Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 99.4-102.5) near East McKirdy, ON. Features the grade west of the McKirdy Pit with cuttings and telegraph poles.
Part 6 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Tag Archives: McKirdy
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 49.7-52.8 V (McKirdy Pit)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 99.4-102.5) near East McKirdy, ON. Features the grade at the McKirdy Pit with signage, telegraph poles and the remains of the ballast pit spur.
Part 5 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Feature Friday February 17, 2023
Then and now photos featuring the McKirdy Pit/McKirdy Station north of Nipigon, Ontario. The first photo, taken circa 1996 by Mike Ročnik, shows a westbound passing the station, spur and ballast pit at McKirdy. McKirdy was one of the original stations when Canadian Northern Railway opened the line in 1915 and was located at Milepost 50.1. Nothing more than a siding and a whistle stop, its mileage changed to 99.9 after CN merged lines in 1960 and became part of the Kinghorn Subdivision. In 1965, the station and its siding were removed from the line.
McKirdy was resurrected in mid 1980s but not at its original location, but a few miles further west at the site of a large ballast pit at Milepost 102. A several thousand foot through spur serviced the pit, which apparently had been in use since the 1960s or before, though the spur only appeared in timetables in the early 1970s. Today the pit remains, though it is much quieter after service on the Kinghorn was terminated in 2005 and the rails removed in 2010.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 49.7-52.8 IV (McKirdy Pit)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 99.4-102.5) near East McKirdy, ON. Features the grade at the McKirdy Pit with signage, the remains of the spur and drone views of this large ballast pit.
Part 4 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 49.7-52.8 III
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 99.4-102.5) near East McKirdy, ON. Features the grade west of McKirdy Station with milepost markers and culverts, in particular a very rare wooden box culvert.
Part 3 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 45.3-49.7 VI
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 95-99.4) near East McKirdy, ON, ON. Features the grade as it passes between Keemle and Shamrock Lakes with cuttings, the former section house and a small trestle.
Part 6 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 45.3-49.7 V
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 95-99.4) near East McKirdy, ON, ON. Features the grade as it passes along the south shore of Keemle Lake with a level crossing, signage and a small bridge.
Part 5 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Feature Friday February 18, 2022
Then and now featuring Keemle Lake, just north of Nipigon, ON. The first photo shows the highway and railway grade on the south shore of the lake, likely in the early 1940s. Very visible in the background are the cliffs and ridges of the Pijitawabik Palisades.
The second was taken in October 2021 and features the former railway grade in more detail. This spot was just east of the railway station at McKirdy, which was located at Milepost 50.1 of the Canadian Northern Railway Nipigon Subdivision and at the time of the first photo, Canadian National Railways Dorion Subdivision (MP 99.4 of the later CN Kinghorn Subdivision). McKirdy Station was named after well-known local guide and businessman William McKirdy.
CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 49.1-52.5 II
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision at McKirdy, ON. Features the grade along East McKirdy and McKirdy and one of the few rock cuts in the area.
Part 2 of 4.
Active, 1914-2005.
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