The O&Q; bought on December 3, 1883, the extensive charter of the Atlantic & Northwest and used it to build from the Lachine bridge over the St.Lawrence River to Mile End, a distance of 9 miles. There it went its terminal by 1893 and later to Windsor Station when it was built. The O&Q; built the "Montreal Extention" from Smiths Falls to the St. Lawrence River. This is how the O&Q;/CPR got from Perth to Montreal. The O&Q; never went to Quebec City.
 00:46, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC) (former O&Q; shareholder!)