September october 2016 203 canadian rail 574 the origins of the canadian northern railway. By 1915 it was no secret that canadas railway industry was in major trouble. Map of the city of london surveyed and drawn by samuel peters 1856. Overbuilding and massive borrowing from the federal government had led to crippling financial problems for two of the countrys major railways, the grand trunk gtr and the canadian northern cnor. The canadian northern railway cnor was officially formed in 1899. Pdf format from the lonely planet website, from around. Cns tricoastal network spans canada from east to west and down through the. Building storeys the canadian northern railway eastern.
Canadian railroads century one granger road, the canadian northern railway, promoted a line from montreal to winnipeg and then, along with its network of prairie railroads, a second rail route to the pacific coast, using yellowhead pass. Most transportation historians date the history of canadas railways as beginning on february 25, 1832, with the incorporation of british north americas first steampowered railway, the champlain and st. Shows routes of the canadian northern railway completed, under construction and proposed, the canadian pacific railway, the grand trunk railway, the intercontinental railway, and other railways, as well as routes and distances by sea between ports includes a list of 152 railways of canada in operation. Through the atlas online interface, you can view all of the class 1, shortline, tourist, commuter and intercity passenger railways operating in your area, as.
Canadian pacific had originally surveyed the railway line to run along the southern shore of lake ramsey but during an expedition, ramsey and his crew got lost as a result of. With the click of a mouse, the canadian rail atlas gives you access to a userfriendly, interactive map of canadas more than 41,000kilometre railway network. Cnor was the first canadian and sixth customer of gewason cars. From beautiful northern ontario, to the aweinspiring area of the prairies and the stunning majesty of the rockies, youll discover a new side to our beautiful country. It was the first steam railway to enter service in what was then known as upper canada. Cns network is your connection to north america and the world. Unlike the ontario counterpart, some passenger cars were built specifically for the cnqr with its name on them instead of its parent company. Hired by the canadian pacific railway, william allan ramsey was tasked with mapping out a more suitable route for the railway through northern ontario in the early 1880s. This is an interactive system map of the canadian national cn railway, a class i rail carrier in the united states and canada. Building the canadian northern railway the canadian.
Canadian northern ontario railway toronto to ottawa line. Several sections of the line are still used by cnr and go transit. The canadian northern ontario railway itself was created as in july 1905 with the renaming of the james bay railway jbr project then under construction by william mackenzie and donald mann, owners of the canadian northern railway cnor, between toronto and sudbury. By 1902 it boasted over 1,200 miles of line extending from port arthur, ontario to erwood in northern saskatchewan. The placename index lists all the cities, towns, villages and communities shown on the official road map of ontario in alphabetical order. Ontario backgrounds the two men were a study in contrasts. This map shows cities, towns, rivers, lakes, national parks, major roads, minor roads, railways and transcanada highway in northern ontario. North american rail carriers, cn rail line weight limits, distribution centers, rail development sites, grain elevators, automotive facilities. The canadian pacific railway originally produced this twosided map as an informational pamphlet, probably around 1892. The toronto cochrane line closes to passenger service. The canadian encyclopedia online provides useful information about the history of railways in canada. It was eventually acquired by the grand trunk railway, and is therefore a predecessor to the modern canadian national railway cnr.
Whether youre shipping across our rail network of approximately 20,000 routemiles of track, shipping globally through the many ports we service on three coasts, or leveraging 23 strategically located intermodal terminals across our network, we connect you with the people that matter most. During the 1960s the onr saw several new mines open along its system producing additional iron and copper. Canadas railways dont just transport people and products. The 1158 has recently undergone a cosmetic restoration and was returned to canadian northern railway markings. The canadian northern railway cnor is a historic canadian railway. The canadian northern railway main line reached edmonton late in 1905.
Cool vintage maps from digital archive ontario local. Cn transportation services rail shipping, intermodal. Left diamond symbolized in the mnrf make a topographic map web. The canadian northern railway was a lesserknown third transcontinental railway of canada. Canadian pacific map this is an interactive system map of the canadian pacific railway cp, a class i rail carrier along the central part of the united states and canada. Nov 14, 20 c lick here to download the ontario railway map collection and click here to download the canadian electric railway collection. Maps are pdf files and vary in size from 100kb to over 50mb. Map of train routes in canada via rail canadian, toronto winnipeg jasper vancouver. Jeanmaurice boissard port arthurs struggle inside of two years, there have been 3,000 mining locations applied for.
