Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the 2258-foot long, 130-foot tall Blende River Viaduct, which is more commonly referred to as the Pass Lake Trestle. Constructed between May and December 1912, it remains the largest railway trestle in central Canada.
Active, 1914-2005.
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Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the 2258-foot long, 130-foot tall Blende River Viaduct, which is more commonly referred to as the Pass Lake Trestle. Constructed between May and December 1912, it remains the largest railway trestle in central Canada.
Active, 1914-2005.
A few drone views of the Blende River Viaduct, more commonly referred to as the Pass Lake Trestle, which is a former railway structure located northwest of the community of Pass Lake, ON. These photos were taken while capturing footage for a video on the viaduct.
Built by Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) in 1912, its construction only took an amazing 8 months to complete. It was situated at Milepost 123.4 of the CNoR-Nipigon Subdivision/Canadian National Railways-Dorion Subdivision and Milepost 173.1 of the later Canadian National Railway Kinghorn Subdivision. At 2258 feet long and 130 feet high, it is the largest railway trestle in central Canada. It saw it last regular train in May 2005.
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Taken in the fall of 1912, crews from the Canadian Bridge Company of Walkerville, Ontario assemble spans of the Blende River Viaduct (Pass Lake Trestle). This structure was one of the biggest engineering projects on the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway line built from Ruel (Sudbury area) to Port Arthur, Ontario between 1911 and 1914. Construction on the 2258-foot trestle, still the longest in central Canada, was completed in only 8 months.
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.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 95-99.4) along the southern part Orient Bay, ON. Features the grade alongside Sinclair Lake and Highway 11, with cuttings, telegraph poles, a small trestle bridge and views of the Pijitawabik Palisades. *The original mileage for the trestle is 47.2 (not 97.2 that I said inadvertently).
Part 2 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 71.8-75.4) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the original section of grade and the remains of two 348-foot trestles between Mileposts 24.9 and 25.2. This 0.3 mile section was abandoned and the grade rerouted south of the river in 1946 at the request of the Brompton Pulp and Paper company.
*Be sure to watch Episode IV first which explains why the realignment was done: https://youtu.be/Q69l8gKj_0I
**Apologies for the muffled audio starting at 2:53. I put my GoPro in its waterproof case to protect it from damage, forgetting that it covers up the speakers on the camera. I did my best the raise the audio levels in editing, but it obviously sounds distorted.
Many thanks to Jeffrey Smith who provided the information to locate this forgotten section of grade.
Part 5 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 71.8-75.4) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River just east of Warneford Station with culverts and rock cuts. Also features a 1946 diversion of the grade which saw a 0.3 mile section of line shifted from the north bank of the river to the south bank and two trestles removed.
Many thanks to Jeffrey Smith who provided the information to locate this forgotten section of grade.
Part 4 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 52.7-57.5) east of Nezah, ON. Features the grade as it passes through cuts and then over the Blackwater River on a 100-foot timber and pile trestle. **The unusual appearance of the trestle was the result of a 1954 alteration to allow logs to be rafted down the Blackwater River.
Part 2 of 6.
Active, 1914-2005.
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 skirts Blackwater Lake until it reaches the 115-foot trestle over a portion of the lake.
Part 3 of 4.
Active, 1914-2005.
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