| March 1898, No. 1 | The Railway and Shipping World (Toronto) | Page 19, col. 1 |
Official railway circulars.
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Grand Trunk.
Western Division, Detroit, Mich., Jan. 17. The following changes take effect this date: A. R. Mclntyre, Asst. Superintendent in charge of train, car & telegraph service on all districts ; office, Battle Creek. F. L. Corwin is appointed Trainmaster 27th, 28th and 29th districts, including also C. S. & M. portion of 25th district; office, Detroit. V. A. Cooper has been assigned to other duties. A. B. Atwater, Supt.; Approved, F. H. McGuigan, Gen'l Supt.
Montréal, Feb. 15. Marshall C. Sturtevant is appointed Car Service Agent, headquarters at Montréal, with full charge of distribution & use of all passenger & freight car equipment of this System, & of foreign cars upon this Co.'s lines, including the prompt loading, unloading & forwarding of cars, giving special attention to movement of manifest or time freight, & trains carrying the same. He will also order all foreign cars required, & officers of ether roads are requested to communicate with him when in want of G. T. System equipment. Division officers will comply with his instructions relative to movement & distribution of cars, & movement of time freight. All reports relative to car mileage & accounts will be sent, as heretofore, to W. H. Rosevear, General Car Accountant, Montréal. Effective Feb. 15. F. H. McGuigan, Gen'l Supt.; Approved, Chas. M. Hays, Gen'l Manager.
To all connections, Montréal, Feb. 23. The G.T.R. having leased to the Wabash Ry. Co. for a long term of years the joint use of that portion of its railway between Windsor, Ont., and Black Rock station (Buffalo), N.Y., via Glencoe, St. Thomas, Welland Jct. and Fort Erie, also between Welland Jct. (via Allanburg Jct.) & Suspension Bridge, N.Y., the Wabash Co. will, on & after March 1, be entitled to the revenues accruing in connection with the operation of its own trains over the joint section specified which will thereafter be known as the "Southern Division" of the G.T.R. All communications in connection with the business of the Wabash Ry., over the line referred to, should be addressed direct to the officers of that Co. at St. Louis, Mo.
The above arrangements will make no change in the relations now existing between the G.T.R. and its connections, except as they may be hereafter advised. Chas. M. Hays, Gen'l Mgr.
Middle Division, Toronto, Feb. 28. The following changes and appointments are effective Mar. 1:
L J. Ferritor, Asst. Supt., vice G. C. Jones, promoted. Office, London.
C. S. Cunningham, Trainmaster. Toronto to Hamilton; Burlington Jct. to Hamilton; Niagara Falls to Sarnia Tunnel; Komoka to Kingscourt Jct. via Glencoe; Welland Branch; Harrisburg to Tilsonburg Jct.; Petrolia Branch; & Middle Division crews running over joint track—Southern Division. Office, London. A. S. Begg, Trainmaster. Toronto to Sarnia Tunnel via Stratford ; Galt & Elmira Branches; London & St. Mary's Branch; Buffalo to Goderich; Hamilton to Port Dover ; Port Dover to Tavistock Jct.; Port Rowan Branch. Office, Stratford.
H. E. Whittenberger, Trainmaster. Harrisburg to Southampton ; Harriston to Owen Sound ; Parkhead Jct. to Wiarton; Stratford to Palmerston; Listowel to Kincardine; Palmerston to Durham ; Hyde Park to Wingham Jct. Office, Stratford.
J. A. McLardy, Chief Train Despatcher. Toronto to Hamilton; Burlington Jct. to Hamilton; Niagara Falls to Sarnia Tunnel ; Komoka to Kingscourt Jct. via Glencoe; Welland Branch ; Harrisburg to Tilsonburg Jct.; Petrolia Branch. Office, London.
Joseph Baxter, Chief Train Despatcher. Toronto to Sarnia Tunnel via Stratford; Galt & Elmira Branches; London & St. Mary's Branch; Buffalo to Goderich; Hamilton to Port Dover; Port Dover to Tavistock Jct.; Port Rowan Branch; Harrisburg to Southampton; Harriston to Owen Sound; Parkhead Jct. to Wiarton; Stratford to Palmerston; Listowel to Kincardine; Palmerston to Durham ; Hyde Park to Wingham Jct. Office, Stratford.
E. H. Fitzhugh, Supt. Approved, F. H. McGuigan, Gen'l. Supt.
Middle Division, London, Feb. 8. Roadmasters, T. Turner & P. Nelson having resigned, & R. Bagnall & W. G. Smith being transferred, the following changes & appointments are effective Mar. 1:
A. Bruce, Roadmaster, Stratford. North Parkdale to Sarnia Tunnel; Galt & Elmira Branches; London & St. Marv's Branch. J. Piper, Roadmaster, Toronto. York to Hamilton ; Burlington Jct. to Hamilton; Stoney Creek Cut-off; Hamilton to Port Dover.
J. Carey, Roadmaster, Hamilton. Suspension Bridge to London; Welland Branch. W. Young, Roadmaster, Sarnia. London to Sarnia Tunnel; Komoka to Kingscourt Jct., via Glencoe; Petrolia Branch; Point Edward Branch.
W. McGar, Roadmaster, Stratford. Buffalo to Goderich; Stratford to Listowel.
T. Lockhart, Roadmaster, Palmerston. Guelph Jct. to Southampton; Harriston to Owen Sound; Parkhead Jct. to Wiarton.
P. Earle. Acting-Roadmaster, Brantford. Tavistock Jct. to Port Dover; Port Rowan Branch; Tilsonburg Jct. to Harrisburg; Harrisburg to Guelph Jct.
C. Dallas, Roadmaster, Wingham. Palmerston to Durham; Palmerston to Kincardine; Hyde Park to Wingham Jct.
H. Ferguson, Gen'l Roadmaster. Approved, E. H. Fitzhugh, Supt.
Railways: G.T.Ry.