Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it passes through an ancient flood plain with cuttings, large embankments, milepost markers and signage plus the remnants of a massive 1999 forest fire.
Part 5 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it passes through an ancient flood plain with cuttings, milepost markers and an old concrete culvert plus the remnants of a massive 1999 forest fire.
Part 4 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it passes through an ancient flood plain with cuttings, milepost markers and old flag stops plus the remnants of a massive 1999 forest fire.
Part 3 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River with large embankments, cuttings, old spurs and flag stops plus the remnants of a massive 1999 forest fire.
Part 2 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 75.4-79.3) south of Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it parallels the Blackwater River just west of Warneford Station with rock cuts, telegraph poles, signage and the remains of a 2500-foot spur through a ballast pit, including part of the rock crusher. Rock from this pit was used on numerous projects, including the 1982 re-ballasting of the line and the creation of the embankment seen in this video: https://youtu.be/_dlhjNiHnZk
Part 1 of 5.
Active, 1914-2005.
Extra Credit is video series that examines topics related to history in the Thunder Bay District and exploring that history.
A huge part of producing videos for platforms such as YouTube is the editing. Unfortunately it can be a long and sometimes tedious process. Additionally, organizing and preparing to edit the videos can be complex and time consuming as well. This video will give you a behind the scenes view on how I prepare and edit my historical exploration videos for this channel. There is a lot of work that goes into creating each and every one.
Enjoy!
*The video I edited: CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 22.1-25.7 VIII (Warneford Station) https://youtu.be/h1zRQQxLto0
Feature Friday
Then and now photos of Warneford Station southwest of the community of Beardmore, ON. Located in a fairly remote area, little has changed here in over 100 years. The first photo was taken not long after the line opened in 1915, likely in 1916, for an Ontario Bureau of Mines report on the Longuelac-Jellicoe-Orient Bay area.
The second photo was taken in October 2023 and shows 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.
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 at Warneford Station with rock cuts, a wooden box culvert and the remains of the siding. **Be sure to watch this segment of the episode where you will see the siding from the air via drone: https://youtu.be/-NalpgEiUw4
Part 8 of 8.
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 at Warneford Station with the start of the siding, a flanger sign and the realigned grade. This realignment was a result of a 1946 diversion which saw a 0.5 mile section of line shifted from the north bank of the river to the south bank and two trestles removed. The video is highlighted by drone flyover which follows the river from east of the first trestle to past Warneford Siding. The old grade is subtle, but if one looks carefully, you’ll see a line of poplar trees following the curve of the river.
Part 7 of 8.
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 large rock cuts. This is the realigned grade following 1946 diversion which saw a 0.5 mile section of line shifted from the north bank of the river to the south bank and two trestles removed. *Be sure to watch this segment of the episode where you will see the realignment from the air via drone: https://youtu.be/-NalpgEiUw4
Part 6 of 8.
Active, 1914-2005.
Poverty, Agony, Distress & Want! 