Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway: Record of Diamond Crossings

Publication

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway: Record of Diamond Crossings

Entry/Object ID

2021.1201.01-8

Description

Eight different "Record of Diamond Crossings" forms filled out by the Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway Company documenting when diamond crossings were installed and if/when they were removed. The records list: company name, company location, mileage, division, district, who supplied, who was expensed, requisitions, number, issued, kind, returned to Angus, car no., date, plan no., C.E., R.E., diamond received, remarks record of life, date installed, date removed, kind, life, remarks, resident engineer signature. Each record had their diamonds installed in the Algoma District at either Cartier Subdivision (Sudbury),Stobie Branch (Sudbury), or Webbwood Subdivision (Sudbury). Distinguishing Features: none

Context

Original documents used by the Sudbury Copper Cliff Electric Railway Company. The Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway was founded in 1915 shortly after the town of Copper Cliff was incorporated into Sudbury in 1912. The company was a privately owned electric interurban railway and streetcar system. This company was in operation until 1950 when it was completely replaced by Sudbury Transit.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

Sudbury History, Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

unknown

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown Method of Acquisition: Donation (?)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Records

Class

Documentary

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Electric Railway

Place Published

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink Date: 1917-1927

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Sudbury Copper Cliff Suburban Elec. Ry., Sudbury, 79.5 Cartier Subdiv. - Sudbury, [OR] 0.38 Stobie Branch, [OR] 0.42 Webbwood Subdiv. - Sudbury, Algoma, S-CCSER, S-CCSER, "B" [OR] "A"" Installation date, removal date, kind, life, remarks for each: 1) Mar 3rd, 1917, 1949, 85th, 1949, -, Miod 2) 3/1917, August 16th, 1922, M, Interchangeable with diamond "B" 16-8-1922, July 15/1927, ", Removed to other side & diamond "B" placed on this side July 15/1927, [illegible], ", Old Diamond Scraped 3) March 1917, Aug 16/1922, M, 65, removed to other side and diamond "B" placed on this side Aug 16/ 1922, July 15, 1927, M, 59, old diamond scraped July 15/1927, M. 4) 3/1917/ 16/8/1922, M, interchangeable with diamond "A" 16/8/1922, Removed to other side & diamond "A" placed on this side 5) 3/1917, B, S-CCSER Crossing wst leg Sdubury Wye 6) 3/1917, B 7) 3/1917, B, S-CCER Crossing Sudbury Brewing & Malting Co. Spur 8) 3/1917, B, S-CCER Crossing Sudbury Construction & Machine Co Spur

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32943

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Parts

Count

8

Parts

Eight Records of Diamond Crossings by the Sudbury Copper Cliff Electric Railway Company in the Algoma District

Location

Location

Shelf

Sudbury History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Fair condition, the documents are quite old and frail

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 21, 2022