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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 3-7.8 VII

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River with milepost markers, cuttings, crossing and old spurs.

Part 7 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 26, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 3-7.8 VI

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) west of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels Nezah Lake and the Blackwater River with telegraph poles, milepost markers and a very rare, well preserved wooden box culvert.

Part 6 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 24, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 3-7.8 V (Nezah Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) at Nezah, ON. Features the remains of the station and siding at Nezah with crossings, ties and milepost markers. There is also information on the origins of the name of Nezah.

Part 5 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 23, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 3-7.8 IV (Blackwater River Bridge II)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) east of and at Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels and then crosses the the Backwater River on a 100-foot pile and through plate girder trestle. **The unusual appearance of the trestle was the result of a 1954 alteration to allow logs to be rafted down the Blackwater River.

Part 4 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 21, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 3-7.8 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) east of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Backwater River and Westman Lake with cuttings, telegraph poles and milepost markers.

Part 3 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 20, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 3-7.8 II (Blackwater River Bridge I)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) east of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it passes through cuts, old spurs and then over the Blackwater River on a 100-foot pile and through plate girder trestle. **The unusual appearance of the trestle was the result of a 1954 alteration to allow logs to be rafted down the Blackwater River.

Part 2 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on December 19, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 14.9-19.4 VI

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 64.6-69.1) east of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the Blackwater River with telegraph poles and the remains of the sidings at the Northern Empire Gold Mine.

Part 6 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on January 8, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 14.9-19.4 V

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 64.6-69.1) east of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the Blackwater River with rock cuts, telegraph poles and culverts.

Part 5 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on January 7, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 14.9-19.4 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 64.6-69.1) east of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the Blackwater River with rock cuts, telegraph poles, a rare stone culvert and the remains of Spooner Mine siding.

Part 4 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on January 5, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 14.9-19.4 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 64.6-69.1) east of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the Blackwater River with rock cuts, culverts and milepost markers.

Part 3 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on January 4, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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