| February 1910, No. 144 | The Railway and Marine World (Toronto) | Page 129, col. 1 |
Canadian Northern Ry. construction, etc.
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Canadian Northern Ontario Ry.—In connection with the company's line from Hawkesbury to Ottawa application was made Jan. 5 to the Board of Railway Commissioners for authority to divert the Ottawa and Montréal road at 29 miles west of Hawkesbury. it was pointed out that the company was seeking to divert a road which it did not have power to cross. The matter was adjourned in order that the township council might have an opportunity of looking into the situation.
The ballasting on the line has been completed and the Ottawa yards are being laid out. The station at Henderson Ave. is only a temporary one, and is being utilized until all the questions with regard to the entrance into the city are settled. The temporary roundhouse which is being erected at the foot of Henderson Ave. is expected to be completed early in Feb. it will accommodate 12 locomotives, and will have a repair shop attached.
The C.N.O.R. at present enters the Union Station, Toronto, by the Don Valley over the C.P.R., and It is reported in real estate circles that recent purchases of land indicate that the company is desirous of securing a line so that an entrance can be obtained on the west. The report states that the land secured will enable the company to construct a line which will connect with its present right of way for the Toronto-Buffalo line at the junction of Davenport Road and Dupont St. The project, however, is in the rumor stage yet.
In connection with the Toronto-Buffalo line the Hamilton City Engineer reported Jan. 14 that the company's engineers were staking out the property of the Electric Development Co.'s power line in the vicinity of Burlington Beach. A Hamilton press report states that Engineers Hanning and Wright are in charge of C.N.O. Ry. survey parties working in the neighborhood. The surveys now being made indicate a line
which will skirt Burlington and run parallel with the G.T.R. to the inlet at the Valley inn [sic]. The surveys have been made for low ground which would mean that the C.N.R. would pass underneath the G.T.R. a short distance west of the high level bridge where the G.T.R. tracks are built high. It would than head around in the direction of the marsh, crossing the Dundas canal on a low swing bridge. A short sharp grade would bring the line in connection with the C.P.R. tracks east of the canal and the C.N.O.R. would probably use those tracks for the western entrance into the city.
The reports circulated in St. Catharines Jan. 11 that a site had been purchased there for a station were, on the following day, stated to be without foundation.
The Board of Railway Commissioners issued an order, Jan. 1, authorizing the placing in operation of the line between Sellwood and Gowganda Jct., Ont., about 30 miles. A train service was put in operation Jan. 3.