Cover cpr gtr pp 1 to 8 9 to 16 canadian northern railway. If you do not already have such a reader, there are numerous pdf readers available for free download or for purchase on the internet. You can read it here, but that column led to finding two incredible railway resources that had me crawling all around city and provincial railway maps for hours. Map of the north simcoe railway, and its connections 1877. At its 1923 merger into the canadian national railway reporting mark cn, the cnor owned a main line between quebec city and vancouver via ottawa, winnipeg, and edmonton.
Through the atlas online interface, you can view all of the class 1, shortline, tourist, commuter and intercity passenger railways operating in your area, as well as mile posts, passenger stations and rail crossings. It shows transportation routes spanning over 14,700 miles. Below are sample screen shots hence the low resolution i took of the ontario collection, mainly in toronto and my hometown of windsor. On friday may 17, shawn and rich from our society were invited to the unveiling of the 1158 locomotive at the western development museum in north battleford sk. The canadian northern railway classic streamliners. A magnificent terminal was constructed in port arthur to take advantage of the great lakes shipping. Fortunately for the canadian northern, the gnroc was nearly bankrupt. The canadian northern railway cnor was a historic canadian transcontinental railway.
Two weeks ago i wrote my toronto star column on how toronto was shaped by the railways as is the case with many canadian cities and towns. The grand trunk pacific railway intentions announced in 1901 pressed mackenzie and mann to build a more direct southerly route from grandview, 25 miles west of dauphin to edmonton. Library and archives canada holds the records of canadian national railway company and other affiliated railway companies that operated in canada record group 30. The front shows the cprs lines and connections in the area of canada and united states between the latitudes of about 38 degrees north and about 54 degrees north, while the reverse lists regulations governing homesteads, lands, immigration and settlers effects. The railway will follow the iron and gold belt for the whole. Canadian northern railway was incorporated 1899 as a result of the amalgamation of 2 small manitoba branch lines. From beautiful northern ontario, to the aweinspiring area of the prairies and the stunning majesty of the rockies, youll discover a new side to. Contained within the 2nd edition 1915 of the atlas of canada is a map that shows the areas that rail companies operated in ontario and quebec, circa 19. Click below to learn about the importance of passenger and freight railways, and find out how they innovate, ensure safety, security and sustainability, and invest to help people and goods get where they need to go. Explore our train journeys via rail via rail canada. In the leaside section of toronto, northeast of laird drive and esandar drive, is the former canadian northern railway eastern lines locomotive shop built in 1919. Wherever you find cn trains, youll find a host of service options to help you ship more.
Archived canada, by train, of library and archives canada, provides a short history of railways in canada. The official road map of ontario ontario ministry of. Railway atlas of canada pdf route maps of operating railways, by provinces and cities. The federally chartered canadian northern alberta railway supported by federal bond guarantees provided mackenzie and mann with a means to extend their railway line west of edmonton toward the yellowhead pass closely paralleling the gtp line and ultimately to a pacific coast terminal at vancouver. Jul, 2017 canadian northern railway was incorporated 1899 as a result of the amalgamation of 2 small manitoba branch lines. Canadian national railways steam locomotives as some cnor images are placed there.
The railway s name was changed to the ontario northland railway on april 5, 1946, when a bill amending the temiskaming and northern ontario railway act. Initiated by indians and metis concerned about the declining numbers of animals which provided them with a living. It was built up over the next 20 years by its principal promoters, william mackenzie and donald mann, to become a 16 093 km transcontinental railway system. Canadian northern railway was amalgamated with the grand trunk railroad by the dominion government to form the canadian national railways in 1919. Atlas of alberta railways canadian northern railway. Ontario and quebec railway territories open government. It includes online articles about canadian national railway company, grand trunk railway of canada, canadian pacific railway, intercolonial railway and others. Dec 06, 2018 railway maps of the ottawa area all time railway maps of ottawa interactive grand trunk railway map of ottawa railway maps of the ottawa area 1935, 1991, 1999 prepared by chris hall railway development in ottawa from colonel by to the otrain powerpoint presentation given by colin churcher to the bytown railway society. Our 20,000mile network spans canada and midamerica, connecting three coasts. Transcanada highway map pdf version, 2700kb to access the portable document format pdf version you must have a pdf reader installed. The following documents are available for downloading or viewing. The four railway lines displayed are the canadian pacific, canadian northern, grand trunk and national transcontinental, and the territory tributary to each line is shown in colours. Ontario street bridge over the canadian northern railway, 1911 from the evening guide, february 7, 1911 page 1.
