1. Railway Development in Ottawa From Colonel By to the O Train Part 4 1960 - 1980 Colin J. Churcher

2. Ottawa Area

3. 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.

4. 1960-1

5. 1960-2 CN abandons Uplands spur

6. 1961

7. 1962

8. 1963-1

9. 1963-2

10. 1964 CP abandons Sussex St. to Beechwood

11. 1965 CN abandons Chaudiere line

12. 1966-1 Hawthorne connection opened.

13. 1966-2 CP abandons Sussex St. Beechwood to Hurdman

14. 1966-3

15. 1966-4

16. 1966-5

17. 1966-6

18. 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

19. Inter City Passenger Train Reductions 1970 Ottawa – Montreal via south shore 1978 CN Supercontinental 1981 Ottawa – Montreal via north shore 1990 VIA “The Canadian”

20. 1966-7

21. 1966-8

22. 1966-9

23. 1967-1 Laman connection opened

24. 1967-2

25. 1967-3

26. 1967-5

27. 1967-6

28. 1970

29. 1972-1 CPR Ellwood wye

30. 1972-2 CNR Ramsayville spur

31. 1975 CPR Hull spur

32. End of Part 4 See Part 5