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AN OSHAWA RAILWAY FREIGHT SHUNTER SHOWN IN 1907 ...This Engine Was Operated By Steam And Did Fine Job FOR FREIGHT, PASSENGER SERVICE CNR Right On Schedule With New Complex Here "Canadian National is pro- gressing on schedule with the $244 million freight and passen- ger complex being built in Osh- awa," said A. R. Williams, man- ager, CN's Toronto Area The new facility, located in the west end of the city, is tak- ing shape with grading and drainage work being done by Alnor Earth Moving Limited, Oshawa. Work will be completed soon on the diversion route to elimin- ate the level crossing on Thorn- ton Road. Traffic will be div- erted off Thornton to Stevenson | No Pause In Refreshing Oshawa For 5' Road which will eliminate veh-|are expected to be operational icle traffic crossing the CN|by mid-summer of '67 with the main line. Toronto to Montreal.|full yard complete by the end The new complex will consist|}0f the year. Grading work is of a station, yard control office|being carried on in winter and classification area made up|months under extreme condi- of eight miles of new track. It|tions to insure the on-schedule is estimated that 20 separate|Completion of the yard. tracks will be laid in the class-, "The topography of the site ification area with room for ex-|is not ideal," according to CN pansion. The passenger and|special projects engineer Eldon freight traffic will be segregated|Dolphin. '"'And as a_ conse- in the new complex with passen-|quence, hundreds of thousands ger trains running on the northjof cubic yards of earth had to tracks and freight trains on the|be moved. Terrain, however, south, ve the relationship with exist- Sections of the yard facilityling mainline features are not station will not begin until the new facility is fully operational. Final-stage plans by CN arch- itects call for a. structure of pre- form concrete and glass with] a total interior area 'of approx-! imately 3200 square feet. The! station, 90-feet long and wide will contain a waiting| room with a 100 passenger. cap- acity, telecommunications fac- ilities, passenger sales office' and the Jalest polyfiber furniture for passenger comfort. As an additional feature the building will be fully air-conditioned. CN's new computer-based res- ervation system, to be opera- tional April 1, will be tied into the Oshawa complex via direct inter-city CN telephone lines providing local travellers with reservations and confirmation of space within seconds. CN will call for tenders for construction of the new station in the spring of this vear and expects to have the entire com- plex completed by late 1967. BIG POTENTIAL To fully integrate road and rail services in Oshawa, plans Planning Key To Expansion 'large - scale, Planning for growth has been human sprawl, its citizens are i 35-feet | a major strength of Ligue iar interested in promoting its inception has been one of!in the modern urban has been accomplish:d in no|the spirit of togetherness and|providing a feeling of netghbor- small way by a much - studied community pride. system of community associa- tions. liness. The Oshawa Neighborhood) As Wendell Bretster, city Association, 'started in 1946, has. recreation director once said: Oshawa is not troubled by been one of the prime instiga-\4 pig fault of today's urban dehumanizing tors in this movement. living has been the lack of abil- ; n f group since ity to provide centres of activity The concept of the group rs) flr and since the Second World War. re J TTY TAL the the citizens has been a sense of belonging in a rapidly growing community and _ this} are presently being - considered to include express freight and piggyback services in the new complex after completion. "Oshawa is a city of tremen- dous potential," said Mr. Will- iams. "Canadian National is confident that the decision to) continue its program of onan sion and upgrading of freight and yard facilities in Oshawa is wise and far-reaching and one which will greatly assist in the industrial development of the area to the mutual benefit of the community and CN." tensive study on strategic loca-| tion and economic considera- tions the present area is con- sidered the best possible site." MASTER CONSOLE Although Centralized Traffic! Control is not used within ra | flexible considerations. After ex- | BA @ MODERN limits of the classification yard, | all access lines to the facility) will be controlled by master- driven switches actuated at a master console at CN's Toronto Yard. \ A team of CN signal em-) | ployes are presently at work on| Two new buildings will be con- control centre - administration building and an station. | Dismantling of the present|} ultra-modern | On Display at the CANADIAN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM 99 Simcoe St. South, Oshawa. CHEVROLET - 1925 ONE TON | Oshawa's Newest | And Most Complete EfeRD BAR CTC installation on the main| | jline adjacent to the site of the passenger-freight complex _ in| MARTY Oshawa. | | | structed on-the site; the | RECORD CENTRE | @ COUNTRY & WESTERN | All The Top Name Artists 35% SIMCOE NORTH tling HAM Anniversary (HAMBLY'S BEVERAGES LIMITED are interested in receiving any old pictures, bottles, trays, etc. which are connected with the bot- when you're looking for Quality Appliances T.V.'s or Stereos... look to HOME APPLIANCES (Oshawa) LTD. 90 Simcoe St. S. Home Appliances (Oshawa) Ltd. have built up through the years the fine reputation they now enjoy. This has been done through serving with top qualified service, and the fine products they sell like; ¢ FRIGIDAIRE e ELECTROHOME ¢ MOTOROLA THE BEST NAME IN ELECTRONICS HOME APPLIANCES = LTD. 90 Simcoe St. S. -- 725-5332 ms (Th delive awa | Nab, Speci oa partm Gener I shi someo! Canad was als tennial. 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Like so many other things it de- pended on the skill of the operator, and re- quired many hand and foot operations. BEVERAGES LTD. 385 Bloor St. W. Oshawa planning Tempora lished -- 0 permane: obtained Shopping Regula were hel $26,000 days afte was appt a