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the use of oil-burners had been previously reported, but on which such 

 use has been or is being discontinued. 



The Situation in Canada. — In Canada, the Great Northern railway 

 is the pioneer among passenger lines. This line is using oil exclusively 

 on its IIS miles of railway in the Cascade Division. This embraces 

 all lines in the vicinity of the Pacific Coast. 



During 191 2, the Canadian Pacific railway established oil-burners 

 on its main line between Kamloops and Field, B.C., and on the Arrow 

 and Okanagan branches, making a total of 338 miles. It is now an- 

 nounced that this line wiU, during 1913, extend the use of oil-burners 

 to cover the main line between North Bend and Vancouver, 129 miles, 

 and the Mission subdivision, 10 miles. When this work is finished, the 

 only portion of the main Une of the C.P.R. in British Columbia not using 

 oil fuel will be the portion between the Eastern boundary of the Pro- 

 vince (Hector), and Field, 12 mUes, and between Kamloops and North 

 Bend, including the Nicola Branch, 168 miles ; total, 180 miles. The 

 oil-burning portion of the line in British Columbia wUl then comprise 

 477 miles. 



There is reason to believe that eventually oil will be used on all 

 of the main line of the C.P.R. west of Calgary, Alta., except in the long 

 tunnels which are to be constructed through the Rockies. Here, it is 

 understood, electricity is to be the motive power. So far as present 

 plans are concerned, it is understood that District No. 3 of the British 

 Columbia Division will continue to use coal-burners. This includes the 

 Boundary and Kootenay country. 



The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway has installed oil on its 134 

 miles of line between Victoria and Albemi, on Vancouver island. 



The Grand Trunk Pacific has for some time been investigating the 

 question of oil fuel, but it is understood that no definite conclusion in the 

 matter will be announced until after the completion of the line across 

 British Columbia. 



Statistics. — ^The following table contains the information secured 

 through correspondence between the Secretary of the Commission and 

 the various railways concerned, as to the extent to which oil fuel is used 

 on railways in the United States and Canada. As above noted, these 

 figures do not include logging railways using oil fuel, or the 500 miles 

 on the Rock Island system, 1,118 miles on the Santa Fe system, and 

 2,061 miles on the Frisco system, on which the use of oil has been, or is 

 being, discontinued. 



