By Christmas 1854 Ottawa had succeeded in establishing its all season Bytown and Prescott Railway and by 1857 it had already successfully carried passengers, lumber and supplies the 82 kilometre distance by rail for three years to Preston, Ontario on the Saint Lawrence River.
Ottawa had succeeded in establishing its all season Bytown and Prescott Railway and by 1857 it had already successfully carried passengers and supplies the 82 kilometre distance by rail for three years to Preston, Ontario on the Saint Lawrence River. This was by Christmas 1854. Passengers were lumber.