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March 22, 2021 August 9, 2022

On this page

• Action
• Locations & Structures
• Sault Ste. Marie
• Steelton
• Bellevue
• Searchmont
• Achigan
• Mashkode
• Mekatina
• Batchewana
• Montreal Falls
• Hubert
• Frater
• Canyon
• Eton
• O'Connor
• Agawa
• Perry
• Limer
• Hawk Junction
• Goudreau
• Dubreuilville
• Franz
• Hilda
• Oba Lake Trestles
• Mosher
• Langdon
• Oba
• Mead
• Wyborn
• Hearst
• Wawa
• Trembley
• Trackside Details
• Other

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Link	Description	Locations	Date	Photo Credit
Action Shots
Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck Wreck	This series of shots shows the aftermath of an incident at Franz during the winter of 1964 involving the northbound passenger train and a southbound freight. Notice the "caboose" on the end of the passenger train; this is actually the AC's flanger #10120. The siding at Franz was later extended in 1966.	Franz	1964	Steve Dent
Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight Freight	Virtual railfanning! This long sequence of photos shows 4 of the ACR's 6 GP38-2s (consisted in sequential order: 205, 204, 203, 202) bringing a long train of pulpwood into Sault Ste. Marie.	Sault Ste. Marie	1995	Morgan Turney
Tour Train	Agawa Canyon Tour Train at Sault Ste. Marie station, August 3, 1979	Sault Ste. Marie	1979	Bill Grandin
Switcher Switcher Switcher	An ACR SW8 shunts cars of logs in Steelton yard.	Sault Ste. Marie	1995	Morgan Turney
Tour Train Tour Train Tour Train Tour Train Tour Train	The southbound Agawa Canyon Tour Train arriving in Steelton, with a trio of Fs on the head end.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
No. 2	The southbound regular passenger train arrives at Steelton.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Trestle	The southbound Agawa Canyon Tour train crosses the scenic Bellevue Trestle.	Bellevue	1996	Blair Smith
Tour Train Tour Train Tour Train	The northbound tour train passes the small lake just south of Frater station.	Frater	Aug 1996	Blair Smith
Tour Train Tour Train	The tour train passes through the rock cut just north of Frater siding.	Frater	Aug 1996	Blair Smith
No. 2 No. 2 No. 2	Several shots of the regular train making its trip south. The station platform shot is at Hawk Junction.		2001	Richard Schivley
Excursion Excursion Excursion Excursion Excursion	5 shots of a speeder excursion on the ACR. First 4 at the yard in Sault Ste. Marie, 5th shot is at Agawa Canyon Park.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
CN 5735	CN SD75i 5735 and a sister with the Agawa Canyon Tour train at Canyon. After the CN takeover of WC, the ACR F-units were taken out of service and CN engines used for pulling the passenger trains.	Canyon	2002	John Speakman
CN 9540	CN GP40-2L leads the regular ACR passenger train through Heyden.	Heyden	2003	Brian Switzer
CN 9541	CN GP40-2L with the southbound passenger train, #2 at Hawk Junction.	Hawk Junction	2003	Brian Switzer
Canyon Tour	The southbound Agawa Canyon Tour Train twists its way uphill from the canyon.	near Agawa Canyon	2004	Mark Becker
Passenger	The northbound passenger train, led by WC GP7L-m 1508 (ex-AC 170) slows for a flagstop.	Batchewana?	2004	Mark Becker
Passenger	The regular passenger train, led by FP9 1755 passes Mile 92 near Montreal Falls.	Mile 92	2004	Mark Becker
Passenger	Loading canoes into the baggage car at Batchewana.	Batchewana	2004	Mark Becker
Passenger	Northbound regular passenger train near Northland led by CN GP40-2L 9549.	Northland	2009	Brian Switzer
Tour Train	Southbound Agawa Canyon Tour Train. The Rio Grande painted equipment was used on the "Ski Train" in Denver, CO, and was purchased by CN early in 2009 for use on the Algoma Central.	Northland	2009	Brian Switzer
Tour Train Tour Train Tour Train	An 7-car (6 coaches, one diner) Agawa Canyon Tour Train returns to Sault Ste. Marie with CN 105 & 106.	Sault Ste. Marie	2009	Brian Switzer
Freight	Northbound freight switching at Hawk Junction yard.	Hawk Junction	2009	Brendan Frisina
Passenger	The southbound passenger train makes its station stop at Hawk Junction.	Hawk Junction	2009	Brendan Frisina
Tour Train Tour Train Tour Train Tour Train	An 8-car (7 coaches, one diner) Agawa Canyon Tour Train returns to Sault Ste. Marie.	Sault Ste. Marie	2009	Brendan Frisina
Tour Train	An 8-car (7 coaches, one diner) Agawa Canyon Tour Train unloads at Sault Ste. Marie.	Sault Ste. Marie	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Passenger Passenger	The southbound regular passenger train stops to pick up a group of canoers at Hawk Junction.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Freight Freight Freight Freight	The regular northbound freight over the line, CN L571, switches at Hawk Junction after meeting the southbound passenger train.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Freight	This SD40-2 and loaded pulpwood car were set off by the northbound freight before it continued north towards Hearst.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Structures & Locations
Sault Ste. Marie - Mile 0-1 Soo Subdivision
Sault Ste. Marie	The tour train has just returned to Sault Ste. Marie, and this view shows the ~c2000 layout around the station. (Corner of station building is just barely visible at left.)	Sault Ste. Marie		Rob MacCleod
