Ottawa

263.8 miles from Depot Harbor

Description

Water Station
Stand Pipe 8" Fairbanks and Morse, 6" Gate Valve GTRB&B
Number of pipes 3 GTRB&B
Source City water works GTRB&B
Remarks At Rideau Rd House GTRB&B
Y for turning locomotives
Y for turning locomotives yes GTRB&B
Protection at Public Crossings
Concession Street Automatic Bell GTRB&B
LeBreton Street Automatic Bell GTRB&B
Divison Street Automatic Bell GTRB&B
Rochester Street Automatic Bell GTRB&B
Roundhouse, 1906
Stalls 31 GTRB&B
Engine Capacity 31 GTRB&B
Construction Frame GTRB&B
Roof Gravel GTRB&B

History

Date Event Source Notes
No date or date not noted GTR private car, "Muskoka" to occupy end of track 4 at central station during the session of parliament. While there, wires connect the car to the roof of the station platform (for telephone) the car is not to be moved without authorization. MerrileesMG31 Volume 6, File 28. Letter to H.W.McLeod.
1884 Canada Atlantic Depot listed in Ottawa City Directory at south end of Broad Street. Jeanes20020315
1895-10-3 Work on the roundhouse to be started at Ottawa East. [Churcher-Alexandria] Ottawa Free Press
1895-11-12 Work on temporary depot to start soon. Main entrance to be on Wilbrod St, also accessible from Maria St. Depot to be 25x75 ft, same plan as Elgin St; ladies and gents waiting rooms, restaurant, ticket office. [Churcher-Alexandria] Ottawa Journal
1895-12-21 Temporary depot opens on Wilbrod St, but only after the western track is moved out slightly to accomodate the platform roof, which had been built too wide. 75x25 ft, lean-tos 16 ft wide on all sides. Covered platform 400 ft long to within 200 ft of Maria St bridge. Covered in iron sheeting. Total cost $4000. [Churcher-Alexandria] Ottawa Journal
1888 Canada Atlantic Depot no longer listed in Ottawa City Directory at south end of Broad Street, now only a freight shed. Jeanes20020315
1898-04-01 Booth indicating that work is to begin on central depot soon. Fleming: Renfrew Mercury
1898-06-07 CPR to run into CA central station for $1500 per month Fleming:Renfrew Mercury
1899 CAR round house last listed in Ottawa City Directory at Archibald Street at the Canal. CAR train hands' office and sheds" (which burned in 1902) were on Elgin south of Archibald, and "CAR Depot (old)" was on the west side of Elgin south of Catherine. Jeanes20020315
1899-02-10 J.R.Booth asked to buy militia stores. Fleming:Renfrew Mercury
1900 Only CAR yards listed in Ottawa City Directory at Archibal Street at the canal (no round house). Jeanes20020315
1900-02 Work on central station will not start until next fall as they are waiting for the military stores to be vacated. CRSW p41
1902-10 Ottawa city solicitor believes Ottawa should recover $50,000 from CA for station bonus. J.R.Booth states that he has not abandoned the project, and that it is to start when the site becomes available. CRSW p337
1902-11 Work to commence on new Central station next spring. CRSW p169

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