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ADVANCE PROOF-('*^'"''/?'-< to remnion) This proof is sent tii yon for disuiixsion only, and on tlio express undirstaiiditig tliiit it is not to be used for any other purpose wliat- never, — {Sf-e Sec. 40 of the Gi'iistitution.) ^aijadiai; ^ocietij of ^JDil (^nginttps. INCORPORATED 1887. TBANSACTIONS. Tills Pocifly, UK ii body, dnpH not hold ilPcK iCPijonsible for the luclfl Rid opinions slated in any of its publications. TEMISCOUATA KAILWAY. Running from Edniondston, New Biuiiswiek, to Riviere du Loup, Quebec, a distance 81 miles. Uy Ij. AiiAMH Davy, M.(!:in.Soc.O.K. To be read Tliui-sdiiy. ISth May, l-'.Ci. Tliis project li;is formed piirt of many schemes to build an Interpro- vineial Railway prior to tlio construction ofilie Intereolonial, and was first surveyed by Captain I'ipon and [iieuten.int lleinb'ison in 1S4(), acting under instrucliou from Mr. (Iladstone, then secretary of State for the Colonies. Again, between the years 13(14 sind 18(18, whe:i the whole country between lliviere du lioup and Halifax was e.slmustivcly surveyed under the direction of Mr. Sandford Fleming, it received some attention .ms forming part of the frontier nmti's wliieh w" ruled out in fi-.vour of ihe Shore Line. From hat dale up to 1880 llio ground wiis generally covered by one or mofo charters, and a survey was made by one of the companies, but nothing was done beyond this by them. In 1884 when the Domiiiioi (Jovernment had the country between Montreal ;iiid St. John, N.15., surve-od, in oi'der to decide upon a short lino between Montreal ami th' Atlantic seaboard, Mr. Crawford was sent to survey this route and one from Kiviiire Ouclle, but their determination was not in ilslavour. Tn 188t) the eompuny in pos- i-essioi! of the charter hnd sreuied beou;ita al (he Ulh mile. From this point to Kdmoudston at the 81st mile the line follows closely the .shores of the I Lake and tlio Madawaska Rivor, and no ^reiit difforcnoo in elovation is met witli. The (Jovcnuiionls limited llio grades to a niaxiniuni of $1.50 per cent, and the curves to 7 degrees. 'J lie line laid down by Mr. Ci'awl'ord wa.s followed very closely, the greatest deviation being about J mile. The ascent to ui.d descent from the summit tire vi ry little broken by minor undulations, but ibe maximum grade.s are fre- quently cased off by lighter ones or level strotehos. The longest max- imum grade is 2i miles ascending East, whilst ascending West the longest is 1 mile. Four sub contract." were let^ covering the 00 miles located, and construolion was commenced in October, ami during the winter a few of the heavier cuts were commenced, and considerable quantities of limber and lies were taken out. and the order given to Messrs. Cammel & Co. for the rcqui'-ite quantity of their toughened steel rails weighing 5C lbs. to the yard. In the section chosen the head of the rail is rounded off more than the present ideal calls for, but this is probably an advantage on a road with light traiBc and considerable curvature. Owing to the severe winter in this part of the country it was gone before the grading could be iiu.slied forward with rapidity, and up to that time less tliaii 5o/() of it had been done. From this time on, every exertion was uiade to complete the grading and lay the track before the close of the .season. The rails