Map of part of the dominion of canada showing treaty no. At the time of its demise in 1923, when merged into the canadian national railway reporting mark cn, the cnor owned a main line between quebec city and vancouver via ottawa, winnipeg, and edmonton. Tracks laid to the station and to canton from the west. Kiosk is an unincorporated place and former railway point and community in geographic pentland township in the unorganized south part of nipissing district in northeastern ontario, canada. The author wishes to express thanks to the following individuals who. The town was created during the construction of the canadian northern railway cnr through the area in the early years of the 20th century.
Map shewing the canadian northern railway and the railway. Travel the corridor, the western trail, the northern lights trail or the maritimes. Canadian northern railway toronto railway historical. Its a work in progress so dont worry if a railway you know of isnt here yet. Maps of the canada southern railway and new york central. This is an interactive system map of the canadian pacific railway cp, a class i rail carrier along the central part of the united states and canada. Foleyet is an unincorporated community in the unorganized north part of sudbury district in northeastern ontario, canada, midway between chapleau and timmins on highway 101. May june 1994 85 canadian rail 440 cnr 6153 at toronto, ontario about 1935.
Other acquisitions were in southern ontario and a connecting line was built from toronto to parry sound. Right example of a diamond junction type in franz, ontario, where the northsouth canadian national railway crosses the eastwest canadian pacific railway. Mackenzie and mann originally intended to build to edmonton via prince albert and battleford. Cta list of companies holding a certificate of fitness which is the legal authority to operate a federal railway. The canadian northern society donated to the restoration. The northern railway of canada was a railway in the province of ontario, canada. Canadian rail atlas rac railway association of canada. Railway maps of the ottawa area all time railway maps of ottawa interactive grand trunk railway map of ottawa railway maps of the ottawa area 1935, 1991, 1999 prepared by chris hall railway development in ottawa from colonel by to the otrain powerpoint presentation given by colin churcher to the bytown railway society this shows the. Shows routes of the canadian northern railway completed, under construction and proposed, the canadian pacific railway, the grand trunk railway, the intercontinental railway, and other railways, as well as routes and distances by sea between ports includes a. Jan 28, 2010 eight kilometres to the north sits another considerably less conspicuous building that once performed a similar function to the downtown roundhouse. Vintage railway maps from library and archives canadas. The enlargements shown on the official road map of ontario are also available with the appropriate southern ontario or northern ontario index. Map of railways in northern and eastern quebec pdf. It started as nothing more than a rural branch line in manitoba, and quickly grew to span all of canada from coast to coast with 16,093 kilometers of track.
There is no better way to travel through western canada. Canadian northern railway in central alberta revised april 2015 for many years, william mackenzie and donald mann worked as contractors building several sections of railway lines in western and eastern canada, including the calgary and edmonton railway in 189091. Speaking of transportation, railways also played a key role in ontario s history. The ontario railway often had boxcars misdirected in the united states, while receiving invoices that should have gone to texas. Geographically, the cnor was at a distinct disadvantage. Cp north america railway map canadian pacific railway. Not to be confused with the northern railway of canada. Canadian national 15064a this 74 passenger gaselectric 57 foot combine had an open rear platform.
Canadian northern railway the canadian encyclopedia. Canadian northern railway the canadian northern railway cnor is a historic canadian transcontinental railway. Canadian northern railway canadian national railways canadian pacific railway cp rail. The canadian northern took over in 1907, and much like in ontario created a separate company called the canadian northern quebec railway. Canadian northern railway canadian railway britannica. This line opened for traffic on july 21, 1836, although there are cases of animaldrawn mining tramways in nova scotia from the 18th century onward. Theyre as powerful a force on our urban form as any landform is. Canadian northern was the first railway in canada to have a selfpropelled passenger car with an internal combustion engine. Kiosk is surrounded by but not within algonquin provincial park, for which it provides a road access point via ontario highway 630, and is located on kioshkokwi lake on the amable du fond river on the right. Through the atlas online interface, you can view all of the class 1, shortline, tourist, commuter and intercity passenger railways operating in your area, as well as mile posts, passenger stations and rail.