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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 59.2-63.5 IX

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Raith Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Raith/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 30.2-34.5) west of Raith, ON. Features the grade east of Dog River Road as it parallels the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision and Highway 17 and passes through a very overgrown and neglected upland section that has now been partially cleared. Includes the start of the former Great Lakes Paper logging spur as well as a mysterious spur that once connected the line to the Canadian Pacific tracks.
Part 9 of 10.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on March 10, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 54.1-59.2 II

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 25.1-30.2) south of Raith, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with a rock cut, cutting, piles of old discarded ties and a special visitor.
Part 2 of 7.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on February 17, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 48.9-54.1 VI

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 19.9-25.1) south of Raith, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision and skirts a massive rock ridge with a lengthy embankment that crosses over a branch of the Oskondaga River. In 1920, the Carter Halls Aldinger Company of Winnipeg was awarded a $10,700 contact to construct a concrete culvert under the grade.
Part 6 of 8.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on February 7, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 48.9-54.1 V

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 19.9-25.1) south of Raith, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision and skirts a massive rock ridge with cuttings and a large rock cut. Includes a lengthy embankment that was at one time likely a trestle and was infilled, but has since developed a considerable sag. In 1919, the Carter Halls Aldinger Company of Winnipeg constructed a large concrete culvert that cost $11,500 to carry a branch of the Oskondaga River under the grade and was rehabilitated in 1983.
The Redditt Subdivision runs from Sioux Lookout to Winnipeg.
Part 5 of 8.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on February 6, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 48.9-54.1 IV

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 19.9-25.1) south of Raith, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision and skirts a massive rock ridge with several high embankments, very large rock cuts and a special visitor.
Part 4 of 8.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on February 5, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 44.6-48.9 IV

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 15.6-19.9) at Finmark, ON. Features the grade west of Griff Road with cutting, rock cuts, swamps, old borrow pits and the adjacent Canadian Pacific Kansas City line.
Part 4 of 4.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on January 29, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 44.6-48.9 III

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 15.6-19.9) at Finmark, ON. Features the grade west of Griff Station to Griff Road as it passes through a very large swamp that is normally partially flooded with rock cuts and a special visitor.
Part 3 of 4.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on January 28, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 X

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with a 150-foot long, 50-foot deep washout with the remains of the wooden box culvert at the bottom of the creek bed.

Part 10 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 30, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 IX

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the heavily grown in grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with cuttings and a 500-foot long, 60-foot deep washout.

Part 9 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 29, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 19.9-22.8 VIII

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Crest Subdivision at Millar, ON. Features the heavily grown in grade as it parallels the Kaministiquia River and the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision with numerous cuttings and a special visitor.

Part 8 of 10.

Active, 1908-1925.

 
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Posted by on April 28, 2025 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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