G.T.R. betterments, construction, etc.

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St. Lambert-St. John's double track.—The grading for the second track between St. Lambert and St. John's, Que., 21 miles, is already finished between St. Lambert and Brosseau, a distance of seven miles, and track has been laid about half this distance.

The contractors expect to complete the grading of the second seven-mile section from L'Acadie to St. John's early in Sept. The new road is being laid with 80-lb. rails, and the roadbed will be a superior one. The road from the south shore to St. John's is the oldest piece of railway line in Canada, the terminus being at Laprairie before the construction of the Victoria bridge, the connection being made by the steamer Iron Duke, with a point near Customs House Square.

Railways: G.T.Ry.