Canadian National Railways

Proposed abandonment

Region	-	Central	Province	-	Ontario
Division	-	Belleville	From	-	Yarker
Subdivision	-	Tweed	To	-	Tweed

Distance — 33.94 miles

Brief Historical Review

Opened for operation Yard to Tweed 1889.

Built under charter of the Napanee, Tamworth and Québec Railway under following statutory atuhority, Dominion of Canada, Act 42 V. Chap. 67, 1879.

The Napanee, Tamworth and Québec Railway Company was incorporated under Act 42 V., Chap. 67, of Canada in 1879, and changed its name to the Kingston, Napanee and Western Railway Co. in 1890, which amalgamated with the Bay of Quinte Railway and Navigation Co. in 1896 to form the Bay of Quinte Railway Co. This latter company was acquired by the Canadian Northern Railway Company in 1914, control of which passed to the Dominion Government in 1917, and in conjunction with other Government Railways is operated under the title of Canadian National Railways.

Physical characteristics of line to be abandoned

(a)	Rail	- 1.27 miles 80 lb. 2.37 miles 70 lb., 1.72 miles 65 lb., and 28.58 miles 56 lb.; 65 lb and 56 lb. in poor condition.
(b)	Bridge	- 11 steel bridges and 3 timber bridges. 7 bridges require new decks and 4 need minor repairs.
(c)	Culverts	- Condition fair to poor
(d)	Ballast	- Gravel and cinder - poor
(e)	Ties	- Untreated softwood - 20% good, 20% fair, 60% poor.
(f)	Max. Grades	- Northbound	- 2.0%
		- Southbound	- 1.7%
(g)	Curvature	- Maximum 8°31
(h)	Drainage	- Poor

Location of line proposed for abandonment is shown coloured red on the accompanying map.

Train Service

A mixed train service in direction, daily except Sunday, has been in operation since 1935.

Brief description of territory served.

The line passes through a mixed farming community which also produces some lumber and pulpwood. Tweed, which is also served by the C.P.R., is the most important town on the line and has a number of industries. Round trip bus services are operated daily except Sundays from Tamworth to Kingston via Napanee, and between Tweed and Belleville; in addition, during July and August a similar service is operated between Tweed and Peterboro, and several local truckers operate within a twenty mile radius of Tweed.

The stations on the line proposed for abandonment are as follows:—

Location	Populations of towns & villages 1931 census	Distance from nearest railway station after abandonment (Miles)	Sidings and industries
Moscow	-	5.0 miles Yarker — C.N.R.	Public siding. No industries.
Enterprise	-	3.0 miles Lens — C.P.R.	2 public and 1 privtae sidings. Industries — wood pulp, lumber and two cheese factories.
Tamworth	-	5 1/2 miles Lens — C.P.R.	Public siding. Industries — saw mill, two grist mills, cheese and butter factory.
Erinsville	-	8 1/2 miles Lens — C.P.R.	Public siding. Industries — cheese and wood products.
Marlbank	-	7 miles Roblindale — C.P.R.	Public siding. Industries — forest products and three cheese factories.
Larkins	-	12 miles Tweed — C.P.R.	Public siding. Very few shipments.
Stoco	-	5 1/2 miles Tweed — C.P.R.	Public siding. Industries — occasional shipments only.
Tweed	1,271	Served by C.P.R.	Terminal tracks and C.P.R. interchange. Industries — steel works, foundry, milling company, 2 builder's supplies, 10 cheese factories.

Revenues & expenses

Gross C.N.R. Revenues	Calendar Year 1936	Calendar Year 1937	Calendar Year 1938	Calendar Year 1939
(See Schedules A, B, C and D for details by stations)
Passenger	$ 2,150	$ 2,340	$ 1,398	$ 1,304
Freight	35,965	43,209	32,351	34,177
Express	4,558	4,473	3,881	3,702
Miscellaneous	761	923	1,191	1,268
Mail	3,837	3,825	3,825	3,813
Total	$ 47,271	$ 54,770	$ 42,646	$ 44,264
Expenses
(Out-of-pocket only)
Branch Line:
Mtce. of W. & S.	$ 30,339	$ 22,280	$ 16,200	$ 19,016
Mtce. of Equipt.	4,714	4,607	4,538	4,613
Transp'n Train Service.	18,472	20,814	21,029	20,821
Transp'n Station Service.	5,137	5,412	5,394	5,500
Blce. of System:
50% Oper. ratio on off- line Freight & Express	17,678	20,774	15,790	16,517
Total	$76,340	$73,887	$62,951	$66,467
System loss	$29,069	$19,117	$20,305	$22,203