Sign Sign	Large advertisement sign post beside the station, both sides.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Station Station	This is the new Sault Ste Marie passenger station, constructed in the late 1970s. The first view shows the main entrance and waiting room side of the building. The track is just to the right of the spot from which the first photo was taken. The second view faces the baggage area of the station, and the track is in the background of the photo. Note at the far right, partially obscured by a corner of the Station Mall, the old 1914 ACR station and headquarters building. (This is now a bank)	Sault Ste. Marie	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Station Station Detail Detail Detail	Sault Ste. Marie passenger station. First two detail photos are signs on either side of main entrance doors on the south side of the building.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Waiting Room	Here is the interior of the Sault Ste Marie station, showing the waiting room. The ticket desk is visible in the photo, and the hall in the background leads to the washrooms. Off to the right is a gift shop.	Sault Ste. Marie	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Baggage Room Sign	This sign appears beside the door to the baggage room in ACR stations. This sign gives a sampling of some of the items the baggage handlers on trains 1&2 can expect.	Sault Ste. Marie	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Parking Sign	Sign on Gore St. directing tourists to parking for the tour train. (Looking north.)	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Gore St.	Gore St. crossing. (Looking south.)	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Station: - East elev. - East elev. - East elev. - East elev. - South/East elev. - South elev. - South/West elev. - North/West elev. - Ticket Desk (Int.) - Tour Train Logo Platform area: - Looking East (RR "south") - Looking East (RR "south") - Looking East (RR "south") - Looking West (RR "north") Equipment Display: - Overview (SW) - Overview (SE) - AC 10557 - AC 9609 (SE)	New station building constructed in 2021 for the Agawa Canyon Tour Train. Constructed on the former paper mill property, the new station moves the tour train activity out of the downtown shopping mall, eliminates a couple of grade crossings, and provides separate parking. The new building combines the tour train ticket desk and office, an outdoor sports outfitter store, a micro-brewery, and a restaurant/pub. Also outside the station is a display of historic equipment consisting of AC 10557, a "recreation"/museum display representing the famous Canadian group of artists called the "Group of Seven" which spent a significant amount of time painting subjects in northern Ontario and travelling and living on the Algoma Central in a converted boxcar, and steel caboose AC 9609. Of interest inside the ticket sales part of the building are the old passenger car name boards displaying the Algoma Central name above the ticket desk.	Sault Ste. Marie	2022	Chris vanderHeide
Steelton Yard - Mile 2 Soo Subdivision
Steelton Yard Steelton Yard	Steelton yard, showing WC era steel and paper traffic. Taken from the Canyon Tour Train.	Sault Ste. Marie	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Shop Facilities	View of the Steelton shops facilities, looking towards the east. Left to right: main freight sorting yard, scale track, caboose storage track, sanding tower & engine house leads. Main building behind the cabooses and sand tower is the enginehouse, the turntable is actually enclosed inside the building. Building in background far right is the car shops. Top of diesel fuel tanks can be seen behind the cabooses.	Steelton	c1990s	Morgan Turney
Shop Facilities	Another view of the Algoma Central shops complex at Steelton. Main building at centre left is enginehouse and repair shop. Car shops is at far right. 2-story brick building between the engine and car shop buildings is the stores building. The bulkead gondola towards the left of this image is sitting on the ACR's weigh scale. To the left are the main yards at Steelton.	Steelton	1996	Blair Smith
Workshop	Workshop building in front of the enginehouse and car shops buildings, alongside the passenger coach tracks. Shot from the tour train passing through the yard.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Track Scale	Scale house.	Sault Ste. Marie	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Track Scale	WC gondola loaded with logs spotted on the track scale at Steelton, showing the rear of the scalehouse.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Track Scale	Weigh scale track at Steelton yard. In the background can be seen the enginehouse and diesel fuel storage tanks. Caboose storage track is just behind the scale.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Track Scale	Scale house.	Sault Ste. Marie	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Diesel Tanks	Fuel storage tanks at Steelton.	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Diesel Tanks	Fuel storage tanks at Steelton. Compare to the fuel tank and track scale photos above from several years earlier. Obvious in this photo are the two new tracks run through the northwest side of the enginehouse, and the new concrete containment berm around the fuel tanks.	Sault Ste. Marie	2001	Blair Smith
