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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 40.7-45 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision along Orient Bay, ON. Features the grade near Orient Bay Station and the former Nipigon Lodge (later Royal Windsor Lodge), which was built as a resort by Canadian Northern in 1916. It was visited by HRH, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), during his tour of Canada in 1919.

Part 1 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/JHJuuw0FHCE

 
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Posted by on July 30, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 37.6-40.7 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision along Orient Bay, ON. Features concrete culverts, telegraph pole cribs and great views of Orient Bay on Lake Nipigon.

Part 4 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/goXaz7KvKGA

 
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Posted by on July 26, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 37.6-40.7 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision along Orient Bay, ON. Features several rock cuts, another stone retaining wall and great views of Orient Bay on Lake Nipigon.

Part 3 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

**In April 1994 there was major derailment at MP 89.7 (39.7 on the CNoR/Dorion Sub). There were no fatalities, but the three crewmen were seriously injured. The likely site appears around the 8:55 of the video.

https://youtu.be/krqza-mUXM0

 
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Posted by on July 25, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 37.6-40.7 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision south of Macdiarmid/Rocky Bay FN, ON. Features several rock cuts, a stone retaining wall and great views of Orient Bay on Lake Nipigon.

Part 2 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/N1Uzh1O9-jI

 
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Posted by on July 23, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 37.6-40.7 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision south of Macdiarmid/Rocky Bay FN, ON. Features a large rock cut with concrete reinforcement and a hand-made rock retaining wall.

Part 1 of 4.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/JSOP_pO1BVI

 
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Posted by on July 22, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 37.6

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision near Macdiarmid/Rocky Bay FN, ON. Features the 1924 bridge over the Postagoni River.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/Pudq5TQPZeU

 
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Posted by on July 4, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 106.6-109 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision east of Pearl, ON. Features several embankments, rock cuts and an old concrete culvert.

Part 2 of 2.

Active, 1914-2005. For more information, please visit:

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Posted by on June 23, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 106.6-109 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision east of Pearl, ON. Features several long embankments and an old concrete culvert.

Part 1 of 2.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/OnorGMxYzFA

 
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Posted by on June 22, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 109-112 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision east of Pearl, ON. Features the bridge over the Pearl River.

Part 3 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/Vv7BgtP7HnE

 
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Posted by on May 29, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 109-112 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision east of Pearl, ON. Features numerous long embankments and rock cuts and end alongside Pearl Lake,

Part 2 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005.

https://youtu.be/y210Pd7SPLE

 
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Posted by on May 28, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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