Today Henk and I drove to Fitzroy and Portage du Fort to see the two bridges over the Ottawa River on the soon to be abandoned CNR line. We then went on to Beachburg where the rails are already being lifted. We went to Fitzroy first.
It was a blustery day and the river was running very swiftly. We came into conversation with Lorne Clark who lives close to the Fitzroy bridge. Lorne's wife Gail, has taken several pictures of the bridge over the years and shared the following ones with us.
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| Fitzroy Bridge in winter taken by Gail Clark. Not to be copied without permission. |
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| Fitzroy Bridge taken by Gail Clark. Not to be copied without permission. |
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| A train of military vehicles on the Fitzroy Bridge taken by Gail Clark. Not to be copied without permission. |
From Fitzroy we took the ferry across to Quebec and went to Portage du Fort. To get to see the bridge it was necessary to walk in.
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| A 1967 date nail firmly embedded in the tie, We found several of these 46 year-old ties in the track. |
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| At Beachburg the rails in the plain track have been lifted leaving just the switches to be lifted. |
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| The rail train was stabled between Beachburg and Foresters Falls for the weekend. |
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