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 Mac Road with the remains of ditching work, sandy cuts and telegraph poles.
Part 5 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 through an upland area with a rare rail holder and a third crossing of the Little Savanne River on a 95-foot trestle. Later, it passes Mac Road with numerous sandy cuts, remnants of ties, some elaborate culvert work and a special visitor.
Part 4 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 54.2-71.1) near Upsala, ON. Features the grade west from Numac Road as it crosses the Little Savanne River the first of three times on a 45-foot trestle, with the remains of the Larson water tank and the approaches to next river crossing.
Part 1 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 at Kelly Station, with the remains of the station and siding, including significant debris, as well as numerous standing telegraph poles.
Part 10 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 34.5-54.2) near Upsala, ON. Features the grade with numerous standing telegraph poles and the approaches to Kelly Station.
Part 9 of 17.
Active, 1908-1994.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
Part of the experience of heading outdoors in getting there. This is part 5 of a multipart series on driving to our hiking destination. This episode was recorded in May 2025 and chronicles our journey to a hike on the Grand Trunk Pacific/CN Graham Subdivision near Upsala, Ontario.
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