Sand House	Sand storage and drying shed at Steelton engine facilities. Sanding tower and approach tracks to the enginehouse are visible at right.	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Sanding Tower Sanding Tower Sanding Tower Sanding Tower	Sand tower and diesel fueling stands at the Steelton servicing facilities.	Sault Ste. Marie	c1990s	Morgan Turney
Sanding Tower	Sand tower and serving tracks at the Steelton enginehouse. Sandhouse and diesel fuel tanks visible to the left. One of the ACR's home-built steam generator cars is parked on the track to the right.	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Sanding Tower Sanding Tower	Two more views of the sand tower and servicing tracks, with several Wisconsin Central SD45s standing ready for their next assignments.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Sanding Tower	WC 5972, a former Santa Fe F45 parked on the service tracks at Steelton next to the sand tower and fuel stand.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
New Sand Tower	New sanding tower installed by WC, built from an old covered hopper elevated on a massive steel frame.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Service Tracks Service Tracks	Camp Car 77 and private car Agawa appear to be receiving some light servicing next to the main engine service tracks at Steelton. The new sand tower is clearly visible in the background of the first photo.	Sault Ste. Marie	2012	Wayne Trudeau
Engine Tracks	Engine servicing tracks in front of the enginhouse. Note the concrete foundations from the old sanding tower.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Enginehouse Enginehouse	Steelton yard enginehouse and repair shop. (Front side)	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Track Speeders	A track speeder and several trailers parked on some storage rails in front of the ACR enginehouse at Steelton yard.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Enginehouse Enginehouse	New car repair tracks running through north side of enginehouse.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Enginehouse	Main front entrance doors to turntable and enginehouse.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Enginehouse Enginehouse	Enginehouse - front entrance doors. First photo looks into one of the new car repair tracks on the north side of the building. Second photo shows the main entrance to the covered turntable.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Material Storage	Various materials stored near the front of the enginehouse. The brick building in the background is the main ACR stores warehouse. The small metal building is probably some sort of workshop building.	Sault Ste. Marie	2012	Wayne Trudeau
Enginehouse	Steelton yard enginehouse and repair shop. (Rear, north side)	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Enginehouse Enginehouse	Steelton yard enginehouse and repair shop. (Rear, north side). The smaller workshop structures shown in the 1993 photo above have been removed.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Spur	Trackage behind the enginehouse and backshop including a short dead-end track beside the rear lead into the enginehouse.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Enginehouse Enginehouse	Steelton yard enginehouse. (Rear, north side) Note alterations since earlier photographs, with new entry doors and tracks running through the building for light car repairs.	Sault Ste. Marie	2001	Blair Smith
Enginehouse	Steelton enginehouse and shop (Rear, north side) showing the new car repair tracks through the north side of the structure.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Enginehouse	Steelton yard enginehouse and repair shop. (Rear, south side)	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Enginehouse	Steelton enginehouse and shop (Rear, south side)	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Enginehouse Enginehouse Enginehouse Enginehouse Enginehouse Enginehouse	Interior views of the Steelton enginehouse.	Sault Ste. Marie	1992	Morgan Turney
Enginehouse	Interior view of the Steelton (Sault Ste. Marie) enginehouse.	Sault Ste. Marie	1995	Daniel S. Dawdy
Enginehouse Enginehouse Enginehouse Enginehouse	Enginehouse - interior	Sault Ste. Marie	1997	Blair Smith
Enginehouse Enginehouse Enginehouse Detail Detail Detail Inspection Pit Inspection Pit	Enginehouse - interior	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Back Shop	Steelton heavy repair shop attached to the back of the main enginehouse. (Rear)	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Back Shop	Steelton heavy repair shop attached to the back of the main enginehouse. (Rear)	Sault Ste. Marie	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop	Interior views of the heavy repair shop, attached to the rear of the steelton roundhouse. Several engines can be seen in for servicing.	Sault Ste. Marie	1992	Morgan Turney
Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop Back Shop	Heavy repair shop - interior	Sault Ste. Marie	1997	Blair Smith
