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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 127.6-132.2 II (Amethyst Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 177.3-181.9) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of and at Sibley/Amethyst Station with cuttings, culverts, a mystery object and the remains of the siding.

Part 2 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 26, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 127.6-132.2 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 177.3-181.9) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with cuttings, rock cuts and a unique metal culvert.

Part 1 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 25, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 125.4-127.6 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 175.1-177.3) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with culverts, embankments and a cutting.

Part 3 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 20, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 125.4-127.6 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 175.1-177.3) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with twin culverts, embankments and a telegraph pole.

Part 2 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 19, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 125.4-127.6 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 175.1-177.3) at Amethyst Harbour, ON. Features the grade east of Sibley/Amethyst Station with culverts, long embankments and a rock cut.

Part 1 of 3.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 18, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 123.4-125.4 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1-175.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade west of the Blende River Viaduct/Pass Lake Trestle with a very large rock cut, stone culvert and beautiful views.

Part 2 of 2.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 12, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 123.4-125.4 I

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1-175.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features western side of the Blende River Viaduct/Pass Lake Trestle where several rails are still in place. The grade then proceeds west into a large rock cut.

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Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 11, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 123.4 (Blende River Viaduct-Pass Lake Trestle)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the 2258-foot long, 130-foot tall Blende River Viaduct, which is more commonly referred to as the Pass Lake Trestle. Constructed between May and December 1912, the first train passed over its spans on or around January 14, 1913 and the last in the late fall of 2008. It remains the largest railway trestle in central Canada.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 9, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 120.6-123.4 VI

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.3-173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade west of Pass Lake Station with a rock cut, rails that are still in place. and the eastern abutment and underside of the Blende River Viaduct. At 2258 feet, the viaduct, which opened in 1913, is the largest railway structure in Central Canada.

Part 6 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 2, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 120.6-123.4 V

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.3-173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade west of Pass Lake Station as it passes through Bayview Golf Course with signage, telegraph poles, culverts and rails that still remain in place.

Part 5 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 1, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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