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.
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 Suckle and Potato Lakes with rock cuts, culverts and the remains of a small spur.
Part 2 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 4.3-9.1) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade west of an unnamed road as it skirts Suckle Lake with culverts, rock cuts and milepost markers.
Part 1 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 1.7-4.3) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it parallels Suckle Creek with numerous rock cuts to an unnamed road near Suckle Lake.
Part 5 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 1.7-4.3) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it crosses Suckle Creek on a 40-foot bridge and then parallels with signage and a stone culvert.
Part 4 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 1.7-4.3) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it parallels Suckle Creek with rock cuts, culverts, telegraph poles and some heavy vegetation growth.
Part 3 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 1.7-4.3) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it passes through Behun Station with rock cuts, signage and milepost markers.
Part 2 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
deo of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 1.7-4.3) west of Longlac, ON. Features the end of steel for the remaining 1.7 miles of line on its eastern side, as well as the 110-foot trestle over Suckle Creek, which has suffered some fire damage.
Part 1 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Now and then photos featuring Longlac Junction, Ontario. The first photos, courtesy of Don Loponen, were taken in the 1940s. On the left/north side sits the Canadian National Railways Caramat Subdivision, which forms part of the mainline across Canada. To the right/south side of the station, sits the Kinghorn Subdivision, which formed part of the original Canadian Northern Railway mainline. This portion of the Caramat Subdivision was opened for traffic in 1924 and was known as the “Nakina Cutoff.” This line linked the former Canadian Northern line at Longlac to the National Transcontinental line at Nakina, which shortened the transit between Toronto and Winnipeg by 100 miles.
The third photo, taken in the 1940s or 1950s, shows the station in more detail. The station at Longlac was originally located almost 1 mile to the east but was moved to this spot when the cutoff was constructed.
The last photo was taken by drone in August of 2022 looks west from the junction. The mainline Caramat Subdivision can be seen on the right while what remains of the Kinghorn Subdivision is on the left. None of the buildings remain at the site, while the Kinghorn was discontinued in 2005 and only 1.7 miles of track remains in place.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 0) at Longlac, ON. Features one of the remaining sections of the line and an explanation of how the “Nakina Cutoff” changed the rail history of the area. Drone footage shows both current CN mainline, the Caramat Subdivision and the Kinghorn. This area was known as “Longlac Junction” from 1924 to 2005.
Part 2 of 2.
Active, 1914-2005.
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