Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 48.8-50.2) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the yard at Jellicoe with the modern bunkhouse as well as the original boarding house/hotel and western section house. The small trailer I indicated was the more modern “station” or office may or may not have been.
Part 5 of 9.
Active, 1914-2005.
Now and then photos featuring Jellicoe, ON. Originally named Hector, Jellicoe was one of the divisional points on the Canadian Northern Railway mainline when it opened for traffic in 1915. It lost its status as divisional point in 1960 when Canadian National merged the lines around it to become the Kinghorn Subdivision, though it remained a crew change location until the operations were discontinued in 2005.
The first photo, courtesy of Murray Pat Wilson, shows the large station later in its life. There was originally an anticipation of large volumes of traffic, but Jellicoe lost much of its importance when the Nakina Cut-off was opened in 1924 and it was no longer part of the CNR mainline. Today there are few traces of the station, marked by an “X” on the drone photo, other than some pieces of the concrete foundation.
The third photo, again courtesy of Murray Pat Wilson, was taken in 1947 and features the coal tower and water tank looming behind stack logs. These structures were eliminated in the late 1950s with the introduction of diesel locomotives. Unlike the station, remains of both can still be found in the encroaching vegetation.
The final historic photo, from the Bruce Franklin Collection, features the turntable and 6-stall roundhouse in the 1940s. Important facilities for any divisional point, their use likely ended in 1960. The remains of the turntable pit are quite prominent in the area, while those of the roundhouse, which can still be found, are much less visible.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 48.8-50.2) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the east portion of the yard at Jellicoe with signage and the remains of the numerous sidings and large station.
Part 4 of 9.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 48.8-50.2) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the eastern portion of the yard, including the eastern section house and the grade as it skirts Coleman Lake.
Part 3 of 9.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 48.8-50.2) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the large turning wye on eastern side of the Jellicoe yard which was in use from 1915 to possibly the 1960s.
Part 2 of 9.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 48.8-50.2) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the start of the siding as well as a drone overview of the yard and facilities at this one time divisional point which will be explored in more detail in later segments.
Part 1 of 9.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 33.3-36.3) near the Lake Nipigon Reserve, ON. Features the grade at the east end of Turkey Lake with milepost markers, telegraph poles and 31-foot ballast deck trestle. The end of this section is marked by 50 foot washout, which has severed the roadbed and exposed the buried fibre optic cable.
Part 4 of 4.
Active, 1914-2005.
The “Moose’s Nose” or alternately “The Devil’s Elbow” was a unique section of railway grade located west of the then City of Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay). It formed part of the Grand Trunk Pacific’s Lake Superior Branch, which ran from Fort William to Superior Junction (later Sioux Lookout) where it joined with the National Transcontinental Railway (NTR). The GTP and NTR was a partnership between the Grand Trunk Railway and the Canadian Government to build a second transcontinental railway in Canada.
The unusual appearance of the Moose’s Nose, with its tight curve, was due to very strict construction stipulations regarding the incline of the grade, which could not exceed one percent. Because the terrain west of city rose steeply from Lake Superior, railway engineers designed the elaborate loop to mitigate the grade issue. The line crossed over a branch of the Neebing River at several points, and in 1917 three concrete culverts were built at these points (two of which still remain). Alba Station was located on the southern end of the nose.
In 1926, 26 miles of grade, including the Moose’s Nose, was abandoned following a reorganization of the Canadian National lines in the area.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 33.3-36.3) near the Lake Nipigon Reserve, ON. Features the grade near Scroll Lake with cuttings, telegraph poles and milepost markers.
Part 3 of 4.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 33.3-36.3) near the Lake Nipigon Reserve, ON. Features the grade near Scroll Lake with cuttings, culverts and milepost markers.
Part 2 of 4.
Active, 1914-2005.
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