Then and now photos of Warneford Station southwest of the community of Beardmore, ON. It is not often that you can capture a location that was made by human hands that has changed little in over 100 years. The first photo was taken circa 1916-1917 for an Ontario Bureau of Mines report on the Longuelac-Jellicoe-Orient Bay area. The second and third photos were taken in May 2021 and show the same spot with the rock cut, minus the rails, which were removed in 2010. Warneford was originally called Blackwater after the nearby river. It was located at Milepost 25.6 of the Canadian Northern Railway Nipigon Subdivision/Canadian National Railways Dorion Subdivision and later Milepost 75.3 of the Canadian National Railway Kinghorn Subdivision.
Warneford, circa 1917.Warneford, May 2021.Warneford, May 2021.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 50.2-52.7) west of Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade as it pushes west with several large rock cuts, ties, milepost markers and rock culverts. **Apologies for the audio issues between 2:44 and 9:10. Not sure what happened, but maybe some water got into the microphone (I’ve never had this issue before or since).
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade east of Jellicoe Station with the location of Zroback Station, embankments, ties and numerous rock cuts.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 45-49) at Jellicoe, ON. Features the grade east of Jellicoe Station with telegraph poles, cuttings, rock cuts, milepost markers and signage.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.6-173.4) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade as it passes between Pass Lake Station and the Blende River Viaduct with rock cuts, a stone culvert and rails still on the ties.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.6-173.4) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade at Pass Lake Station, including the former section house, the line as it skirts Pass Lake and a lengthy rock cut.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 150-153) at Dorion, ON. Features the grade south of Dorion as it passes through a rock cut, crossing Meyers Road toward Ancliff Station.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision at Everard, ON. Features the grade west of Robford Station, with rock cuts, culverts and embankments.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision north of Nipigon, ON. Features cuttings, a rock cut and views of the Nipigon River.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision at Cameron Falls, ON. Features culverts, several large rock cuts and views of the Nipigon River.
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