C.N.Rys. Smiths Falls Subdivision

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Speed Restrictions
Miles per hour
Passenger, freight and mixed trains 40
Engine with caboose or light engine 40
Permanent Slow Orders
Mileage Miles per hour
35.49 Smiths Falls, Drawbridge (B.T.C. 32980) 15
68.00 to 70.00 Curve 25
78.80 to 79.80 Curve 30
80.90 Sydenham, Public Crossing at Grade, first west of station (B.T.C. 35990) 10
82.30 to 82.80 Curve 20
84.83 Harrowsmith, C.P.R. crossing. Between eastward approach signal No. 856 and eastward home signal and westward approach signal No. 841 and westward home signal 30
85.10 Harrowsmith, Wilton Street, First west of Station (B.T.C. 44593) 10
91.34 Yarker, Bridge St. (B.T.C. 83916) 10
Engine and Car Restrictions
Heaviest auxiliary crane permitted 160 ton.
Date Event
1912-01-09 C.N.O.Ry. authorized to open Sydenham to Harrowsmith BRC Order. 15769.
1914-10-19 Appears as Rideau Subdivision, Ottawa to TrentonCNOR.OD.35.
1919-06-01/1922-10-08 Appears as Ottawa Division/Rideau Subdivision, Rideau Jct. to TrentonCNR.EL.OD.NOSTD.1/CNR.EL.OD.NOSD.15.
1923-05-13/1923-06-24 Appears as Ottawa Division/Smith's Falls Subdivision, Trenton to Rideau Jct.CNR.EL.OD.01/02.
1923-09-30 Appears as Brighton to Napanee becomes Ottawa Division/Deseronto SubdivisionCNR.EL.OD.03.
1923-09-30/1926-01-03 Appears as Ottawa Division/Smith's Falls Subdivision, Napanee to Rideau Jct.CNR.CR.NOD.03/15.
1926-05-02/1926-06-27 Appears as Ottawa Division/Smith's Falls Subdivision, Napanee to FederalCNR.CR.NOD.16/17.
1926-09-26/1942-06-28 Appears as Belleville Division/Smith's Falls Subdivision, Napanee to FederalCNR.CR.NOD.01/54.
1943-09-26/1959-10-25 Appears as Belleville Division/Smiths Falls Subdivision, Napanee to FederalCNR.CR.NOD.58/05.
1960-04-24/1961-01-01 Appears as Belleville Division/Smiths Falls Subdivision, Napanee to Mileage 1.9CNR.CR.SOD.06/07; CNR.SLR.BD.08.
1984-03-02 CNR authorized to abandon Sydenham to Smiths FallsRTC Order No. R-36326.
1991-02-05 CNR abandons Sydenham to Smiths FallsCTA Decision No. 53-R-1991.