Eganville

186.8 miles from Depot Harbor

Description

Fuel Station
Type Platform - shovelled into tender GTRB&B
Water Station
Tank 15 1/2'x23' GTRB&B
Stand Pipe 6" Drop Pipe GTRB&B
Number of pipes 1 GTRB&B
Pump Northey GTRB&B
Steam Cylinder 6"x7" GTRB&B
Water Cylinder 4"x7" GTRB&B
Suction Pipe 3"x100' GTRB&B
Discharge Pipe 3" GTRB&B
Conduit Pipe 2 1/2"x300' GTRB&B
Source Stream GTRB&B
Remarks 52000 gal GTRB&B
1917 Station
Length 108' Leader p107
Width 33' Leader p107

Agents

  1. Joseph McQuade
  2. James Pilsen
  3. George Valin
  4. John P. Smith
  5. S.N.Milligan
  6. J.L.Foster
  7. Fred Polkard
  8. Hugh Thurston
  9. W.J.McNamara
Source: Fleming: Eganville and District Old Home Week Souvenir. Aug 1-6, 1948.

History

Date Event Source Notes
1905-07-07 Lemon Bros. circus pitched tents near CAR station. Leader p34
1905-08-25 First automobile seen in town, from Pembroke. Leader p35
1914 Station burned. Railway cars used until replacement constructed. Fleming: Eganville and District Old Home Week Souvenir. Aug 1-6, 1948.
1915-04-30 GTR station and freight shed burned. Perhaps started by cigar or cigarette butt thrown under platform? Agent Smith and family escaped. Passenger car on siding serving as station. Leader p37
1917-06-22 GTR starts construction of new station and separate agent's residence. Leader p37
1918 New station constructed. Fleming: Eganville and District Old Home Week Souvenir. Aug 1-6, 1948.
1930-12-12 CNR constructed a siding about a mile south-east of town at Spring Creek crossing (Eganville-Perrault road) for pulpwood etc. Leader p170
1970-11-25 Permission granted to remove agent. Leader p477

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