July 1898, No. 5 The Railway and Shipping World (Toronto) Page 122, col. 3

Construction & betterment.

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Ottawa &a New York.—The following statement of the progress of work was furnished us July 4.—The road between Cornwall & Ottawa is ballasted to within 4 miles of the Canada Atlantic Jct. Grading between C.A. Jct. & the connection with the C.P.R.'s Montréal & Ottawa branch at Rideau River will be completed this week. Grading is complete between Cornwall & Moira, N.Y., except the crossing of the O. & L.C. at Moira, & the erection of the 2 steel bridges at St. Regis & Raquet River. Track laying will begin at Helena this week. On the St. Lawrence Bridge the masonry in the south channel is all completed, & one span erected. On the north channel, the metal work of the north viaduct & the draw span is completed, & the south viaduct is now going up. The foundations for the 2 last piers in this channel are above water, & there is nothing now to delay the erection of metal to a finish. (Official.)

Railways: C.A.Ry., C.P.Ry., O. & N.Y.Ry.

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