Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
This episode is all hiking and biking…literally. I’ve been biking almost as long as I’ve been exploring local history. A few years ago I decided to combine both of these interests to allow me to cover more ground and give viewers a more “railway-like” experience. You hear me explain my history with bikes, show off my current ride as well as some of the accessories I use in my explorations. You’ll also see some video of my biking adventures, including an unexpected “accident.” Enjoy!
**Please just ignore my dog Luna when she appears on camera. I was so focused I had no idea she was in the frame or what she was doing.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
This episode is all about photography, which I’ve been involved with photography since the mid 90s when cameras were still using film. I explain the evolution of my photography from that time to the present, some of the cameras that I have used along the way and how technology has changed this particular field of history exploration. I’ve also included some of my better shots from the past to today, including my newest foray into drone photography.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.6-173.4) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade as it approaches the Blende River Viaduct/Pass Lake Trestle. Here there is half mile of rails left on the ties as it pass over a culvert and through a rock cut to the viaduct.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
This episode deals with the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway, or Pee Dee Railway as it is commonly known and is the first of several on the topic. I explore the entire history of the railway, right from its early years in the 1880s until its abandonment in 1938. I highlight many of the challenges leading up to the construction of the line, and then the series of misfortunes that led to its eventually bankruptcy. Its time under the control of Canadian Northern Railway and Canadian National Railways is also discussed.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.6-173.4) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade as it passes between Pass Lake Station and the Blende River Viaduct with rock cuts, a stone culvert and rails still on the ties.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.6-173.4) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade at Pass Lake Station, including the former section house, the line as it skirts Pass Lake and a lengthy rock cut.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 150-153) at Dorion, ON. Features the grade south of Dorion as it passes through a rock cut, crossing Meyers Road toward Ancliff Station.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 150-153) at Dorion, ON. Features the grade south of Dorion, with numerous telegraph poles, an old crossing and a small cutting.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 150-153) at Dorion, ON. Features the grade south of Dorion, with numerous telegraph poles, including some that are still standing and an old crossing.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 150-153) at Dorion, ON. Features the grade south of the siding at Dorion, with numerous telegraph poles, including some that are still standing.
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