Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 132.1-134.7) west of Red Rock, ON. Features the grade as it approaches Robford Siding with telegraph poles and poured concrete culverts.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 132.1-134.7) west of Red Rock, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Big Trout Creek with culverts, a level crossing, signage and the remains of a signal tower which part of the CN/CP interlock at Red Rock.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 132.1-134.7) at Red Rock, ON. Features the grade west of Red Rock Station with culverts, a rail, washouts and the 95-foot bridge over Big Trout Creek.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 132.1-134.7) at Red Rock, ON. Features the site of the station at Red Rock with culverts and the remains of the original 1937 Canadian Pacific spur to the Red Rock Paper Mill that crossed over the grade and the Big Trout Creek on a lengthy trestle.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 129.5-132.1) at Red Rock, ON. Features the grade at Red Rock where some rails remain in place and where the line once crossed Highway 628. The former station grounds at Red Rock are shown as well as the remains of several signals for the CN/CP interlock.
Several photos of the construction of the Canadian National Railways spur line to the paper mill in Red Rock, ON circa 1937. At the time, the Canadian Pacific spur was located a short distance away, on the west side of the Red Rock Station.
The third photo shows CNR executives standing in front of the original Red Rock Station, apparently in the area to inspect the construction of the spur.
Red Rock Public Library.
Red Rock spur construction, 1937. (Red Rock Public Library)Red Rock spur construction, 1937. (Red Rock Public Library)CNR executives standing in front of the original train station in Red Rock, 1937. (Red Rock Public Library)
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 129.5-132.1) at Red Rock, ON. Features the grade at Red Rock where there was a large storage yard for cars loaded with paper from the local mill. Spurs for both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific are shown as well the interlock between the Kinghorn and the CP that still has some rails in place.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 129.5-132.1) at Red Rock, ON. Features the grade as it heads south alongside the Nipigon River and the Canadian Pacific mainline with long rock fill embankments, rock cuts, concrete ties/slabs used to prevent erosion (rip rap) and gorgeous views.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 129.5-132.1) at Red Rock, ON. Features the grade as it heads south alongside the Nipigon River and the Canadian Pacific mainline with long rock fill embankments, rock cuts, concrete ties used to prevent erosion (rip rap) and gorgeous views.
*What appears to be telegraph poles on the Canadian Pacific line are in actuality rock slide detection equipment.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 129.5-132.1) at Red Rock, ON. Features the grade as it heads south alongside the Nipigon River and the Canadian Pacific mainline with long rock fill embankments and gorgeous views.