Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
I always get a lot of questions about my explorations and local history. This episode answers some of the most common questions I get.
Enjoy!
A few drone views of the Blende River Viaduct, more commonly referred to as the Pass Lake Trestle, which is a former railway structure located northwest of the community of Pass Lake, ON. These photos were taken while capturing footage for a video on the viaduct.
Built by Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) in 1912, its construction only took an amazing 8 months to complete. It was situated at Milepost 123.4 of the CNoR-Nipigon Subdivision/Canadian National Railways-Dorion Subdivision and Milepost 173.1 of the later Canadian National Railway Kinghorn Subdivision. At 2258 feet long and 130 feet high, it is the largest railway trestle in central Canada. It saw it last regular train in May 2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 165.7-170.3) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade with a stone culvert, remains of telegraph poles, mileage marker, rock cuts (and rockfall) and the beginning of the siding at Pass Lake Station.
Part 6 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 165.7-170.3) east of Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade with a stone culvert, a station sign, rail and numerous large rock cuts.
Part 5 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 165.7-170.3) between Pearl and Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade with culverts, a mileage marker and numerous rock cuts, including one over 100 feet high.
Part 4 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 165.7-170.3) between Pearl and Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade with a telegraph pole, a concrete culvert and numerous rock cuts.
Part 3 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 165.7-170.3) between Pearl and Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade with a milepost marker and numerous rock cuts.
Part 2 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005
Feature Friday
Taken in the fall of 1912, crews from the Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario assemble spans of the Blende River Viaduct (Pass Lake Trestle). This structure was one of the biggest engineering projects on the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway line built from Ruel (Sudbury area) to Port Arthur, Ontario between 1911 and 1914. Construction on the 2258-foot trestle, still the longest in central Canada, was completed in only 8 months.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 165.7-170.3) between Pearl and Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade from MacTavish Road 4 south through several rock cuts.
Part 1 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision at (MP 164.1-165.7) south of Pearl, ON. Features the grade south of Pearl Station with cuttings, culverts and views of Portage Creek.
Part 4 of 4.
Active, 1914-2005.
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