Railpictures.ca - A.W.Mooney Photo: Another dismal dreary day out railfanning. Here’s the old CP station at Petawawa, Ontario. Already looking forlorn by 1981. I would imagine the wreckers discovered this place a long time ago, but have no information as to its’ demise and would appreciate any input. Petawawa is located 10 miles up the line from Pembroke. At least it used to be. Now it is 10 miles up the Algonquin Trail from Pembroke, as a result of that rather unpopular decision to pull up the Chalk River sub a few years ago. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

Another dismal dreary day out railfanning.
Here's the old CP station at Petawawa, Ontario. Already looking forlorn by 1981.
I would imagine the wreckers discovered this place a long time ago, but have no information as to its' demise and would appreciate any input.
Petawawa is located 10 miles up the line from Pembroke. At least it used to be. Now it is 10 miles up the Algonquin Trail from Pembroke, as a result of that rather unpopular decision to pull up the Chalk River sub a few years ago.

Caption: Another dismal dreary day out railfanning. Here's the old CP station at Petawawa, Ontario. Already looking forlorn by 1981. I would imagine the wreckers discovered this place a long time ago, but have no information as to its' demise and would appreciate any input. Petawawa is located 10 miles up the line from Pembroke. At least it used to be. Now it is 10 miles up the Algonquin Trail from Pembroke, as a result of that rather unpopular decision to pull up the Chalk River sub a few years ago.

Photographer:	A.W.Mooney [2136] (more) (contact)
Date:	05/13/1981 (search)
Railway:	Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks:	nil (search)
Train Symbol:	n/a (search)
Subdivision/SNS:	CP Chalk River Sub. (search)
City/Town:	Petawawa (search)
Province:	Ontario (search)
Share Link:	http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=39657

Click here to Log-in or Register and add your vote.


11 Favourites	Photographers like Gold.Log-in or Register to show appreciation
View count:	1072 Views

Share this image on Facebook, Twitter or email using the icons below
Photo ID: 38459

Map courtesy of Open Street Map

Full size | Suncalc
Note: Read why maps changed. Suncalc.net for reference only.

All comments must be positive in nature and abide by site rules. Anything else may be removed without warning.

4 Comments

Cdntrainphotog

December 7, 2019 at 8:28 am

Bleak.
However, you did manage to record it for posterity so thanks for that. Amazing that both railways pulled up what had been their mainlines through The Valley. I think we could say those are the typical short sighted decisons that characterize the Canadian railway business.
awmooney

December 7, 2019 at 8:40 am

I guess the skies in this pic suited the future of the station.
And I keep thinking that if CP had left their line in, it would have given them the best opportunity to ship commodities like oil and other bulks directly to the East without having to go thru major metropolitan areas like Toronto and along the north shore of Lake Ontario.
Short sighted indeed!!!
robin lowrie

December 9, 2019 at 2:12 pm

Mr. Mooney: You’ve made my day! My dad was posted to Petawawa from late 1964 until late 1969. It was my favorite base out of the many I’ve lived on. I can remember relatives coming from the west on the Canadian and meeting them at this station. I wish I would have had a camera back then as this line was fairly busy. Thanks!!
awmooney

December 9, 2019 at 3:00 pm

Robin: Well that certainly was a surprising message. I’m glad this image brought back some memories, and I appreciate your support.
I do get to wondering when this place met it’s demise. Information on these old places seems to be hard to come by.

Cancel reply

To comment you must log in. Not a member? Click here to register