Backshop	Heavy repair shop - interior	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Company Stores	Parts stores warehouse at Steelton shops, located immediately south of the enginehouse.	Sault Ste. Marie	1997	Blair Smith
Company Stores Company Stores	Parts stores warehouse at Steelton shops.	Sault Ste. Marie	2001	Blair Smith
Storage Building	Metal storage or workshop building behind the enginehouse. The main company stores can be seen in the background at left, with the locomotive repair shop towering over directly behind.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Car Shop	Steelton car shops	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Car Shop	This shot shows the area behind the car shops, with several gons for repair/storage/scrap. Today the car shop building is empty and this area is used as a log loading area. Note log loading activity to far left.	Sault Ste. Marie	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Car Shop Car Shop Car Shop	Interior of the old car shop building. This building is now vacant. Light car repairs are done on two new tracks running through the engine facility.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Car Washer Car Washer	Passenger car washer next to the old car shop building.	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Car Washer	Passenger car washer next to the old car shop building.	Sault Ste. Marie	2012	Wayne Trudeau
Hose Rack	Water stand and hose hangers next to the coach servicing tracks at Steelton shops.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Tie Storage	Several 2300-series flatcars at Steelton yard being loaded with new ties.	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Material Storage	Maintenance material storage near the shops at Steelton yard	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Material Storage	A neat stack of spare rail and the fuel tank from a wrecked SD40 stored near the shops at Steelton yard.	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Material Storage	Switch points stored near the shops at Steelton.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Material Storage Material Storage Material Storage Material Storage	Hoist buckets, track supplies and other materials stored behind the ACR shops facility. The tanks and tall towers in the background of the second photo is a Praxair liquid oxygen facility which supplies the Algoma Steel basic oxygen furnace.	Sault Ste. Marie	2012	Wayne Trudeau
Boxcar Shed	Ex-ONT OCS boxcar, now off its trucks and used as a storage shed within the service facilities at the Sault.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney
Shops Yard	North end of the Steelton Shops complex.	Sault Ste. Marie	1993	Blair Smith
Yard Office	Steelton yard office (track side), located at the north east end of the shops area, near the Wellington St. underpass.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Yard Office	Steelton yard office (track side)	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Ed Borus
Yard Office	Steelton yard office (track side)	Sault Ste. Marie	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Yard Office	Steelton yard office ("street" side)	Sault Ste. Marie	2022	Chris vanderHeide
Sault Multimodal Terminal	This distribution terminal was constructed recently in the Sault (sometime between 2004-7) just south of the CN/HCRY (former AC/CP) interchange yard and is served by a spur from the CN yard. This shot shows the street side of the building.	Sault Ste. Marie	2008	Neil Thompson
Wellington St: South Side South Side South Side North Side North Side Underpass supports	Wellington St. underpass, underneath north end ladder of Steelton Yard.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Yard	North end of Steelton yard, just north of the Wellington St. underpass. The southbound tour train is just crossing Conmee Ave. in the background.	Sault Ste. Marie	1996	Blair Smith
Conmee Ave. Drain	Conmee Ave. grade crossing and drainage ditch.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Second Line Looking South	Second Line grade crossing.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Bridge Bridge	A bridge over the highway just north of town, with lettering advertising the railway's tour trains.	Sault Ste. Marie	2008	Neil Thompson
Sault Ste. Marie - CP/HCRY
Yard	Huron Central (ex-Canadian Pacific) yard at Sault Ste. Marie.	Sault Ste. Marie	2012	Wayne Trudeau
Pulpwood Loading	Pulpwood loading track at the Huron Central yard in Sault Ste. Marie.	Sault Ste. Marie	2012	Wayne Trudeau
Bellevue - Mile 18 Soo Subdivision
Trestle	Bellevue Trestle	Bellevue	1993	Blair Smith
Trestle	Bridge deck detail on top of the trestle.	Bellevue	1996	Blair Smith
Trestle	The southbound Agawa Canyon Tour train crosses the scenic Bellevue Trestle.	Bellevue	1996	Blair Smith
Bellevue Valley	The view from the trestle, looking west. Near the horizon can be seen a bay or inlet of Lake Superior.	Bellevue	1996	Blair Smith
Loading Chute Loading Chute	Some sort of long-abandoned old loading chute just north of the trestle bridge at Bellevue.	Bellevue	1993	Blair Smith
Searchmont - Mile 31.5 Soo Subdivision
Bridge	Truss bridge over the Goulais River, south of Searchmont station. The old veneer mill was located off to the right.	Searchmont	2012	Wayne Trudeau
