Canada Atlantic Railway Links

The Canada Atlantic Railway Links

The Ontario Railway History Page

A page of resources for Ontario railway history. It includes a pretty good synopsis of the Canada Atlantic's history.

Colin Churcher's Railway Pages

Colin Churcher lives in Ottawa and keeps track of the Ottawa Railway History Circle and its findings.

Vermont Historical Society Library

The library holds the railroad and personal papers of J. Gregory Smith (1818-1891) of St. Albans, Vermont, a director of the Vermont Central Railroad, Vermont and Canada Railroad, and Northern Pacific Railroad. It includes some papers related to the Canada Atlantic Railway.

The Church of the Ascension

This church provides the follwing interesting tidbit on its history page: It's an ill wind that blows nobody good and when an engine of the Canada Atlantic Railway toppled into the Rideau Canal, the bell was salvaged and placed in the steeple of Holy Trinity Church. Eventually it was replaced with chimes and the bell now calls the faithful of St. Augustine's Church in Newington to worship.

Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

The diocese history and that of Our Lady of the Angels mentions the effect the building of the Canada Atlantic had on the parish.

Pastforward.ca

Writers and publishers of social and oral history. Includes a Short biography of Booth

Vankleek.Net

Tourist and business information centre for Vankleek Hill and Champlain Township. It includes a page about the area's railway history.

Edward Robert Bremner

A short biography from the Brebner Genealogy Home Page. Bremner was Assistant General Freight Agent from 1895 to 1907.

Casselman: Les Facteurs de Development

An interesting page about Casselman. It includes a page especially devoted to railways.