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

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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


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