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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 33.3-37.6 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 83-87.3) at Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, ON. Features the grade between Fairloch (MP 33.6) and Farlinger Stations (MP 34.9) with rock cuts, cuttings, milepost markers, a telegraph pole and the spur at Farlinger. **After checking mileages, the location of Farlinger is 85-90 metres west of where it’s shown in the video.

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Active, 1914-2005

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

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 33.3-37.6 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 83-87.3) at Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, ON. Features the grade at Fairloch Station (MP 33.6), with the remains of the siding, milepost marker and a mystery location.

Part 1 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005

 
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Posted by on February 8, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 29.6-33.3 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 79.3-83) at Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, ON. Features the grade as it travels southwest through an old flood plain with telegraph poles, insulators, ties, culverts and the start of the siding at Fairloch.

Part 3 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005

 
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Posted by on February 7, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 29.6-33.3 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 79.3-83) at Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, ON. Features the grade as it travels southwest through an old flood plain with telegraph poles, milepost markers and a concrete culvert over Fairloch Creek.

Part 2 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005

 
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Posted by on February 6, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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Feature Friday February 4, 2022

A construction scene on the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway (PAD&W) circa 1892. The exact location is unknown, but the end of track was near North Lake at the time (Milepost 71).


A locomotive, pushing a flat car and coach sit on a siding. It is not possible to identify the engine (likely #2 or #3), but her tender is piled high with wood instead of coal. The occupants of the coach appear to be well-to-do and include what appears to be one youth and a woman, suggesting a possible special excursion. In August 1892 PAD&W Vice President D.F. Burk did visit the area as far as Gunflint Lake with his family.


LAC PA-16012

PAD&W Construction camp, 1892. (LAC PA-016012)
 
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Posted by on February 4, 2022 in History, Railway

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 29.6-33.3 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 79.3-83) near Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, ON. Features the grade as it travels southwest through an old flood plain with crossings, culverts and telegraph poles.

Part 1 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005

 
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Posted by on February 3, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 25.7-29.6 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade south of Warneford Station with embankments, cuttings, an old crossing and the remains of a massive 1999 forest fire .

Part 4 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on February 2, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 25.7-29.6 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade south of Warneford Station with embankments, cuttings, milepost markers, telegraph poles, a creek crossing and the remains of a massive 1999 forest fire.

Part 3 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on February 1, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 25.7-29.6 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade south of Warneford Station with embankments, cuttings, milepost marker, a washout section and the remains of a massive 1999 forest fire.

Part 2 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on January 31, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 25.7-29.6 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River just west of Warneford Station with rock cuts, telegraph poles and the remains of a 2500-foot spur through a ballast pit.

Part 1 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on January 30, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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