{"id":1487,"date":"2013-06-13T21:45:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2014-02-19T04:03:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T08:03:32","slug":"carleton-u-railway-bridge-1892-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=1487","title":{"rendered":"Carleton U Railway Bridge &#8211; 1892 &#038; 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Original photograph taken by James Ballantyne, July 15, 1892.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><div id='wpgslider1487_0' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider1487_0_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1.jpg' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=600&q=100' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2.jpg' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=600&q=100' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3.jpg' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=600&q=100' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); \tjqu(document).ready(function() { jqu(\"#wpgslider1487_0_slider\").nivoSlider({ \n effect:'fade' \n, slices:15, \nboxCols: 8, \nboxRows: 4, \nanimSpeed:2000, \npauseTime:5000, \nstartSlide:0, \ndirectionNav:false, \ndirectionNavHide:false, \ncontrolNav:false, \ncontrolNavThumbs:false, \nkeyboardNav:false, \npauseOnHover:false, \nmanualAdvance:false, \ncaptionOpacity:0.8, \nprevText: 'Prev', \nnextText: 'Next' \n}); \njqu(\"#wpgslider1487_0 a.wpg_slide_image\").colorbox({transition:\"fade\"});});<\/script><style type=\"text\/css\">#wpgslider1487_0_slider { width:900px; height:600px; border:0px solid #; }<\/style><br \/>\n<div id='wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1' class='wpg-thumb-container'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1_rel' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1 (1488)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-1'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1_rel' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2 (1489)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-2'  \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3.jpg' rel='wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1_rel' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3 (1490)'><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3.jpg&a=t&h=180&w=220&zc=1' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-c-3'  class='last_thumb'  \/><\/a><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>#content img{max-width: none;}#wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1 img {width: 220px; height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery1487_1 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Waymarking.com: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waymarking.com\/waymarks\/WMDG68_Ellwood_sub_Rideau_River_Ottawa_ON\" target=\"_blank\">Ellwood sub, Rideau River &#8211; Ottawa, ON<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nSt. Lawrence &#038; Ottawa Railway trains began crossing the Rideau River at this point in 1871. The bridge would later be maintained by the CPR and in 2005 was purchased by the City of Ottawa. The bridge is now used exclusively by Capital Railways (City of Ottawa) O-Train as part of the regional transit service (OCTranspo).<\/p>\n<p>The CPR named this rail line its Ellwood sub. Today, the Ellwood sub is one of the very rare rail locations in North America that is measured in kilometres, not miles. The bridge is located at kilometre 3.88 of the Ellwood subdivision.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><div id='wpgslider1487_1' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider1487_1_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-1.jpg' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-1.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=624&q=100' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-2.jpg' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-2.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=624&q=100' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-3.jpg' title='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-3' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-3.jpg&a=t&w=900&h=624&q=100' alt='RailwayBridgeHogsback-1892-b-3'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); 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