The K&P railroad had the first train into Snow Road in 1883. In 1913 the Canadian Pacific Railroad took over this line and in May 1915 they closed some of the stations making them flag stations, Snow Road being one of these. John A. Geddes was appointed caretaker/agent of the station at that time and continued as such until the station was closed in Feb. 1963. Snow Road was a busy spot during the 1920’s and 30’s, pulp wood was being shipped by farmers from as far away as Watsons Corners. It was common to see as many as 50 or more teams coming in hauling pulp wood and various other types of wood. The wood was loaded and shipped out on the K&P. Maple syrup was another large export, every spring this syrup could be seen piled as high as the ceiling in the freight shed and the balance on the platform outside. There was more syrup shipped from Snow Road then anywhere else in the dominion of Canada. Clarendon and Miller Archives
The Old K&P Railway Jig was composed by Bruce Osborne in January, 2017. When I was a wee lad, my father used to take me over to Sharbot Lake Ontario, get a ticket for me and then put me on the K&P train for a trip to my uncle’s home in Harrowsmith Ontario for a visit there. Here is a link to an article about the K & P Railway by Susanna McLeod writing in The Kingston Whig-Standard. news paper. Link below — http://www.thewhig.com/2013/06/25/mon…
HISTORY:
The Kingston and Pembroke Railway (K & P) was a Canadian railway that operated in eastern Ontario. The railway was seen as a business opportunity by business people in Kingston, Pembroke, Montreal and New York. It would support the lumber (especially pine lumber which was in high demand across Canada and the United States) and mining industries, as well as the agricultural economy in eastern Ontario.
Incorporated in 1871, the K&P was intended to run from Kingston to Pembroke. By 1884, approximately 180 km of mainline and sidings had been laid, reaching Renfrew where it ceased after 12 years of construction. The K & P never did reach Pembroke. On January 1, 1913, the K & P Railroad officially became part of the CPR. The line was gradually abandoned beginning in the 1950s, with the last operating section from Kingston to Tichborne closing in 1986. The K & P is affectionately remembered as the Kick and Push railroad.
In the 1880s the Kingston and Pembroke railway completed its last leg. The K & P ran three trains daily but only the day train went as far as Renfrew. Altogether within the 24 hour period there were many passenger trains daily on the mainline, as well as the freight trains.
The K & P coming northward from Robertsville stopped at many of the little villages along the way such as: Mississippi, Clarendon, Snow Road, Wilbur, Lavant etc.
The Kingston and Pembroke railway was nicknamed “The Kick and Push’ because the railway twisted through the rugged Frontenac Hills and the old steam engine had little chance to display its full power.
With files from The Keeper of the Scrapbooks — Christina ‘tina’ Camelon Buchanan — Thanks to Diane Juby— click here.
The K & P Railroad..-From Lanark & District Museum
Once the Kingston and Pembroke Railway
by Robert Curry
All photographs the author’s collection. read more here…click
From Mary Beth Wylie..
Also read-The Kick and Push Town of Folger — Now a Ghost Town
The Grand Trunk Railway Station –Photos
When Trains Crash —Ashton Train Accident 1950
Train Wreck January 21, 1969– Almonte Gazette
The McKellar Train Derailment 1913
The Oldest Building on Ottawa and Opeongo Line
Clippings of The Old Perth Train Station
The Glen Tay Train Wrecks of Lanark County
Did You Know About These Local Train Wrecks?
Tragedy and Suffering in Lanark County-Trains and Cellar Stairs
I was Born a Boxcar Child- Tales of the Railroad
The Lanark County “Carpetbaggers”–Lanark Electric Railway
The Titanic of a Railway Disaster — Dr. Allan McLellan of Carleton Place
What Happened on the CPR Railway Bridge?
Memories from Carleton Place–Llew Lloyd and Peter Iveson
So Which William Built the Carleton Place Railway Bridge?
The trial of W. H. S. Simpson the Railway Mail Clerk
55 years ago–One of the Most Tragic Accidents in the History of Almonte
The Kick and Push Town of Folger
Train Accident? Five Bucks and a Free Lunch in Carleton Place Should Settle it
The Men That Road the Rails
The Mystery Streets of Carleton Place– Where was the First Train Station?
Memories of When Rail was King- Carleton Place
Memories of Days of Wood Piles Water Plugs and Bushwackers – Carleton Place Railroad
1898 — Accidents, Moose and Caterpillars
Got this comment this morning after our story on the K and P railroad-Steven Manders
those old photos put a big smile on my face. I have visited all the places and photographed them myself for my book titled “The First Spike” but it would have been neat to have those old photos a few years ago for the book. Here is a video with Steve–
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those old photos put a big smile on my face. I have visited all the places and photographed them myself for my book titled “The First Spike” but it would have been neat to have those old photos a few years ago for the book.
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You know some days when you least expect it photos turn up– I saw your interview on Global… Imgoing to add it to the blog and post it on Tales of Carleton Place and Tales of Almonte..loved your outfit..
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