M&O Railway: milepost 81

The M&O subdivision of the Canadian Pacific Railway began as the Montreal & Ottawa Railway in 1898. By the time the rails were removed in 1986, the railbed was being used by VIA Rail passenger service. The property still belongs to VIA. Today, that portion of the former railbed in Prescott and Russell county is known as the Prescott and Russell Recreational Trail. That portion of the trail which resides in the city of Ottawa, where these waymarks can be visited, has been known as the Prescott Russell Trail Link.

These two culverts date from a period with many building projects along this railway. Most of the culverts on the M&O date from this period. Interestingly, the 1914 culvert is in better shape than the 1924 culvert. The location for the 1914 culvert would have been known by railroaders as milepost 81.7, the 1924 culvert as milepost 82.2. Therefore, these culverts are respectively 81.7 and 82.2 miles from the M&O connection with the Vaudreuil subdivision at the junction in Dorion near Montreal.

When I return to these culverts in better light, I will obtain better photographs for waymarking in the Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious category.

N 45° 24.96 W 075° 34.359
N 45° 24.878 W 075° 34.893