Fonds Acc4261 - Canadian Government Railways. P.E.I. Division fonds

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Canadian Government Railways. P.E.I. Division fonds

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CA PCA Acc4261

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  • 1902-1946 (Creation)
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    Canadian Government Railways. PEI Division

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1 volume of textual material
10 photographs

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Canadian Government Railways. PEI Division

Biographical history

In April 1871 the Prince Edward Island Legislature approved the Railway Construction Bill authorizing construction of a railway throughout the Island. The financial burden of such an undertaking was one of the major considerations for PEI joining Confederation two years later. Somewhat erratic service was provided by the contractors until the railway was turned over to Thomas Swinyard, Dominion Government Commissioner, in December 1874. Trains running according to an established timetable began in April 1875 from Charlottetown to Summerside, Georgetown and Souris return and from Summerside to Tignish. The branch line to Murray Harbour and intermediate stations was built following the construction of the Hillsborough Bridge in 1902. By the end of World War I, the PEI Railway extended to branch stations in Souris, Elmira and Cape Traverse. The Intercolonial Railway and PEI Railway became known as the Canadian Government Railways in the early 1890s and remained as such until amalgamated with the Canadian Northern Railways to form Canadian National Railways in December 1918.

Custodial history

The records were in the possession of Gordon Mills who worked on the bridge crew of Canadian National Railways.

Scope and content

The fonds consist of a large volume of detailed plans of bridges and culverts built between 1916 and 1946 on the following branches of the PEI Railway: Souris, Georgetown, Montague, Charlottetown, Subdivision, Tignish, Cape Traverse, Murray Harbour, Elmira and Vernon. A few include remarks and/or specifications. Also included are photographs taken during the building of the Hillsborough Bridge, 1902-1905.

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  • English

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE

Associated materials

See also: Plans of the line of track and rights of ways found in the Map Collection Index and in Acc4233. Also Acc3909 and Acc4190 for photographs of the building of the Hillsborough Bridge

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The volume of plans is located in oversize storage. Copy prints of the photographs are located in the photographic binders in the Reading Room

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