Remnants

[sailormatlac]

Interesting thread!

In my area, on old Quebec Railway Light & Power's Citadel Division (ex-CNR Murray Bay Sub), except old folks, most people ignore there was an extensive electric interurban service there. Everything that could be destroyed, removed or burned down was erased in a drastic way. All stations, about 12 of them and 40 flag stop, were demolished by 1978. When I was a kid, I thought it was a boring area until I stumbled upon a bad photocopy of Omer Lavallée's brochure (1959) in the presbytary's library. What a shock!!!

The only significant remnant is the concrete and stone foundations from the hydraulic powerhouse. Most people think is it a retaining wall.

This picture shows the site of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica Station (it was on right, a large stone building 60' x 40', two storey). If your eyes are good, you'll see a linear crack in the asphalt near the track. Exactly the size of a sidewalk. It is the remnants from the elaborated concrete passenger platform. I worked there when I was a teenager, a lot of european tourists would wait there thinking the train to Quebec City was coming!!! The last one was in 1959!!!



The same area seen from the other side.



This one is the stone foundation of the Electric Substation in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (buitl circa 1900). It was still complete ten years ago, but slowly disintegrate. On the other side of the track was a small fondation building with a lot of pipes and electric ducts. Don't know its use...



The best thing and the most unknown are the QRL&PCo roundhouse foundations. The pit was filled, but you can still see the walls from the supermarket parking lot. It was a three-stall building. In front of it was a car shop, also three stalls, it survived until the early 1980's according to some pictures I saw.

South wall (roundhouse side)


East curved wall (roundhouse rear)



Matt