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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 65.5-69.4 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 115.2-119.1) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Nipigon River with culverts and encroaching vegetation.

Part 4 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

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

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 65.5-69.4 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 115.2-119.1) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade west of Cameron Falls Station with rock cuts, culverts, signage and views of the Nipigon River.

Part 3 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on April 6, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 66.4 (Cameron Falls Spur)

Video of a portion of the 2 mile spur built to service the Cameron Falls Generating Station in 1917. It branches off the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN Dorion/Kinghorn Subdivision at Milepost 66.4/116.1. The date of its removal is unknown.

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

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 65.5-69.4 II (Cameron Falls Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 115.2-119.1) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade at and west of Cameron Falls Station with telegraph poles, signage, rock cuts and the remains of the Cameron Falls spur.

Part 2 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

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

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 65.5-69.4 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 115.2-119.1) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade west from an unnamed road to Cameron Falls Station with culverts, signage and the site of the original Cameron Falls Station (MP 66/115.7).

Part 1 of 7.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on April 3, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 60.9-65.5 VI

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 110.6-115.2) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade west of MacAskill Station as it passes through a cutting to a level crossing with signage.

Part 6 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 29, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 60.9-65.5 IV (MacAskill Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 110.6-115.2) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade as it passes through MacAskill Siding, which went through numerous name changes during its history. A rare structure, likely a small tool shed, sits at western end of the siding.

Part 5 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 28, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 60.9-65.5 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 110.6-115.2) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade as it passes through a sharp 90-degree bend (what I call “The Angle”) with numerous high embankments, telegraph poles, cuts and the remains of a wheel flange greaser.

Part 4 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 27, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 60.9-65.5 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 110.6-115.2) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade as it passes through a number of curves and over Polly Creek with telegraph poles, culverts and milepost markers.

Part 3 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

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

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 60.9-65.5 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 110.6-115.2) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade south of the former flag stop at Milepost 61.4/111.1 with telegraph poles, cuttings, embankments and a culvert over a branch of Polly Creek.

Part 2 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 25, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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