L’Orignal Train Station
Description
In 1906, work started on the new Great Northern Railway between Ottawa and Hawkesbury.
On November 14, 1908, E.A. Hall of L'Orignal loaded the first carloads of hay on the Ottawa-Hawkesbury branch of the CNR, destination: Lachute and Brownsburg, Quebec.
The rail service also allowed the agricultural Co-op to have feeds, flour, salt, coal, etc., delivered directly to L’Orignal. Passengers were able to travel by train to various destinations.
In 1922, the railway went ahead with improvements to the station and surroundings; the interior was renovated, the road leading in from the street was paved and a sidewalk was built for the benefit of pedestrians.
In June 1932, passenger service on the CNR L'Orignal subdivision between Hawkesbury and Ottawa was discontinued. keeping a weekly way-freight service.
On July 7, 1939, the CN abandoned the L'Orignal subdivision between Hawkesbury and Ottawa. The last train ran on Friday July 28, 1939.
Two industrial spurs in L'Orignal and Hawkesbury are the only surviving tracks in the region. In November 1996, the Ontario L'Orignal Railway (OLOR) took over the CN's railway tracks operations, still in use for Ivaco Rolling Mills.