Tool Shed Tool Shed Tool Shed	Old tool shed at Searchmont, a little ways south of the station.	Searchmont	2015	Chris vanderHeide
Station Station	Searchmont station.	Searchmont	1993	Blair Smith
Station: South side Front North side North and rear Detail Detail Detail Detail	Searchmont station, now long abandoned and exposed to the elements. Note in the third photo the outbuildings behind the station. The old storage shed is almost hidden by trees, and at far right is an old 2-stall outhouse. Fourth photo shows the rarely (if ever) photographed rear of the station.	Searchmont	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Outhouse	Old 2-stall outhouse in the trees behind Searchmont station.	Searchmont	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mill Mill Mill Mill	Abandoned former G.W. Martin (previously Weldwood Canada) lumber/veneer mill at Searchmont.	Searchmont	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mill	North side rear of the mill, standing on the roadbed of the abandoned north spur at Searchmont into the mill. The old roadbed is now quite difficult to even see unless you're standing right on it looking down the right of way.	Searchmont	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mill Mill Mill Mill Mill	Boiler house and water tank at the abandoned G.W. Martin mill at Searchmont.	Searchmont	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Spare Rail	Spare rail on blocks near Searchmont station.	Searchmont	1993	Blair Smith
Searchmont	Facing north, at the curve a little ways north of Searchmont station. Apparently some major trackwork was planned, judging from all the tie plates distributing along the track.	Searchmont	1993	Blair Smith
Achigan - Mile 41.8 Soo Subdivision
Section House	Achigan section house, now privately owned. Formerly located just next to the south siding switch, the siding here has been removed.	Achigan	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Spur Spur	Site of former spur at Mile 42.6, just north of Achigan siding. Abandoned and removed some time ago.	Mile 42.6	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Mashkode - Mile 56.2 Soo Subdivision
Section House	Mashkode section house	Mashkode	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Mekatina - Mile 64.6 Soo Subdivision
Mekatina	Old foundations of the former Mekatina station, and another railway shed or bunkhouse converted into a private cabin in the background.	Mekatina	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Cabin	An old railway shed or bunkhouse converted into a small private cabin at Mekatina.	Mekatina	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Trout Lake - Mile 57 Soo Subdivision
Trout Lake	A passenger waiting shelter at a camp at Trout Lake (Mile 57).	Trout Lake	2008	Neil Thompson
Batchewana - Mile 79.8 Soo Subdivision
Section House	Batchewana section house	Batchewana	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Montreal Falls - Mile 92.3 Soo Subdivision
Tool Shed	Maintenance building at Montreal Falls. Facing northward.	Montreal Falls	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Tool Shed	Another view of the above shed.	Montreal Falls	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Tool Shed Tool Shed	Another maintenance building at Montreal Falls. Facing northward.	Montreal Falls	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Tool Shed	Another view of the above shed.	Montreal Falls	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Bunkhouses	Bunk houses at Montreal Falls.	Montreal Falls	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Bunkhouses Bunkhouses Bunkhouses Bunkhouses	Bunk houses at Montreal Falls.	Montreal Falls	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Siding Siding Siding	There was no passing siding at Montreal Falls, there being full size sidings less than 5 miles north (Hubert) and south (Regent), but there was a double ended 20 car spur here just south of the bridge. Older timetables designated half the spur for a forestry company (likely loading pulpwood) and half for the power company to occasionally bring in equipment for the generating station. Today the siding appears to be single ended and used only for MOW equipment. First and third shot are facing northward, with the second shot facing in the reverse direction.	Montreal Falls	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Trestle	The bridge and dam at Montreal Falls as portrayed on the front cover of the 1989-1990 Souvenir Guide handed out to passengers on the Agawa Canyon Tour train. This is a popular angle that is used for much of the railway's advertising.	Montreal Falls		Algoma Central Railway
Trestle	This spectacular bridge crosses over a power dam, which was actually built after the bridge, poured directly around the legs of the bridge.	Montreal Falls	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Trestle	Here is a view taken out of the back of the passenger car on the end of the southbound regular Hearst train, showing the bridge during winter. The frozen lake above the dam is visible at right.	Montreal Falls	2001	Richard Schivley
Trestle	Here we can see the Agawa Canyon Tour Train crossing the Montreal Falls trestle, lead by two CN GP40-2W's. Following the engines is the private car Agawa in its new WC maroon and gold colours.	Montreal Falls	2002	Ed Borus
