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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 115.5-120.7 II (Langmuir Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 14.7-19.9) at Kenogamisis Lake, ON. Features the grade at and west of Langmuir Station with the remains of the siding, section house, water tank, milepost markers and various debris, including a set of handcar or trailer wheels.

Part 2 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 22, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 115.5-120.7 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 14.7-19.9) at Devilfish Bay on Kenogamisis Lake, ON. Features the grade at the west end of a long rock causeway with a 32-foot bridge, milepost markers and the start of the siding at Langmuir Station.

Part 1 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 21, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 109.8-115.5 V

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 9-14.7) at Kenogamisis Lake, ON. Features the grade with the remains of ties and telegraph poles as it approaches and then crosses over Devilfish Bay of Kenogamsis Lake on 1230-foot rock causeway.

Part 5 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 19, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 109.8-115.5 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 9-14.7) near Kenogamisis Lake, ON. Features the grade as it passes through some very grown in areas and crosses over an unnamed creek (which I called Kenogamisis Creek) on a very deteriorated 45-foot trestle.

Part 4 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 17, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 109.8-115.5 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 9-14.7) near Kenogamisis Lake, ON. Features the grade west of the Kenogamisis River with signage, culverts, some very unique stone ballast and the site of a proposed station, Devilfish.

Part 3 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 16, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 109.8-115.5 II (Kenogamisis River Bridge)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 9-14.7) at Kenogamisis Lake, ON. Features the grade as it skirts first Octopus Creek then later Kenogamisis Lake with signage and spectacular views. The line then crosses the Kenogamisis River on a 125-foot through plate bridge, which replaced an earlier trestle.

Part 2 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 15, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 109.8-115.5 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 9-14.7) near Octopus Lake, ON. Features the grade from Kenogamisis Dam Road west alongside Octopus Creek, eventually crossing it on a small timber trestle.

Part 1 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 14, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 105.1-109.9 V (Octopus Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 4.3-9.1) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the shore of Octopus Lake to Kenogamisis Dam Road and includes the remains of the siding with ties and milepost markers. A flag stop at Milepost 8.9 serviced a nearby logging camp at the west end of Octopus Lake which was used to house German prisoners of war for a time during World War II.

Part 5 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 12, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 105.1-109.9 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 4.3-9.1) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it parallels and crosses Octopus Creek to Octopus Lake and Octopus Station with culverts, rock cuts and milepost markers.

Part 4 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 10, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 105.1-109.9 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 4.3-9.1) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it passes from Potato Lake to Heald Lake through some grown-in areas and then crossing the latter on a long, 1000-foot embankment.

Part 3 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 9, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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