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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 105.1-109.9 V (Octopus Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 4.3-9.1) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it skirts the shore of Octopus Lake to Kenogamisis Dam Road and includes the remains of the siding with ties and milepost markers. A flag stop at Milepost 8.9 serviced a nearby logging camp at the west end of Octopus Lake which was used to house German prisoners of war for a time during World War II.

Part 5 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 12, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 105.1-109.9 IV

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 4.3-9.1) west of Longlac, ON. Features the grade as it parallels and crosses Octopus Creek to Octopus Lake and Octopus Station with culverts, rock cuts and milepost markers.

Part 4 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 10, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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