Trestle	Looking downriver at the dam and trestle.	Montreal Falls	2004	Mark Becker
Trestle		Montreal Falls	2004	Mark Becker
Trestle Trestle Trestle	Montreal River trestle, travelling northbound.	Montreal Falls	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Trestle Trestle	Montreal River trestle, travelling southbound.	Montreal Falls	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Generating Station	Downriver view showing generating station and penstocks.	Montreal Falls	1992	Nell vanderHeide
Generating Station	This is the generating station below the dam at Montreal Falls. The dam at this location was built right underneath the bridge.	Montreal Falls	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Generating Station	Another view of the power house and the valley below the dam.	Montreal Falls	2002	John Speakman
Generating Station Generating Station Generating Station	Power generating station below the dam.	Montreal Falls	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Hubert - Mile 95.5 Soo Subdivision
Hubert	This is one of the ACR's standard design section bunkhouses that that spaced along the line. This one is located just north of Montreal Falls.	Hubert	2001	Richard Schivley
Hubert	Hubert section house, now a private camp.	Hubert	2001	Kris Roenigk
Hubert	Hubert section house, now a private camp. Note the ties remaining in the ground for the removed siding.	Hubert	2004	Mark Becker
Hubert Hubert	Former Hubert section house.	Hubert	2014	Chris vanderHeide
ATV Shelter	A simple garage/shelter for someone's all terrain vehicle for travelling to and from a nearby cottage or camp, at the former location of Hubert siding, across from the old section house. You can still see a few ties from the old siding embedded in the ground. This interesting shelter consists of roof made from a section of fiberglass cover from a coil steel gondola raised on stacked railroad ties for walls.	Hubert	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Frater - Mile 102.6 Soo Subdivision
Switch Switch Derail Derail	South siding switch and derail at Frater.	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Frater	Spare rail at Frater, precisely at mile post 102, about half a mile south of the station.	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Frater	Between the south siding switch and the station, a portion of the siding runs along one of the small lakes that are common in the area. (Facing southward - siding is the track to the left, main track at right.).	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Frater	Passengers wait to board the ACR passenger train at Frater.	Frater	1976	Sean Trofin
Station	The station building at Frater.	Frater	1983	Sean Trofin
Station Station Station Station Station	The station building at Frater. (First photo looking north; last photo looking south)	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Frater	Small utility sheds behind the station at Frater.	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Frater	Compare the the photo above. These two small buildings now appear to be used as a private cabin. The extension on the front of the grey building appears to be the operator's bay from the old Frater station, which has long ago been torn down.	Frater	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Section House	Former railway section house at Frater, now a lodge.	Frater	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Section House	Former railway section house at Frater, rear view.	Frater	2015	Chris vanderHeide
Shed Shed	Old speeder/storage shed at Frater	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Frater	The tour train passes through Frater.	Frater	1983	Sean Trofin
House Track	Former location of the switch for the house track at Frater, directly across from the station building.	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
House Track House Track House Track	Compare to the two photos above. It appears the old house track was re-installed, and this area used for a while to load pulpwood. A sign near the logging road crossing by the switch indicated this was a loading site for St. Marys Paper in the Sault, which is now closed.	Frater	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Frater	North siding switch at Frater. Just off to the right can be seen some remnants of where the north end of the house track connected to the siding and milepost 103.	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Rock Cut Rock Cut Rock Cut Rock Cut	Rock cut immediatly north of Frater siding. Second and third photo shows the tour train at this location.	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Tour Train	The regular northbound passenger train, a little north of Frater, beginning the descent to Canyon.	Frater	1983	Sean Trofin
Canyon - Mile 113.8 Soo Subdivision
Mileboard	Canyon south Mileboard, just after crossing over the Agawa River.	Agawa Canyon	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Bridal Veil Falls	Bridal Veil waterfall across the river from the south end of Agawa Canyon Park.	Agawa Canyon	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Sign	Sign near the south end of the siding welcoming visitors to Agawa Canyon Park.	Agawa Canyon	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Agawa Canyon	Overhead view of the park from the lookout platform halfway up the canyon wall.	Agawa Canyon	70's-80's	Daniel S. Dawdy
