| January 1911, No. 155 | The Railway and Marine World (Toronto) | Page 43, col. 2 |
Canadian Northern Ry. construction, etc.
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Canadian Northern Pacific Ry.—We are officially advised that the original contract of the Northern Construction Co. for building 60 miles on the Lower Fraser River, has been extended to cover an additional mileage, to Hope, about 15 miles above Chilliwack Village. The clearing is finished on the first contract, and the bridging and grading about half done. Ties are being delivered, and it is expected that the first lot of rails for the line will be delivered about Mar. 1. The wharf at Port Mann is under construction, and will be sufficiently far advanced to permit the landing of the rails In March The rock work on the line is being rapidly proceeded with, but the weather prevents much of the other work being done to advantage.
Speaking in New Westminster Nov. 29, D. D. Mann, Vice President, is reported to have said that the establishment of terminal facilities at Port Mann would in no way interfere with the announced plans for freight and passenger terminals in New Westminster. Mr. H. McLeod, General Manager and Chief Engineer, Canadian Northern Ry., accompanied Mr. Mann, and together they went over the route of the line in New Westminster and on to Port Mann.
Two survey parties have just come out of the field from the Thompson River district, on account of the ice and snow making the work Impracticable, and three other parties are expected to give up work almost immediately. It is expected that contracts will be let for some of the heavier work in the Fraser Canyon in the near future.