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Canadian National.—In addition to the projects reports in previous issues of Railway Age, this company's program for improvements made during 1930 includes the following work: Additions to terminal facilities at Yarmouth, N. S.; continuation of work on a new engine terminal now under construction at Charlottetown, P. E. I.; the installation of a 100-ft. turntable at St. John, N. B.; the construction of a 350-ton coaling plant at Campbellton, N. B.; the building of new stations at Rivière du Loup, Que., and at Parry Sound, Ont.; additions to yard and terminal facilities at Sarnia, Ont.; the construction of storage tracks at Prescott, Ont,; the erection of a coaling plant at Mimico, Ont.; the construction of a five-mile spur line from St. Eustache, Que., to sand deposits near Oka; and installation of automatic block signals between Belleville and Brockville, Ont. Approximately $10,000,000 will be spent during the year in connection with the $50,000,000 Montréal terminal plan, most of this amount going toward grade separation by the construction of subways and overhead bridges. Work is also to be continued on the $5,000,000 seven-year program for the improvement of the Point St. Charles shops at Montréal, with the construction of a new foundry, oil storage facilities, garage, firing-up shed, service building, sewer and water connections, main steam duct and new trackage planned for the current year. Additional work to be done at Montréal during 1930 includes the improvement and extension of fruit handling facilities at Bonaventure station, the construction of new industrial spur tracks in the east end of the city and the erection of a new office building at the Montréal stock yards, to complete the improvement program at that point.

Railways: C.N.Rys.

Stations: Mimico Yard, Parry Sound, Prescott, Sarnia

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