Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 32.4) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade and the siding at Keemle Station with the remains of the uncovered water tank and section house.
Active, 1914-2005.
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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 VI
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it curves through Porthos Lake on a long rock causeway toward Keemle Station with cuttings, milepost markers and level crossings.
Part 6 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 V
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it curves through Ess and Porthos Lakes on long rock causeways with cuttings and signage.
Part 5 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 IV (Milepost 28 Water Tank)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it passes through Ess Lake on long rock causeways past a former ballast pit, eventually reaching Milepost 128.8/28. Here can be found the remains of a water tank and brick section house, which were in use between 1931 and 1957.
Part 4 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 III
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade west of Kenwell Siding as it begins to pass through a series of small lakes with cuttings, telegraph poles, long rock causeways, unidentified objects and the remains of a large ballast pit.
Part 3 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 II (Dionne Creek Trestle)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) near Kenwell, ON. Features the grade west of Kenwell Siding past the damaged 62-foot trestle over a branch of Dionne Creek with telegraph poles and signage.
Part 2 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 I (Kenwell Station)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) at Kenwell, ON. Features the grade at Kenwell Siding as it heads west toward a trestle over a branch of Dionne Creek with telegraph poles and signage. **Apologies for the camera shake/glitch at the start of the video. Not sure what happened.
Part 1 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Feature Friday November 17, 2023
Then and now photos featuring Geraldton, Ontario. This is community was not an original stop when Canadian Northern Railway opened the line for traffic in 1915. In fact, it did not exist until the 1930s. Gold was discovered in the area at that time and the first railway stop was created in 1933 and a station was constructed two years later. The first photo, courtesy of Bill Magee, shows supplies for the gold mines being unloaded at the future town site.
The next two photos show how the community has grown by 1940. There are a large number of homes and the new station rests on the north side of the tracks. The third photo provides a close up of the station, with passenger coaches halted alongside.
The fourth photo shows the progress by the 1960s, with a new CN logo box car visible on the extreme left. The station, while partially obscured, is still prominent beside the grade, though it no longer saw any passengers after that service was discontinued in 1956.
The final photo shows the railway grade and the station grounds as they were in May 2023. The station is long gone, while the rail line, which became the Canadian National Railways Kinghorn Subdivision in 1924, was decommissioned in 2005. The rails were removed a few years later and all that remains is the ballasted roadbed and a few scattered remnants.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 120.7-122 III (Geraldton Station)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 19.9-21.2) at Geraldton, ON. Features the grade through the community with the remains of the spurs, signage and a culvert over Hardrock Creek.
Part 3 of 3.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 120.7-122 II (Geraldton Station)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 19.9-21.2) at Geraldton, ON. Features the grade through the community with the remains of the siding, spur, signage and station.
Part 2 of 3.
Active, 1914-2005.
Poverty, Agony, Distress & Want! 