Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
This episode , the third in sub-series on the former Kinghorn Subdivision, takes us to the Geraldton area where follow the grade to the site of Keemle Station. We begin at Wildgoose Beach Road (Milepost 130.4/29.6) travelling west 3 miles to the station at Milepost 133.2/32.4. Along the way we pass milepost markers, a long rock causeway and the remains of the siding at Keemle. This station was once home to a water tank and section house and on this visit I uncovered the concrete base of the tank and located what I believe was the site of the section house. In the links below you can see more of Keemle, including the results of my archaeology work, and the full-length version video.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 147.5-150.2) at Dorion, ON. Features the grade as it passes through the former station with the remains of the siding, a small spur, the station grounds (including a well), section house and signage.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 147.5-150.2) near Dorion, ON. Features the grade as it passes over numerous embankments with culverts and telegraph poles, including a rare one still standing.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 147.5-150.2) north of Dorion, ON. Features the grade from the 180-foot bridge over Coldwater Creek south over numerous embankments with telegraph poles.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 147.5-150.2) at Dorion, ON. Features the grade from the south bank of the Wolf River across Bible Camp Road to Coldwater Creek with signage, a rail and vegetation encroaching on the grade.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 144.7-147.5) at Hurkett, ON. Features the grade as it crosses the Wolf River on a 130-foot deck plate girder bridge.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 144.7-147.5) at Hurkett, ON. Features the grade as it skirts Hurkett Cove Conservation Area, crosses Black Bay Drive, passes a proposed station and approaches the Wolf River Bridge.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 144.7-147.5) at Hurkett, ON. Features the grade as it crosses a small 23-foot trestle and skirts Hurkett Cove Conservation Area.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 144.7-147.5) at Hurkett, ON. Features the grade from Hurkett Station west to a 20-foot trestle crossing over a creek and includes a few visitors.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 138.1-144.7) at Hurkett, ON. Features the grade at Hurkett Station with culverts, two small timber bridges and a level crossing.