Agawa River	The peaceful Agawa River running through the park (facing north). Look carefully and you can just pick out a bit of maroon from the souvenir car through the trees at extreme left.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Agawa Canyon Agawa Canyon Agawa Canyon	Short (6-car) summer tour train parked in the centre of Agawa Canyon Park. Two views of the south end of the train facing north, and one facing south.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Agawa Canyon	North end of the train at Canyon. The train is parked with the north end directly opposite the old section house.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Kitchen/Bunk House	Kitchen/bunk house building alongside the house track on the west side of the tracks.	Agawa Canyon	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Speeder Shed	Speeder/tool shed, on the west side of the tracks at Canyon, next to the above bunkhouse structure.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Speeder Shed	Track speeder in front of the speeder shed at Canyon.	Agawa Canyon	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Speeder Shed	Speeder in front of the speeder shed at Canyon.	Agawa Canyon	2002	Nick Masney
Souvenir Car Souvenir Car	Two views of the souvenir car at Canyon.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Souvenir Car	Detail of the underframe of the car.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Souvenir Car	Interior of the Souvenir Car.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Souvenir Car	This view faces north and shows the washroom building and the souvenir car, which was built from ACR diner #502	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Souvenir Car Souvenir Car	Two views of the souvenir car at Canyon.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Washroom Building	This view shows the back of the washroom building at the canyon park. It is located just north of the souvenir car, which is to the left of this photo.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Bunkhouse Bunkhouse	This building is located right next to the Agawa Canyon station building. Two views show opposite sides of the building.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Section House Section House	The former section house serves as the park ranger's station at the park. Two views show the front and back, respectively, of the building.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Section House	The former section house at Canyon.	Agawa Canyon	2002	Nick Masney
Section House	The former section house at Canyon.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Agawa Canyon	Looking northward near the section house.	Agawa Canyon	2004	Mark Becker
Agawa Canyon	This overhead view shows the north end of the park, with the old section house just visible at the edge. Notice the speeder display, and in the bottom left corner, note the picnic table made out of an old freight car truck.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Handcar/Speeder Display	This small display of historical railway inspection vehicles is permanently installed at Agawa Canyon Park. Note also the benches nearby made from old freight car wheels. Also nearby, but not in this photograph, is a picnic table made from an old freight car truck.	Agawa Canyon	2000	Chris vanderHeide
Handcar/Speeder Display	This small display of historical railway inspection vehicles is permanently installed at Agawa Canyon Park.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Bench	One of a pair of benches in the north end of the park fashioned from an old wheel set.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Picnic Table	Picnic table made from an old freight car truck.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Canyon Lodge	Cabin located at the north end of Agawa Canyon Park, across the tracks from the speeder display.	Agawa Canyon	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Agawa Canyon Agawa Canyon	Two views of Train No. 2, led by GP7 160, coming into Canyon Park from the north. You can see the towering canyon walls closing in behind the train.	Agawa Canyon	1983	Sean Trofin
Agawa Canyon	At the north end of the park, the canyon walls close in to a distance of barely 50' at its narrowest. This view shows the north end of the canyon in mid-winter. Taken from the rear of the southbound Hearst-Sault Ste. Marie train.	Agawa Canyon	2001	Richard Schivley
Eton - Mile 120.1 Soo Subdivision
South Switch	A conductor throws south siding switch at Eton to allow the regular passenger train take the siding for a meet.	Eton	2001	Richard Schivley
