The trail of the swinging lanterns : $b a racy, railroading review of transportation matters, methods and menCopeland, John Morison
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The trail of the swinging lanterns : $b a racy, railroading review of transportation matters, methods and men
Copeland, John Morison
Railroads -- Canada
Lord Lorne can be recognized standing in the centre of the official
group and the party about him include George Laidlaw, Toronto, promoter
and President of the line, John C. Bailey, Toronto, an outstanding
figure at the time, who mapped the route of a dozen Canadian railways
and made the survey--“Bailey Route”--of the T. & N.O.R. He was the
engineer of the Credit Valley Railway and Harry Crewe, Toronto, was his
chief assistant. To the right can be discerned the late James Ross, a
young Scotch surveyor and engineer from Kingston, New York, in charge
of construction, who afterwards became the Montreal millionaire.
Among others in this photograph are--Honorable Geo. W. Allan, Senator,
Honorable John McMurrich, M.L. C., Toronto, James Beatty, K.C., Mayor
of Toronto, Ross McKenzie, accountant with the Credit Valley Railway,
who probably was Canada’s most famous lacrosse player, and Wm. Taylor,
secretary for James Ross.
STREETSVILLE JUNCTION, SEPTEMBER 19th, 1879
Train sheet and entries thereon the day of the Governor General’s
Special.
Down trains going east. Up trains going west.
========+========+========+=======+============+=======+=====++=================+========+=======+=====+=======+=======+=====+========
Ballast | Ballast| Ballast| Pilot | Special |Ballast|No. 1|| Trains |Special |Ballast|Pilot|Ballast|Ballast|No. 4|Engineer
--------+--------+--------+-------+------------+-------+-----++-----------------+--------+-------+-----+-------+-------+-----+--------
Lovelock| | Martin | |Flanagan | | ||Conductor |Flanagan| | | | | |
| | | | | | || | | | | | | |
Kean | | Monro |Spragge|Greenshields| | ||Engineer |Spragge | | | | | |
| | | | | | || | | | | | | |
Webster | | Yates |Phipps |Cameron | | ||Fireman |Phipps | | | | | |
| | | | | | || | | | | | | |
| | | |Ryan | | ||Baggageman |Ryan | | | | | |
| | | | | | || | | | | | | |
McGillis| | Ragan | | | | ||Brakesman | | | | | | |
| | | | | | || | | | | | | |
341 | | 338 | No. 8 | No. 2 | | ||Engine |No. 8 | | | | | |
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