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 Subdivision at Thunder Bay, ON. Features a portion of the original station spur line route from West Fort William Station westward to where it joins the mainline near Kingston and Yonge Streets in the Westfort area of the city.
Part 1 of 5.
Active, 1908-1919.
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 Subdivision at Fort William First Nation, ON. Features the grade west from the former Mission Terminal as it parallels City Road until it reaches the James Street Swing Bridge with a few special guests. The line here is still active, known as the Mission Spur which is part of CN’s Kashabowie Subdivision.
Part 3 of 3.
Active, 1908-present
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 Subdivision at Fort William First Nation, ON. Features the grade at the former Mission Terminal with the GTP elevator, which was built in 1910 (today known as the Superior Elevator Company). The line here is still active, known as the Mission Spur which is part of CN’s Kashabowie Subdivision.
Part 2 of 3.
Active, 1908-present
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 Subdivision at Fort William First Nation, ON. Features the grade at the former Mission Terminal with the yard (which is still active), the remains of the roundhouse and turntable. The line here is still active, known as the Mission Spur which is part of CN’s Kashabowie Subdivision.
Part 1 of 3.
Active, 1908-present
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
The Grand Trunk Pacific refers to a former rail line in northwestern Ontario that ran from the then City of Fort William (now Thunder Bay) to a place called Superior Junction (also called Lake Superior Junction), just east of the community of Sioux Lookout. It was constructed between 1905 and 1908 and was intended to provide access to Lake Superior (hence the name Superior Junction) for the Grand Trunk Pacific/National Transcontinental Railway system. It became part of the Canadian Government Railways in 1915, and later Canadian National Railways in late 1918. After many transformations and names changes, it emerged as the Canadian National Railways Graham Subdivision in 1931. The line was abandoned in 1994 and this video documents my interest in its history and my attempts to document what remains of the line.
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