Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 69.1-71.8) at Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it cuts through the town with culverts and crossings and remains of the siding, water tank, permanent slow order signs and station grounds. There is also information on the origins of the name of Beardmore.
Part 2 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
This episode, the seventh in sub-series on the former Kinghorn Subdivision, takes us to a chain of lakes just east of Wildgoose Lake. Here, the grade was built through two lakes, Ess and Porthos. Long, rock filled causeways highlight the journey, along with signage and the remains of the Milepost 28 water tank. *Apologies to the audio issues. My existing mics don’t seem to want to play nice with my new phone. Replacements are on the way and hopefully everything will be sorted out for the next episode.
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Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade east of and at Jellicoe, which was at one time a divisional point on the line with rock cuts and signage, some of it very old.
Part 6 of 6
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade west of Zroback Station with ties and rock cuts.
Part 5 of 6
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade as it crosses over a branch of the Namewaminikan River a long rock causeway, past Zroback Station with telegraph poles and rock cuts.
Part 4 of 6
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade as it skirts a branch of the Namewaminikan River with cuttings, rock cuts and culverts.
Part 3 of 6
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade west of Kinghorn Road with the remains of old logging spurs, telegraph poles and signage.
Part 2 of 6
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade west of Kinghorn Road with cuttings, culverts and a former 132-foot trestle that filled in to create a large embankment in the early 1980s.
Part 1 of 6
Active, 1914-2005.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
Part of the experience of heading outdoors in getting there. This is part 3 of a multipart series on driving to our hiking destination. This episode was recorded in June 2024 and chronicles our journey to a multipurpose exploration we did near Wildgoose Lake in Greenstone. You can watch the other videos we did that day here: https://youtu.be/dOHPaf0uOJc
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Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
In past episodes we have examined the use GPS in historical explorations and investigations. Recently I acquired a new GPS unit, a Garmin GPSMap 67i. In this third episode in the sub-series, I break down this latest offering from Garmin and how it differs from my old GPS, both good and bad. The technology has improved greatly over the years and I am really enjoying this new handheld.
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Poverty, Agony, Distress & Want! 