Video of the former Canadian National Railways Graham Subdivision near Sistonen’s Corners, ON. Features the 630 foot long, 40 foot high bridge over the Matawin River, which opened in 1924 and was part of a plan by CNR to consolidate its lines in the area. It features two sections, a truss span and deck plate span which are supported by 6 piers. As a result of duplicated trackage, the eastern 28 miles of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Lake Superior Division would be abandoned (known at the time as the Crest Subdivision) and the remaining portion of the line was renamed the Graham Subdivision. It’s trains would utilize the Kashabowie Subdivision to Conmee Junction and then cross the river on this new bridge and rejoin the original right of way. The bridge was abandoned with the remainder of the line in 1994.

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Active, 1924-1994.