Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Raith Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Raith/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 54.2-71.1) near Upsala, ON. Features the grade near Railbed Crossover Road as it approaches and crosses the Firesteel River on a 48-foot trestle. The area includes the site of an old flag stop, telegraph poles and numerous cuts.
Part 9 of 18.
Active, 1908-1994.
Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Raith Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Raith/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 54.2-71.1) near Upsala, ON. Features the grade west of Mack Station as it crosses the East Firesteel/Hogarth River on a 95-foot trestle with telegraph poles, signage, including a rare flanger sign, and numerous cuts.
Part 8 of 18.
Active, 1908-1994.
Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Raith Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Raith/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 54.2-71.1) near Upsala, ON. Features the grade as it crosses a 45-foot trestle near Hickory Lake, past a former logging spur, through sandy cuts with the remains of telegraph poles.
Part 3 of 18.
Active, 1908-1994.
Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Raith Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Raith/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 54.2-71.1) near Upsala, ON. Features the grade west of Numac Road as it crosses the Little Savanne River the second of three times on a 65-foot trestle, passes through a low, swampy area and approaches the next river crossing.
Part 2 of 18.
Active, 1908-1994.
Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Raith Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Raith/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 34.5-54.2) near Upsala, ON. Features the grade east of and at Larson Station with numerous standing telegraph poles, signage, cuttings, a 45-foot trestle over Larson Creek and the remains of the siding at Larson.
Part 15 of 17.
Active, 1908-1994.
Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Raith Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Raith/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 30.2-34.5) west of Raith, ON. Features the grade west of Lab Lake Road as it parallels the CPKC Kaministiquia Subdivision and Highway 17 and crosses Raith Creek on a very rough 50-foot trestle to the start of a heavily grown in section.
Part 1 of 10.
Active, 1908-1994.
On August 22, 1990, the rear portion of an eastbound train derailed on Canadian National’s now decommissioned Kinghorn Subdivision at the Namewaminikan River Bridge, Milepost 44.4. Numerous cars and the caboose left the rails, with several cars coming to rest in the river. Part of the bridge and an unknown length of the track were damaged, which took 3 days to repair. The video was shot on August 22nd and 24th. The cause of the derailment was due to thermal misalignment, more commonly referred to as “heat kink.”
Video courtesy of M. Darling.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 40-45) east of Jellicoe, ON. Features the 366-foot trestle over the Namewaminikan or Sturgeon River, referred to locally as the “44 Bridge.” It may have been rebuilt in 1985 and suffered some damage as a result of an August 1990 derailment. **Many thanks to Richard and Maryann for their information.
Part 7 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005.
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.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
This episode , the fifth in sub-series on the former Kinghorn Subdivision, takes us to the area north of Nipigon near Hogarth Station and the Cash Creek Trestle. As you will hear me describe in the video, this was an impromptu video as I was not planning on visiting this area until maybe next year. In any case, you will get to see this very scenic stretch of the grade with its very sandy and unique geography. The first part of the hike is dotted with high embankments which later give way to large cuts. You will see a unique sight, which is the remains of a small section house located near Milepost 107. The highlight however is the Cash Creek Trestle, which is the second highest bridge on the entire subdivision and was built back in 1924. Along the way you’ll witness some of the issues that have arisen on the line this year after heavy snowfall has caused the grade to become blocked with vegetation.
Enjoy!
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