The Railways of Ottawa
Findings of the Circle - Part 10
Canada Atlantic Railway/Alexandria sub.
The line was opened
as follows:
Coteau Junction to Casselman on February 1, 1882 (trains had started running on 1 January).
Casselman and South Indian (Limoges) by May 1882.
South Indian (Limoges) to Eastman Springs (Carlsbad Springs) by 15 July 1882.
Eastman Springs (Carlsbad Springs) to Ottawa on September 13, 1882.
Mileages shown are measured from Alburgh Junction in 1915 "Altitudes"
by White (those marked * are from the 1918 Employee Timetable).Coteau Junction to Casselman on February 1, 1882 (trains had started running on 1 January).
Casselman and South Indian (Limoges) by May 1882.
South Indian (Limoges) to Eastman Springs (Carlsbad Springs) by 15 July 1882.
Eastman Springs (Carlsbad Springs) to Ottawa on September 13, 1882.
Items shown in brackets are locations likely without passenger facilities
| Name |
Mileage
|
From |
To |
Notes |
| Coteau (GTR) |
56.6 |
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| Coteau (CAR) |
56.6 |
Opening |
1892? |
|
| Coteau Junction
joint |
56.6 |
October 1892 |
Ottawa Journal 29 October
1892. A joint station for the G.T.R. and C.A.R. is now being
constructed at Coteau. Mr. Tomlinson, of this city, is the
contractor. The cost will be about $4,000. |
|
| St. Polycarpe (1) |
60.5 |
Opening |
? |
Barrington style station. |
| St. Polycarpe (2) |
60.5 |
? |
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| St. Polycarpe Jct (1) | 62.8 |
1887 |
c July 1914 |
|
| St. Polycarpe Jct (2) | 62.8 |
July
1914 |
? |
Opened
under BRC 22917 of 13 July 1914 |
| St. Polycarpe Jct (3) Renamed De Beaujeu when? |
62.8 |
?Aug 1922 |
1925 |
BRC order 31692 of 21 Oct
1921 approves location and details of proposed GTR station at
St.Polycarpe. 31692 was modified by 31934 of 20 December 1921, station to be completed by 31 May 1922. Under 32528 of 20 June 1922 the time within which GTR must construct a station at St. Polycarpe Junction as ordered by 31934 is extended to August 31, 1922. GTR will be liable for a penalty of $25 per day for every day the station remains uncompleted after this date. 37179 of 21 December 1925 refers to "the station at St. Polycarpe Junction which was recently destroyed by fire." |
| St. Polycarpe Jct (4) | 62.8 |
?1925 |
c. June 1962 | 102844 of 1 November 1960 authorizes CN to remove the station agent and retire the building at De Beaujeu. |
| Ste.Justine |
67.6 |
5 May 1888 |
1969 |
Barrington style station. 117786
of 18 June 1965 authorizes the
removal of the station agent after replacement by caretaker. R-5155 of 10 April 1969 authorizes the removal of the caretaker and station. For a picture click here. |
| Interprovincial boundary |
69.3 |
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| Glen Robertson (1) |
72.1 |
Opening |
1919? |
Barrington style station. |
| Glen Robertson (2) |
72.1 |
1919? |
1984 |
27176 of 2
May 1918 Following complaint by H. Dupuis
& Co, of Glen Robertson, GTR ordered to erect, by 1 Nov 1918, a
station building and platform at Glen Robertson. 27588 of 13 August 1918 approves location and detail plans of GTR proposed new station and facilities at Glen Robertson. 27835 of 5 November 1918 authorizes GTR to take lands without the consent of the owner for the purposes of constructing a station as authorized by 27176 and 27588. 124754 of 21 June 1967 authorizes removal of caretaker. R-36245 of 15 February 1984 CNR authorized to remove the caretaker at Glen Robertson and replace the station building with a shelter. 124754 amended to read "the applicant is authorized to remove the station agent at Glen Robertson. From Doug Smith "There is a building on the main street of Glen Robertson, about a block east of the site of the old station, which has the basic outline of the old station. It has been heavily modified as an apartment building. This could be the structure." |
| Glen Robertson (3) |
72.1 |
1984 |
? |
|
| Alexandria (1) |
79.6 |
Beginning |
c.1916 |
Enlarged Barrington style station plus arestaurant.. |
| Alexandria (2) |
79.6 |
c. 1916 |
R-13853 of 30
March 1972 authorizes removal of station agent at Alexandria. |
|
| Greenfield |
86.2 |
Opening |
Barrington style station. Originally
named Kenyon. 49729
of 4 April 1933 authorizes the
removal of the agent provided a caretaker is appointed. 121850 of 29 August 1966 authorizes removal of the caretaker at Greenfield. |
|
| Maxville (1) |
90.9 |
Opening |
7 July 1911 |
Barrington style station.
