Algoma Central Railfan & Modelling Site - Documents
Documents
This page is a selection of official documents and memorabilia
Timetables
Employee Timetables
Time Table 132 (October 1978) - Full text! (Under Construction)
Time Table 139 (May 1982) (PDF 6.6MB)
Public Timetables
- Public Timetable Oct 1964
- Public Timetable May-Oct 1975
- Public Timetable Oct 1980-May 1981
- Public Timetable Oct 1982-May 1983
Operating Documents and Forms
Waybills
Switchlists
- ACR Switchlist
Blank switchlist form
- ACR Switchlist Franz 02-17-91
Switchlist for a northbound extra train at Franz, showing cars in CPR to AC transfer track.
Note one car of woodpulp bound for Kapuskasing on the CN via Hearst, to be lifted by the extra. Also
note the large cut of woodchip gondolas destined for loading at Dubreilville.
- CPR Yardman's Train List Franz 02-16-91
List showing flatcars loaded with steel and a single woodchip gondola on the AC to CPR transfer.
Train Lineups
Clearances and Train Orders
Timetable and train order operation was used on the ACR as late as 1992.
- ACR Clearance Form
Blank clearance form
- Clearance & order - No. 1 at Franz, 03-28-1970
Clearance with attached train order (512) to No. 1 delivered at Franz. Train order reads:
"To No 1 at Franz: No 1 Engine 164 meet No 6 Engine 167 at Mosher. No 1 take siding at Mosher"
- Clearance - No. 5 at Franz, 03-28-1970
Clearance given to No. 5 at Franz, with orders 506-509-510.
- Clearance - No. 5 at Franz, 03-29-1970
Clearance given to No. 5 at Franz, with orders 511-512.
- Clearance - No. 1 at Franz, 04-02-1970
Clearance given to No. 1 at Franz, with orders 522-527. Note the second order to change the location of the meet, copied about 50 minutes after the first.
- Clearance - No. 2 at Franz, 04-03-1970
Clearance given to No. 2 at Franz, with no additional orders.
- Clearance - No. 5 at Franz, 04-03-1970
Clearance given to No. 5 at Franz, with orders 513-517-518. Note the last order adjusting the schedule of No. 5
- Order no. 513, 04-03-1970
"To Northward Trains at Franz: Northward trains except No 5 Eng 161 wait at Scully until three forty 340 pm"
- Order no. 517, 04-03-1970
"To No 5 at Franz: No 6 Eng 195 meet No 5 Eng 161 at Mosher"
- Order no. 518, 04-03-1970
"To No 5 at Franz: No 5 Eng 161 wait at Hilda until one naught five 105 pm, Mosher one twenty five 125 pm, Dana one forty 140 pm, Langdon on fifty five 155 pm"
- Clearance - No. 1 and No. 6 at Franz, 04-04-1970
Clearances given to No. 1 and No. 6 at Franz, both referencing the same order, 519.
- Clearances - No. 5 at Franz, 04-10-1970
Clearance given to No. 5 at Franz, with orders 520-521-522-523.
- Order no. 705, 06-27-1977
Slow order.
"To Northward trains at Steelton: Do not exceed twenty 20 miles per hour between mileage one forty five 145 and mileage one forty six 146"
- Order no. 710, 06-29-1977
It seems a fair bit of maintenance work is going on this summer:
"To Northward trains At Steelton: Protect against occupied boarding cars and track machinery in Goulais, Maskode and Mekatina sidings and in Agawa and Tabor house tracks."
- Order no. 502, 06-30-1977
Protection against a Foreman near south siding switch Tabor:
"To Northward Trains at Steelton: Between the hours of seven naught one 701 AM and six nought one 601 PM northward trains approach red signal at mileage one thirty seven 137 and southward trains approach red signal at mileage one forty and one half 140 1/2 prepared to stop and do not pass this signal until instructions have been received from Foreman W Federchuck either by radio communications or personal contact."
- Clearances - No. 6 at Hearst, 09-27-1986
Clearance given to No. 6 at Hearst, with orders 508-509-510-752-753. (510, 752, 753 missing)
- Order no. 508, 09-27-1986
"To No 2, No 6 at Hearst: No 2 Eng 201 run thirty 30 mins late Hearst to Sault Ste Marie"
- Order no. 509, 09-27-1986
"To southward trains at Hearst: Southward trains except No 2 eng 201 and No 6 eng 100 wait at Wyborn until twelve fifty 1250"
- Clearances - No. 6 at Hearst, 10-03-1986
Clearance given to No. 6 at Hearst, with orders 508-509-510-511-752-764. (752, 764 missing)
- Order no. 508, 10-03-1986
"To No 2, No 6 at Hearst: No 2 Eng 204 run thirty 30 mins late Hearst to Sault Ste Marie"
- Order no. 509, 10-03-1986
"To No 6, No 2 at Hearst: No 6 Eng 201 Wait at Wyborn until ten hundred 1000, Stavert ten ten 1010, Coppel ten twenty five 1025, Horsey ten forty 1040, Hale ten fifty five 1055, Kennedy eleven ten 1110, Norris eleven twenty 1120"
- Order no. 510, 10-03-1986
"To No 6 at Hearst: Do not exceed ten 10 miles per hour through turnouts while handling cars of bolted rails"
- Order no. 511, 10-03-1986
"To Southward Trains at Hearst: Southward trains except No 2 Eng 204 and No 6 Eng 201 Wait at Mileage two seventy eight 278 until twelve fifty 1250"
- ACR Clearance - Extra 204 North at Franz, 12-21-1990
Clearance given to a northbound extra at Franz, with one order, 511 (below).
- Order no. 511, 12-21-1990
The order attached to the above clearance. Of interest, note that the order is addressed not to the two trains, but to the station operator.
"To OPR At Franz: No. 6 Engine 200 meet Extra 204 North at Franz"
Miscellaneous Operating Forms
- Motor Car Instruction Form
Instructions to motor car (speeder) operator. In this case, dated March 20, 1970, informing the Roadmaster operating the vehicle to "Keep clear of No 6 schedule"
- Motor Car Instruction Form
Instructions to motor car (speeder) operator, April 2, 1970, authorizing "Franz to Hawk Junction until five fifteen 515 pm keeping clear of No 6 Eng 168 with rear end protection"
Promotional/Souvenir
Brochures
Souvenir Guide Books
Front Cover of 1982 Agawa Canyon Tour Souvenir Guide
Miscellaneous
Operator's Manual - Vapour-Clarkson Steam Generators
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