having arrived track laying was commenced June IStli, and pushed on from the Riviere du Louji end as fast iis tlie trestling and grading would allow, and whenever delayed from any cause the track laying gang were set to work ballasting. The balance of the location from St. Rose to Edmundston, 21 miles, was finished in September, and the grading commenced, and by the 2;5rd October it was sulheieiitly advanted for traeklaying to be stari'd at the lidmund.ton end also. Jiy tlio clo.se of the year only a few miles remained between the cads of the track, and on January 7th the rails were couneeted, and on January 10th the contractors took the directors of the company and their friends from Riviere du Liiup to Edmundston, returning the same evening. The following suiuincr the ballasting was completed; Gtinks of 21,000 gallons capacity each erected, 5 fitted with Worthington steam pumps and 1 fitted by "■■ravity. All the tanks were ;it stations. Statiou building.s, offices, machine .shops, engine sheds, turntables, etc., put up and the e(iuipment tompleted, whicli consists of 5 locomotives, 3 first and 2 se- cond class cars ; 2 combination, 1st and 2nd ; 2 baggage ; 7 frost proof ; 41 box and 54 Hat cars ; 5 snow ploughs ; 2 flangers, etc., all new and equal in construction and fittiiiLis to those used on the Trunk lines. Snow sheds and fences were commenced at necess.:ry ;j( ' *,s and the line was open for traffic in the fall. Several swamps and murkeyswere dossed; .some had to becrosslaid with timber, others the ties wiTe laid on the original surface and afterwards raised with ballast brought by trains. The u.so of ditches near the track was avoided in such cnses. halhist of good (juality was found at several places along the line. One pit was worked with a Steam shovel, the others by hand. The miiteiial was ploughed ofli' the cars when used as ballast, but when filling had to be done side dump cars were used. The limber used in temporary trestles was flatted for the .strini'ers, caps and sills and round (or the posts and braces, and all put together with spikes and triii;tKm the I'Jniiinecnn.;,' "tan oonsistca ot 1 umci, l u'l- vision''aml 5 Assistant Kugiueiis and a Draughtsman. Each ciigiuocr was allowed a man :ni.l norso and ilio as-i-tants a rodman in addi- tion and woi'o I'urnishod witii a houso and office near the coutro of their sections. Via the Teniiseouata and existing lltiilAaystbe distance from Mon- treal 10 St. John, N.U., Ls 5U2 miles, and lo Halifax 807 miles, all throii'di Canadian Territory, 3 M:,\r I IF TEMISCOUATA RX iiiul CONNECTIONS «lso FISHING LAKES &. STREAMS Laki: is mi $1.5 Mr. iiboii little quuc iiuui long' local wint quun to » toug thol for, cons: the < with Fro? and arriv the allov were Tl was 2;jrd at tl remi rails (]ire< Ednj balla erect grav uaol eijui cone 41 I iind Siiov line So with after near fiiun steal cars cars fort nllp A suini ofth ordii The bents were 12 feet centres, except 4 wliieh Were IT) leet, and consisted of 4 piles each from 40 to 45 feet Ion;/ driven from 7 ti) 10 feet into the bed of the river. Nn bracinf,' was used on the lower ]() feet of the structure, but the upper portion wiis well brnced both longitudinally and transversely with 3" xG" flatted timber spiked to the piles with 12' ship spikes. The cips were of flatted timber 14 feet loni.', 12" thick nnd 10 face, Tiio stringers 20 leet long ami of thi; same dimensions, one was useil uinbu' each rail except for the 15 openings where they were usjd double. Tiie ."amo class of ties were ^--^-•-^^,.