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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it curves through Ess and Porthos Lakes on long rock causeways with cuttings and milepost markers.

Part 4 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 28, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it passes through Ess Lake on long rock causeways past a former ballast pit, eventually reaching Milepost 128.8/28. Here, a water tank and building (section foreman’s house?) were constructed in the 1930s.

Part 3 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 25, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) at Kenwell, ON. Features the grade east of Kenwell Siding as it begins to pass through a series of small lakes with cuttings, milepost markers, telegraph poles and long rock causeways.

Part 2 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 24, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) at Kenwell, ON. Features the grade at Kenwell Siding as it heads west toward the damaged 62-foot trestle over a branch of Dionne Creek. **The previous video to the east has more details on Kenwell: https://youtu.be/mH3a9CIX4E4

Part 1 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 23, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 122-126.9 V

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 21.2-26.1) at Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it approaches Kenwell/Bankfield Station with culverts, cuttings, milepost markers and the remains of the spur at Kenwell.

Part 5 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 22, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 122-126.9 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 21.2-26.1) west of Geraldton, ON. Features the grade as it approaches Bankfield/Macwell Station with embankments, cuttings and a small trestle over Dionne Creek. Includes some trivia regarding the Dionne Quintuplets.

Part 3 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 18, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 122-126.9 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 21.2-26.1) west of Geraldton, ON. Features the grade as it cuts through a low-lying area with flanger signs and mileposts markers.

Part 2 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 17, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 122-126.9 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 21.2-26.1) west of Geraldton, ON. Features the grade from the western outskirts of Geraldton to Milepost 122.8/22 and includes a former spur that once ran north of the grade.

Part 1 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 16, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 120.7-122 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 19.9-21.2) at Geraldton, ON. Features the grade on the west side of the community and includes the remains of the siding, spurs, milepost markers and a large culvert over Hardrock Creek.

Part 2 of 2.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 15, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 120.7-122 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 19.9-21.2) at Geraldton, ON. Features the grade as it enters the community from the east and includes the remains of the siding, spurs and station.

Part 1 of 2.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 14, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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