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 4.7-9.4) at Sunshine, ON. Features the grade as it continues to run backward, northeast, to help mitigate some gradient issues in the area and includes rock cuts and several high embankments.
Part 2 of 6.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 4.7-9.4) at Sunshine, ON. Features the grade on the west side of Ellis Road as it runs backward, northeast, to help mitigate some gradient issues in the area. Includes the site of a washed out box culvert which occurred in the last four years and has been partially repaired.
Part 1 of 6.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 1.8-4.7) at Sunshine, ON. Features the grade as it passes through the remains of the siding at Ellis Station with rock cuts, high embankments and a rare wooden box culvert to a crossing of Ellis Road.
Part 5 of 5.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 1.8-4.7) at Sunshine, ON. Features the grade as it passes through the station at Ellis, which became more important following the rerouting of the line in 1924. Remains of the station, siding, a well and possibly the water tank and other objects are visible.
Part 4 of 5.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 1.8-4.7) at Sunshine, ON. Features the grade as it passes along several cuts and high embankments as it approaches Ellis Station.
Part 3 of 5.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 1.8-4.7) at Sunshine, ON. Features the grade as it passes along several cuts and numerous high embankments with concrete rail pedestals and a rare, wooden box culvert. \
Part 2 of 5.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 1.8-4.7) at Sunshine, ON. Features the grade from Sunshine Crossroad west along a high embankment with a rare, concrete culvert that was constructed in 1917.
Part 1 of 5.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 0.3-1.8) at Sistonens Corners, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Matawin River to Sunshine Crossroad with large embankments, rock cuts and a part of a rare concrete rail holder.
Part 3 of 3.
Active, 1908-1994.
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 0.3-1.8) at Sistonens Corners, ON. Features the grade at Dog River Station/Junction and a short distance to the west parallels the Matawin River with ties, coal and iron ore pellets. For a brief time, Dog River was the junction point between the original eastern portion of the grade, which would be abandoned in the spring of 1925 and a new section of line which connected with the CNR Kashabowie Subdivision. *The iron ore pellets came from the Griffith Mine near Red Lake, ON.
Part 2 of 3.
Active, 1908-1994.
Video of the former Canadian National Railways Graham Subdivision near Sistonen’s Corners, ON. Features the grade from the Matawin River Bridge west to Dog River Station/Junction. This is the last portion of a 1924 rerouting of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Lake Superior Division which eliminated some duplicated trackage in the CNR network in the area. At Dog River, the new section of grade would join the original right of way and continue to the west (everything east of Dog River on the original grade was abandoned in the spring of 1925.
Part 3 of 3.
Active, 1924-1994.
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