Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 177.3-181.9) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of and at Sibley/Amethyst Station with cuttings, culverts, a mystery object and the remains of the siding.
Part 2 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 177.3-181.9) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with cuttings, rock cuts and a unique metal culvert.
Part 1 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 175.1-177.3) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with culverts, embankments and a cutting.
Part 3 of 3.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 175.1-177.3) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with twin culverts, embankments and a telegraph pole.
Part 2 of 3.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 175.1-177.3) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with culverts, long embankments and a rock cut.
Part 1 of 3.
Active, 1914-2005.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
We venture outdoors once again to trace the railway grade from just outside of the village of Rosslyn west to Stanley, Ontario. In this area the modern roadway known as Harstone Drive is built directly upon the old right of way, so we get a nice first person perspective of what it would have been like to travel this stretch. We pause to investigate an old ballast pit spur, then enjoy the beautiful views alongside the Kaministiquia River before stopping in Stanley for a walkabout at this once important railway station. Enjoy!
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1-175.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade west of the Blende River Viaduct/Pass Lake Trestle with a very large rock cut, stone culvert and beautiful views.
Part 2 of 2.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1-175.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features western side of the Blende River Viaduct/Pass Lake Trestle where several rails are still in place. The grade then proceeds west into a large rock cut.
Part 1 of 2.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the 2258-foot long, 130-foot tall Blende River Viaduct, which is more commonly referred to as the Pass Lake Trestle. Constructed between May and December 1912, the first train passed over its spans on or around January 14, 1913 and the last in the late fall of 2008. It remains the largest railway trestle in central Canada.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.3-173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade west of Pass Lake Station with a rock cut, rails that are still in place. and the eastern abutment and underside of the Blende River Viaduct. At 2258 feet, the viaduct, which opened in 1913, is the largest railway structure in Central Canada.
Part 6 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Poverty, Agony, Distress & Want! 