C.N.Rys. in Ontario—Newspaper and magazine clippings

The Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Ry. has had a number of locomotives for both passenger & freight service built at the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, during the past few months. No. 631, illustrated on page 169, has been in service for some little time. Following are the general dimensions of some of the locomotives:

For fast passenger service.
Cylinders.—	Diameter (low pressure)	13 in.
	Diameter (high pressure)	22 in.
	Stroke	26 in.
	Valve	Balanced piston
Boiler.—	Diameter	60 in.
	Thickness of sheets	11/16 in.
	Working pressure	200 lbs.
	Fuel	Soft coal.
Firebox.—	Material	Steel.
	Length	103 3/16 in.
	Width	42-1/8 in.
	Depth, front	71-1/2 in.
	Depth, back	69 in.
	Thickness of sheets, sides	5/16 in.
	Thickness of sheets, back	5/16 in.
	Thickness of sheets, crown	3/8 in.
	Thickness of sheet, tube	1/2 in.
Tubes.—	Number	262
	Diameter	2 in.
	Length	15 ft.
Driving wheels.—	Diameter, outside	78 in.
	Diameter, of centre	72 in.
	Journals	8×12 in.
Engine truck wheels.—	Diameter	36 in.
Engine truck wheels.—	Journals	5 1/2×12in.
Trailing wheels.	Diameter	54 in.
Trailing wheels.	Journals	8×12 in.
Wheel base.—	Driving	6 ft. 9 in.
	Total engine	25 ft. 6 in.
	Rigid	13 ft. 9 in.
Tender.—	Diameter of wheels	36 in.
	Journals	5×9 in.
	Tank capacity	6,000 gals.

For freight service.
Cylinders.—	Diameter, high pressure	14 in.
	Diameter, low pressure	24 in.
	Stroke	26 in.
	Valve	Balanced piston
Boiler.—	Diameter	60 in.
	Thickness of sheets	5/8 & 11/16 in.
	Working pressure	180 lbs.
	Fuel	Soft coal.
Firebox.—	Material	Steel.
	Length	102 1/8 in.
	Width	42 in.
	Depth, front	69-1/2; in.
	Depth, back	58-1/2 in.
	Thickness of sheets, sides	3/8 in.
	Thickness of sheets, back	3/8 in.
	Thickness of sheets, crown	1/2 in.
	Thickness of sheets, tube	1/2 in.
Tubes.—	Number	280
	Diameter	2 in.
	Length	14 ft. 4-1/2 in.
Driving wheels.—	Diameter, outside	56 in.
	Diameter, of centre	50 in.
	Journals	8-1/2×in.
Engine truck wheels.—	Diameter	30 in.
Engine truck wheels.—	Journals	6×10 in.
Wheel base.—	Driving	13 ft.
Wheel base.—	Total engine	24 ft. 9 in.
Weight.—	On drivers	116,850 lbs.
	On truck	33,930 lbs.
	Total engine	150,780 lbs.
Tender.—	Diameter of wheels	33 in.
	Journals	5×9 in.
	Tank capacity	4,000 gals.

For freight service.
Cylinders.—	Diameter, high pressure	15-1/2 in.
	Diameter, low pressure	26 in.
	Stroke	30 in.
	Valve	Balanced piston
Boiler.—	Diameter	68 in.
	Thickness of sheets	11/16 & 3/4 in.
	Working pressure	180 lbs.
	Fuel	Soft coal.
Firebox.—	Material	Steel.
	Length	120 1/8 in.
	Width	42 in.
	Depth, front	72-1/4 in.
	Depth, back	69-1/4 in.
	Thickness of sheets, sides	3/8 in.
	Thickness of sheets, back	3/8 in.
	Thickness of sheets, crown	1/2 in.
	Thickness of sheets, tube	1/2 in.
Tubes.—	Number	321
	Diameter	2 in.
	Length	13 ft. 6 in.
Driving wheels.—	Diameter, outside	56 in.
	Diameter, of centre	50 in.
	Journals	8-1/2×11 in.
Engine truck wheels.—	Diameter	30 in.
Engine truck wheels.—	Journals	6×10 in.
Wheel base.—	Driving	15 ft. 1 in.
Wheel base.—	Total engine	23 ft. 9 in.
Weight.—	On drivers	164,585 lbs.
	On truck	19,325 lbs.
	Total engine	183,910 lbs.
Tender.—	Diameter of wheels	33 in.
	Journals	5×9 in.
	Tank capacity	4,000 gals.

A large amount of work is being done at the Canada Atlantic shops in Ottawa. Twenty-five stock cars have recently been completed, 25 refrigerator cars are being built & 500 box cars have been commenced at.

Entirely new trains, with thoroughly up-to-date cars, have been put on between Ottawa & Montréal both ways. We are officially informed that the report recently published in some daily papers to the effect that this Co. had built car shops in Ottawa was unfounded, as a start has not yet at the permanent shops. The report probably arose from the erection of some temporary buildings, put up for the construction of a lot of freight cars pending the construction of the permanent shops. The first temporary building is to be used as an erecting shop and is 450×80 ft. The second one, which contains the machinery, is 225×90 ft.