Ottawa Valley Railroad train off the tracks
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WHITE MAINTENANCE TRUCKS on either side of Highway 60 at the intersection of the highway and the north/south tracks. Six men are removing the big yellow rail crossing sign at the west side of the farm. The sign and the signals have been there in one manner or other since the Ottawa Valley Railway was established in the pioneer days. The signals have been blinking and sounding on the usual schedule, without the expected rumbling that gently shaked the soil since the beginning days of Alderburn Farm.
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- Railway Crossing sign near the Golf Course Road
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- Farmstead is north of tracks, east is Renfrew
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- Rail crossing sign
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- Train Crossing sign
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- Track no Trains
HISTORY
Renfrew County … By the late 1800s, two railroads were built to link communities throughout the Valley. …
C.P.R. (Canadian Pacific Railway) Passenger Train crossing Mississippi River Bridge at Carleton Place, Ontario, 1900
NEWS and COMMENTARY
North Bay Nugget: Ottawa Valley Railway lays off 30
BLE: Ottawa Valley Railway stuck in middle
104.9 myFM: Petawawa Mayor Frustrated Over Silent Railway
The Daily Observer: Train traffic cut in area, Renfrew County council learns
Ottawa SUN: 2 hurt as Ottawa Valley rail train derails: Accident near Mattawa spills 20,000 litres of fuel into Ottawa River
Ottawa Citizen: Diesel spill from derailment won’t affect Ottawa water supply, officials say
LINKS
Transport Canada: Section 9: Signs & Road Markings Railway Crossing Sign
Railcan: … Ottawa Valley Railway (OVR) is a division of RaiLink Canada Ltd., a federally-regulated railway. …
RLK RailAmerica (images):
