1958. |
|
| Quyon |
30.63 |
12/1884 |
1980 |
Moved off site 1980. Moved to 8110
O'Reilly Road. (2004) |
| Wyman |
33.71 |
By 5/1889. |
After 1958. |
|
| Maryland |
37.90 |
- |
After 1958. |
Maryland was
orignnally named Bristol until between 1899 and 1915. |
| Bristol |
37.90 |
Original |
- |
From Earleen Devine "the Bristol station
was not far from Caldwell, and McKee's store sat on the
south side of the track there. There was no siding but there were
buildings where the train could leave things off. The Bristol station
was renamed maryland between 1899 and 1915. |
| McKee |
40.52 |
Original |
After 1958. |
|
| Shawville |
44.45 |
1/1886. |
1972. |
In May 1910 CPR was authorized to move
the station building at Shawville. This was done in December
1910 "is the shifting of the station westward to a location a few yards
east of the crossing at Pickanock (or Centre street)." The Equity,
Shawville: 12 May, 7 July, 13 December, 1910 and 2 February 1911. Heavily modified by CPR. Moved to exhibition grounds by Pontiac Historical Society., opened to public by John Diefenbaker 9 October 1976. (2004). |
| Dale's Crossing |
47.66 |
? |
After 1958. |
Flag station. |
| Franceschini Pit |
49.0 |
9/1956 |
After 1958. |
Flag station. |
| Grant/Lawn |
50.4 |
8/1917. |
After 1958. |
Flag station, Grant was listed in 1920
and name changed to Lawn by 1931 |
| Morehead |
51.76 |
Original |
After 1958. |
|
| Clarke's |
? |
1886 |
? |
From Earleen Devine (1/2005) I
had a talk with my Dad yesterday regarding the Clark station.
He remembers the Clark one, and says it was west past Shawville,
just above Moorhead. He says the property on both sides of the
track
at that point was owned by Clarks (George Clark and Jim Clark),
hence the name. It wasn't a "station" per se, but a place with a
few buildings where people could pick stuff up. If anybody wanted to
get
on the train, they'd wave a flag or lantern to get the train to stop
(that
is if it wasn't already stopping to deliver shipment to the buildings).
|
| Campbell's Bay (1) |
55.57 |
9/1886. |
? |
Original P&PJ station moved into
town. Click here for picture. |
| Campbell's Bay (2) |
55.57 |
CPR |
After 1958. |
CPR replacement.
Click here for a
picture. |
| Vinton |
60.05 |
1887. |
After 1958. |
|
| Callaghan's Crossing |
61.7 |
? |
After 1958. |
Flag station. |
| Fort Coulonge |
67.06 |
1/1887. |
After 1958. |
Click
here for a picture |
| Davidson |
69.00 |
By 1912. |
After 1958. |
|
| Devonshire Park |
73.1 |
1921. |
After 1958. |
Flag station |
| Mellon |
74.26 |
By 1912 |
After 1958. |
|
| Smiley's |
? |
1894 |
? |
From Earleen Devine (1/2005) .
(Her father) does remember a Smiley station, however, which was up at
Waltham. There was a water tank here, as well as buildings to
put stuff in that people could pick up ... but it wasn't a
"station"
per se either. Apparently the Smiley stop was named for the
brother
of Acton Smiley (Dad thinks the man's name may have been Tom) who
owned property there. |
| Waltham |
77.89 |
8/1894. |
After 1958. |
Station relocated for railway purposes in
March 1926. Dismantled after closure of line. |