| February 1899, No. 12 | The Railway and Shipping World (Toronto) | Page 48, col. 2 |
Miscellaneous railway notes.
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Canada Atlantic Ry. & Rutland Ry.—In a recent interview, President Booth speaking of the rumor that the Rutland was to be managed by the C.A.R. Co., said such was not the case. The C.A.R. Co. will have nothing to do with the road further than the handling of its freight for ten miles. About 2 years ago the Rutland R.R. Co. purchased the line between Rouse's Point & Ogdensburg. The terminus of the Rutland line was at the lower end of Lake Champlain, & the Co., wishing to get control of the trade between New York & Ogdensburg, decided to connect the lines by building a road across the Islands Grand & Hero in Lake Champlain & connecting the two roads at Alburgh. The C.A.R. Co. had a year previous to this move extended its line across the Richelieu River to Alburgh. Now, what the managers of the Rutland road propose doing is to run their line up the C.A. tracks as far as Lacolle Jct., 10 miles, & from there to St. John on the East Richelieu Valley road. From St. John they will run into Montréal on either the C.A. or the G.T.R. Mr. Booth thinks the line, by being a shorter route by some 15 miles from Montréal to New York, will affect the Canadian produce & lumber trade.