„^ '■^/^ fiJi^ f-l re sr at ii Jh ¥8 le It 10 ih h te ih ill a B- )f a 7 !h le le in )t id 10 t, d )t )f )8 d d d s- m $ « if % h )f ir ■r ,c I- n o e JB e I. Uuriii" coiistnu'liiin tlio Rii.;i;ieoriii,i;- stuff coasistoil of 1 Cliicf, I Di- vision mill ") A.-isisianl iMii;'iiierrs and :i I>i';uiglitsmau. Each oiigimier was aliuwt'J :i ma" '"I'l liorst' ami ilio arv-.i-.taiits a rodmaii in adJi- tiiiii, and wore I'lirnishud witli a Imuso and uHico near tho conti'o of tlioir soctions. Via tlio Toiiiisoouata and existing Railuaystho distanoe from Moa- trcal 10 St. John, X.15., is 592 miles, and to Halifax 8G7 miles, all ll)l■ou^h Canadiau Teiritory. Uk i» m 91.{ Mr. It bo littl quu iiuu lOD) loco win qua to toa, tho for, coo tho wit Frt anc arri the alio woi r w« 2m at,' rea rai dir Ed b(j cri gr» ml eqi CO! 41 tin Sd lio I wl aft na ftrt Btl ca ca fo ai: STJ of OrUlllHI^ puiuilirl lOTci, Tln' bents were 12 t'ect cciilrcs, oxcipl 4 wliicli wi^ic 15 teet, and consi.-U'd of 4 pilcn eacli from 40 to 45 feet loTiir Jrivt'ii from 7 to 10 feet into tlio lieil of the river. No bnieiiin wus used on tlie l()W<'r IH feet of tlie structure, but the upper p(jrtioii was well bniced both longitudinally and transversely with 8" x 6" flatted timber spiked to the piles with 12 ' ship si)ikcs. The caps were of flatt';d timber 14 feet lonjr, 12" thick iind 10 face, The striiigers 2ti feet long and of tiie same dimensions, one was used under each rail except for the 15 openings where they weie usjd double. The same class of ties were 2 M U....tlKr with .Irift tH.lt. 20 ' !....« t.y ft ' s'l«"o. The r.vcr « ...il..s an 1U.U,., .n,l ,),is c,„..inu,. f^r .....1 -'^ • J^ ^^ ^ the i-tructuro.and to pnv.'iil ii jiiiu, pii>^ wlh u r Z .,,UH of U.; ft.t o.el., built by th. l....u.n,o,. Br^^ o^ Ue courses otgn.nU,.bro»,hir.mu,i ^^^^^^ ^^_^ _^ 2:::,L::A»:::*.ui,..,.,>-, ;-;«--;;;;'::* '""'l""'y- , ,., -, „;,.., „f ,,iii-oiir¥ built <>l" li«l'l "'"no ,, ,, ,„„„ ..... p -;;;;:;; :u;„M.L. i...«...Ji».»y -i r;;;;";:;;:r::t;::\i;ir:;;:;:..^«" ''" , llf vV"\l-"- tics. 12 ft xS'sS-; double s^i.unl-ra.U 'Jri^'^L b' 'Vt^!^>ae.. ouob... bolted tbro..,h .o a j.ek^ l()"xO aiin " "' ' . I4,','x8"; vunical braous stringer 8"x8" rostmg on ""''^f J ; \;„^^,.. Th. ibuudatious e.c.pUo..a,ly ..a n>. y. ^^-^^ ^,^^ „, „pp,, p,,, of each '''^" ;■", f ^^ In M2'M2" a.a the l.w.r ,o.ls of 12"xl2" of bi'iil bad 4 posts ot in -M- , '- the r^'l"''"'^"^'^'"*^';' . ^,,, ^^..,^1, ^.„ |s,m lb. iKu.nuor. and an Inspector ,Vll l.lcs we.v ' " ; ; ■ ^,,„, ,, ,,,, ,1,,,,. X. ti.ed rnle or was put on to reeo.d l>"^ i;-" ,,,,i^.„ ^..^ Uie nature of the ,„..uU was 1- ;J;- J " ^,;^,vin,; ..w piles, and tbe in- ^'■"7 . :::: :!f :^ "ilily . with a arop of 25 .oet ,1. penetration TT" t -it a Tbe T,.miseou.Ua U „hway, wbieh .as bndt a, ^^■''". ';■" , ad iiun t>ly ''""--a tbe same general vonle as tho a nnbtary ^f'^^^ „„„„ .f.cco.s to it at many po.nts. Jl:.ilway,ana allu.a. * " ^^ > ,. .,i,,, „f ^ chief, I I).- •'"-'^ ^Tr::;:: . : ::; "na a ,>..anghtsman. Each on,in.r :;:;;;;;:';: ;;:n>i.W^.> with a, ^^ l„meeneav,hecent>.oot their sections. ,vUtii..' UMil-vavs the aistanoe from Mou- thioudi (Janaaian Teirituvy. ^