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 Kaministiqua, ON. Features the 105-foot long, all-concrete bridge over the Strawberry Creek completed in 1919 and abandoned 1925. One of the most unique rail structures in the area, it was built during the Canadian Government Railways period by the Carter-Halls-Aldinger Company of Winnipeg as part of a series of $89,299 upgrades to the line.
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 Kaministiqua, ON. Features the grade south of Highway 102 with large embankments, several rock cuts and the approaches to the Strawberry Creek Bridge.
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 Kaministiqua, ON. Features the grade south of Strawberry Creek as it passes through cuts, low, swampy areas and a series of long embankments.
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 Kaministiqua, ON. Features the grade south of Strawberry Creek with several cuttings, heavy vegetation and numerous washed out embankments, including one over 125 feet wide.
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 (MP 25.9/26.7/25.5) at Kaministiqua, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the Kaministiquia River with cuttings, heavy vegetation and washed out embankments.
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 Kaministiqua, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the Kaministiquia River with cuttings, heavy vegetation and washed out embankments.
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 Kaministiqua, ON. Features the grade as it skirts alongside the Canadian Pacific Kansas City mainline and the Kaministiquia River with huge cuttings, heavy vegetation, slides and washed out embankments.
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 Kaministiqua, ON. Features the grade from a point approximately 2 miles west of Crest Station as it skirts alongside the Canadian Pacific Kansas City mainline and the Kaministiquia River with cuttings, heavy vegetation and washed out embankments.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
Part of the experience of heading outdoors in getting there. This is part 5 of a multipart series on driving to our hiking destination. This episode was recorded in May 2025 and chronicles our journey to a hike on the Grand Trunk Pacific/CN Graham Subdivision near Upsala, Ontario.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
This episode is the third instalment in our sub-series on the Grand Trunk Pacific Lake Superior Branch. This time we head northwest of Thunder Bay to Sistonens Corners to visit a section of the original grade that was abandoned in 1925 but was never turned into an road and therefore still maintains much of its authentic form. It is a beautiful stretch that skirts alongside the Matawin River and makes for a great little hike. We also visit the Matawin River Bridge, which was built in 1923 by CN as part of the plan to reroute the line and was used until the line was abandoned in 1994.
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