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GTP/CN-Graham Subdivision MP 38.4-44.6 VIII

Video of the former Grand Trunk Pacific Railway-Lake Superior Division, Canadian Government Railways-Fort William Subdivision, Canadian National Railways-Fort William/Lake Superior/Graham/Raith/Graham Subdivision (MP 9.8-15.6) at Finmark, ON. Features the grade as it passes several low-lying areas and rock cuts to the likely site of a water tank that was in use from circa 1915 to 1923.

Part 8 of 9.

Active, 1908-1994.

 
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Posted by on January 20, 2026 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 120.6-123.4 I (Pass Lake Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 170.3-173.1) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade at Pass Lake Station, including the former section house, the line as it skirts Pass Lake and the story of the construction of railway in the area.

Part 1 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on February 26, 2024 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 133.2 (Keemle Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 32.4) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade and the siding at Keemle Station with the remains of the uncovered water tank and section house.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 27, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 IV (Milepost 28 Water Tank)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it passes through Ess Lake on long rock causeways past a former ballast pit, eventually reaching Milepost 128.8/28. Here can be found the remains of a water tank and brick section house, which were in use between 1931 and 1957.

Part 4 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 23, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 56.4-60.9 VII (Hogarth Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 106.1-110.6) east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade as it passes through Hogarth Siding, the longest on the line, with the remains of the water tank and possibly a section house.

Part 7 of 8.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on March 6, 2023 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 115.5-120.7 II (Langmuir Station)

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 14.7-19.9) at Kenogamisis Lake, ON. Features the grade at and west of Langmuir Station with the remains of the siding, section house, water tank, milepost markers and various debris, including a set of handcar or trailer wheels.

Part 2 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 22, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 116-120.6 VIII

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 165.7-170.3) at Pass Lake, ON. Features the grade near the section house at Pass Lake Station with possibly remains of the water tank.

Part 8 of 8.

Active, 1914-2005

 
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Posted by on April 25, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 19.4-22.1 II

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision (MP 69.1-71.8) at Beardmore, ON. Features the grade as it cuts through the town with culverts and crossings and remains of the siding, water tank, permanent slow order signs and station grounds. There is also information on the origins of the name of Beardmore.

Part 2 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on January 16, 2022 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision MP 126.9-130.4 III

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn Subdivision (MP 26.1-29.6) west of Kenwell, ON. Features the grade as it passes through Ess Lake on long rock causeways past a former ballast pit, eventually reaching Milepost 128.8/28. Here, a water tank and building (section foreman’s house?) were constructed in the 1930s.

Part 3 of 5.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on November 25, 2021 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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CNoR/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision MP 56.4-61 V

Video of the former Canadian Northern Railway/CN-Kinghorn (Dorion) Subdivision east of Cameron Falls, ON. Features the grade at Hogarth (MP 60), including the remains of the siding, signs and the water tank.

Part 5 of 6.

Active, 1914-2005.

 
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Posted by on September 22, 2020 in Hiking, History, Railway, Video

 

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