Station burned. |
| Maxville (2) |
90.9 |
c. 1912 |
1998 |
15393 of 15 November 1911
approves location and plans for GTR station at Maxville New station noted in Directors minutes 23 September 1912. The building was torn down in 1998 but had been replaced by the VIA shelter some time before this. |
| Maxville (3) |
90.9 |
? |
Erected by VIA. |
|
| Moose Creek (1) |
96.9 |
c.1910 |
Barrington style station. | |
| Moose Creek (2) |
96.9 |
1910 |
1955 |
10530 of 9 May 1910
approves location and plans of new station at Moose Creek. New station noted in Directors minutes 26 September 1910 and 24 October 1911. Station burned in 1955. |
| Moose Creek (3) |
96.9 |
1956 |
1982 |
88724 of 3 may 1956
approves location and details of station proposed to be erected at
Moose Creek, CNR. 89094 of 25 June 1956 amends 88724. 11921 of 11 February 1966 authorizes the removal of the station agent provided a caretaker is appinted. R-34462 of 5 October 1982 authorized CNR to remove the caretaker at Moose Creek and replace the existing station building with a passenger shelter provided the new facility is kept clean, heated and lighted for the comfort and convenience of the travelling public. |
| Moose Creek (4) |
96.9 |
1982 |
? |
|
| Roxboro
(Gravel Pit) |
? |
12 Dec 1886 |
? |
Ottawa Journal 1 December
1886 "A new station has been built by the Canada Atlantic Railway at
Roxboro." Ottawa Journal Friday 10 December 1886 "The C.A.R. have made new stations at Bearbrook, Roxboro and Valleyfield at which all trains are timed to stop. The new order of things is to commence at 12 o'clock noon Sunday." |
| Casselman (3) |
104.3 |
12 December 1937 |
Originally named South
Casselman, station burned. |
|
| Casselman (4) |
104.3 |
21 June 1939 |
56503 of 6 October 1938
approves the location and layout of new Canadian National Rys. station
at Casselman. |
|
| Casselman (1) |
(105.2) |
September 1883 |
5 October 1897 |
Ottawa Free Press Thursday 9/20/1883
“The C.A.R. have moved into the
new station at Casselman.” Barrington style station. Original station burned. Mileage is fromWhite 1901. |
| Casselman (2) |
(105.2) |
? |
1900-01 |
Mileage is fromWhite 1901. |
| McAuley siding |
(110.2) |
South Indian May 1 - A
painful and probably fatal accident occurred yesterday morning at
McAuley's siding, two miles below here, which may result in the death
of Mr. A Paquette an esteemed resident of this place. It appears
the workmen belonging to Mr. McTavish's saw mill were placing cars for
loading and Mr. Paquette, in attempting to cross the track, was crushed
into a space of not more than six inches, between two loaded cars, the
cars bounded back from the force of the concussion and poor Paquette
fell unconscious. For additional information on McAuley siding click here. |
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| South Indian (1) |
112.5 |
5 October 1897 |
Barrington style station.
Station burned. Renamed
Limoges
after ?? |
|
| South Indian (2) |
112.5 |
c.1898 |
1909 |
Station burned, |
| South Indian (3) |
112.5 |
1909 |
7463 of 6 July 1909
Approves plans of GTR new combination passenger and freight station at
South Indian proposed to be erected to replace the building destroyed
by fire. New station noted in Directors minutes 8 November 1909. 46881 of 22 June 1931 authorizes CNR to remove the agent from Limoges provided a caretaker is appointed. 87088 of 4 October 1955 authorizes CNR to remove the station agent at Limoges and appoint a caretaker. |
|
| Bearbrook (Vars)
(1) |
117.4 |
12 Dec 1886 | 9 August 1907 |
Ottawa Citizen 17
November 1886 "Mr. J.F. Wilson of Bearbrook was in town
yesterday. Some one thousand dollars have been raised by the
residents and property owners of that locality towards the erection of
a railway station shed, and it is understood that the Canada Atlantic
authorities have consented to make it a stopping place." Ottawa Journal Friday 10 December 1886 "The C.A.R. have made new stations at Bearbrook, Roxboro and Valleyfield at which all trains are timed to stop. The new order of things is to commence at 12 o'clock noon Sunday." Barrington style station. Bearbrook was remnamed Vars about 1896. Station burned, an old car was used until a new station was completed |
| Vars (2) |
117.4 |
by 23 July 1909 |
New station noted in
Directors minutes 26 September 1910 |
|
| Carlsbad Springs (1) |
123.6 |
Beginning |
September 1906 |
Barrington style station.
Known
as Eastman Springs until ?? Station burned September 1906 |
| Carlsbad Springs (2) |
123.6 |
June 1962 |
44434 of 11 March 1930
authorizes removal of station agent provided that a caretaker is
appointed. Replaced by a portable shelter by authority of BTC letter of 15 June 1962. |
|
| Carlsbad Springs (3) |
123.6 |
June 1962 |
June 1968 |
Caretaker removed by
116594 of 29 January 1965. Portable shelter removed by authority
of BTC letter of 21 June 1968. |
| (Hawthorne) |
129.5 |
Crossing
with
Ottawa & NewYork Railway. Flag stop at this
location served O&NY only. |
||
| (Hurdman ) |
133.15* |
Crossing with CPR Sussex Street sub. | ||
| (Hurdman) |
133.16* |
Crossing with
Canadian Northern Railway |
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| (Ottawa Riverside) |
133.25* |
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| (Rideau Junction) |
133.35* |
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| Ottawa Elgin Street |
13 Sept 1882 |
23 Dec 1895 | ||
| Chaudiere Jct. |
There may have been a
station at the junction between the Chaudiere and Parry Sound lines. |
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| Ottawa Richmond Road |
December 1884 |
? |
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| Ottawa Chaudiere Falls |
January 1888 |
? |
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| Ottawa Maria Street |
23 Dec 1895 |
17 Sept 1896 |
Temporary station. |
|
| Ottawa Central Depot |
134.9 |
17 Sept 1896 | 1 June 1912 |
|
| Ottawa Central Station |
134.93* |
1 June 1912 | 30 July 1966 |
Became Ottawa Union in 1921. |
