History of the Caraquet & Gulf Shore Railway

TIME TABLE NO. XX, APRIL 30 1959


                 CARAQUET SUBDIVISION
                Atlantic Standard Time

Miles  Station              Office     Siding Cap
72.7   TRACADIE        YZ     KD            12

59.3   POKEMOUCHE      YZ
48.5   CARAQUET        Z      WR            26
37.0   BURNSVILLE      Z
36.6   JOHNSON         Z                    15
29.5   GRAND ANSE             GR            37
0.0    GLOUCESTER JCT  Z

(Miles = From Gloucester Junction [Junction with Newcastle Subdivision])

1. RULE MODIFICATIONS
1.1  Special rules: SYSTEM 8.1 over entire subdivision

2. EQUIPMENT RESTRICTIONS
2.1 Heaviest equipment permitted to operate: MR-14a class
2.2 Heaviest car permitted to operate 177,000 lbs. mile 5.0 - 72.7
    Heaviest car permitted to operate 220,000 lbs. mile 0.0 - 5.0
2.3 Heaviest auxiliary permitted - 75 tons
    Heaviest auxiliary permitted Shippigan Spur - 75 tons
2.4 System and foreign type loaded cylindrical covered hopper cars except those in
    the 377-378-379000 series must not be handled.

3. SPEEDS

Mileage                      Miles per hour, all trains
0.0 to 72.7     zone             25
59.2 to 59.6                     15
73.0*  (Arseneau crossing)       10
73.2*  (Petries crossing)        10

* Until crossings occupied. All movements over these crossings must be protected by
a member of the crew.  Not marked with advance speed restriction signs.

4. PUBLIC CROSSINGS AT GRADE
4.1 Railway Transport Order No. R-9855, dated Ottawa, 5 October 1970, states that
    all movements over 12th Street crossing in the Town of Shippigan, Mileage 7.16,
    Shippigan Spur, shall be protected by a member of the crew.
4.2 Flashing lights and bell have been installed and are in service at public
    highway crossing, Mile 7.05 Shippigan Spur. All trains and engines must stop
    within 100 feet of this crossing and make certain flashing lights and bell are
    operating for a minimum of twenty-two (22) seconds before proceeding over
    crossing.

5. SPURS AND OTHER TRACKS
                                                            Points    Car
                                                 Mileage     Face   Capacity
W.J. Kent Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3.0        E        3
Irving Oil Co. Ltd.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3.8        W       11
Atlantic Wholesalers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3.8        W       14
East Bathurst  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4.1       EW       13
Ottawa Valley Lbr. Co  . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4.2        E        3
Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    5.0        E        5
Janeville  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15.2        E        3
Stonehaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20.7       EW       13
St. Leolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   32.0        W        2
Upper Caraquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   44.3        W        4
Carapec Limited  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   50.0        E       13
Acadia Iron Foundries  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   51.5        W        4
Evangeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   57.0        W        2
Fafard Peat Moss Co. No. 1 . . . . . . . . . . .   58.7        W       52
Shippigan Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   59.3       EW     6.8 miles
Inkerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   61.0       EW        9
Fafard Peat Moss Co. No. 2 . . . . . . . . . . .   63.9        E       35
Ferguson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   65.0        W        3