Download - Railway Development in Ottawa From Colonel By to the O Train Part 4 1960 - 1980 Colin J. Churcher
Railway Development in OttawaFrom Colonel By to the O Train
Part 4 1960 - 1980
Colin J. Churcher
Ottawa Area
Periods of Development
• 1850-1875 Early local railways.• 1875-1895 Part of national network.• 1890-1925 Consolidation of companies.• 1925-1950 Commencement of route reduction.• 1950-1970 Elimination of cross town tracks and
rationalization.• 1970-1995 Reduction of the network.• 1995 to date Rise of short lines and the O Train.
These dates are approximate and overlap each other.
1960-1
1960-2 CN abandons Uplands spur
1961
1962
1963-1
1963-2
1964 CP abandons Sussex St. to Beechwood
1965 CN abandons Chaudiere line
1966-1 Hawthorne connection opened.
1966-2 CP abandons Sussex St. Beechwood to Hurdman
1966-3
1966-4
1966-5
1966-6
Local Passenger Train Reductions
• 1939 Ottawa – Hawkesbury• 1954 Ottawa – Cornwall – Helena NY.• 1957 Ottawa – Prescott• 1959 Ottawa – Waltham• 1961 Ottawa – Barrys Bay• 1962 Ottawa – Chalk River• 1963 Ottawa – Maniwaki
Inter City Passenger Train Reductions
• 1970 Ottawa – Montreal via south shore
• 1978 CN Supercontinental
• 1981 Ottawa – Montreal via north shore
• 1990 VIA “The Canadian”
1966-7
1966-8
1966-9
1967-1 Laman connection opened
1967-2
1967-3
1967-5
1967-6
1970
1972-1 CPR Ellwood wye
1972-2 CNR Ramsayville spur
1975 CPR Hull spur
End of Part 4
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