For those intereseted in the CPR line from White River to Fort William, you
may want to check out E-Bay auction number 2172564653 at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2172564653&category=1445
The description reads:
"Here's your chance to add a one of a kind piece of Railroad history to your
collection. This handwritten logbook and journal appraises all buildings
from stations to outhouses at every siding and divisional point from White
River to Fort William in the year 1939. It is also filled with info relevant
to each siding such as location of telephones, when painting was done, and
names of agents and contractors, water supplies, track and riverbank
inspections and lots more. The pages in this log book are divided by hand
made tabs with the shortform of the siding name on one side and the mileage
on the other. Sidings include; White River, Tarpon, Denison, Bremner,
Mobert, Trudeau, Struthers, Hemlo, Pringle, Melgund, Heron Bay,
Peninsula(Marathon), Angler, Coldwell, Middleton, Ripple, Steel, Santoy,
Jack Fish, Noslo, Black(Terrace Bay), Bluejay, Schreiber, Horn, Selim,
Rossport, Pays Platt, Cavers, Gravel, Gurney, Kama, Ozone, Fire Hill, Ivan,
Nipigon, Red Rock, Sprucewood, Coughlin, Hurkett, Dorion, Ouimet, Bowker,
Pearl, Loon, Beck, Mackenzie, Navilus, Current River, Port Arthur and Fort
William. "
I've no connection to this sale - But if it was my area, I'd by it in a
flash. I've never seen one of these for sale before, and I watch these
auctions all the time. That gives an idea of the rarety. And if you get
it, consider loaning a photocopy to the CP Documents Project. Our web site
is at
http://www.cpsig.ca/
Rob Kirkham