South Switch	South switch, Eton siding.	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Siding	Eton siding, just north of the south end. Note the long ties at right indicating where the former house track once connected into the siding.	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Section House Section House	Former Eton section house, now a private camp/lodge.	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Siding	Eton siding, looking north directly in front of the section house. Abandoned rails of the old house track are barely visible in the long grass at right. The switch at left centre connects to the old logging spur around the corner, although note that the frog has been removed from this switch.	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Log Spur	Eton siding, north of the section house, looking south at an abandoned logging spur. This spur appears to be back in place and quite active again today, see following images.	Eton	Sep 2002	Blair Smith
Log Spur Log Spur Log Spur Log Spur	Busy pulpwood loading spur at Eton. Note the large pile of old weathered logs in several images, remnants of earlier days of logging at this location? Note as well the long switch ties at the extreme right in the second image on the siding, indicating where the north end of the house track used to connect. Last image appears to be showing a similar angle to the abandoned photo above.	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Siding	Eton siding, near the north end, looking south.	Eton	Sep 2002	Blair Smith
North Switch	North Siding Switch Eton. Facing south.	Eton	Sep 2002	Blair Smith
North Switch Truss Bridge	North siding switch and truss bridge at Eton. Facing north.	Eton	2001	Richard Schivley
North Switch	North switch Eton siding.	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Truss Bridge Bridge Footing	Truss bridge over the Agawa River at Eton. First image facing north.	Eton	Sep 2002	Blair Smith
Bridge	Truss bridge over the Agawa River at the north end of Eton. The railway follows the course of the river for at least 20 miles, from just south of Canyon (mile 113) to north of Agawa (mile 130).	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mile 122.5 Soo Subdivision
Bridge	Through plate girder bridge over the Agawa River (looking north)		Oct 2013	Chris vanderHeide
O'Connor - Mile 125.6 Soo Subdivision
Section House Section House	O'Connor section house.	O'Connor	Oct 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Agawa - Mile 130.9 Soo Subdivision
Section House Section House	Agawa section house.	Agawa	Oct 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Perry - Mile 149.9 Soo Subdivision
South Switch Siding North Switch	Perry siding and house track.	Perry	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Perry Section House Section House	Former section house and nearby buildings at Perry.	Perry	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Perry Perry Perry Perry Perry Perry	Some additional small sheds and structures around the curve just north of the section house at Perry. The road crossing the tracks in the last photo leads down through the old ballast pit.	Perry	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Gravel Pit	Pulpwood cars being loaded at the old Perry pit, mile 150.9.	Perry	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Spur Switch Gravel Pit Gravel Pit Gravel Pit	Perry pit, mile 150.9. Spur switch shot is looking northward. This was a major source of ACR ballast for many years.	Perry	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mile 155 Soo Subdivision
South End South End North End North End	Mile 155 pulpwood siding. This was a former loading spur for Abitibi/St. Marys Paper.	Mile 155	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Limer - Mile 156.5 Soo Subdivision
Limer	Former site of Limer siding. Looking north, somewhere in the middle of the former siding location. (Note the former roadbed to the left.)	Limer	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Hawk Junction - Mile 164.6 Soo/Northern Subdivision
Welcome Sign	This sign welcomes visitors on the road into Hawk Junction. This would not be visible from the railway, but is a neat feature that gives an idea of the character of the town.	Hawk Junction		Blair Smith
Bridge	Bridge just south of the south switch for the yard.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Yard Yard Yard	South end of Hawk Junction yard. The southern portion of the yard was once used primarily for switching ore trains on the Michipicoten branch, while the main freight classification was done in the northern portion. Today the three tracks of the south yard are almost all that remains of the yard.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Bunkhouse	Crew bunkhouse on the south side of the station.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Station Station	Hawk Junction station.	Hawk Junction	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Station Station	Passenger station at Hawk Juction. First view looks north, second photo looks south.	Hawk Junction	2002	Kris Roenigk
Station: View facing SE View facing SW View facing NW View facing NE	Photos showing all sides of the station. Dimensions of the station are 36'x24' for the central 2-story section, and 20'x24' for each wing, for a total footprint of 24x76'. View facing SE 2002, all others 1996. The only noticeable difference between 1996 and 2002, are a pair of large lights and an associated electrical box.	Hawk Junction	2002	Blair Smith
Station	Passenger station at Hawk Juction.	Hawk Junction	2009	Brendan Frisina
Station: Name Board Track side Detail Detail Detail Detail Detail Detail Rear side Rear side Detail Detail Detail Detail Detail Baggage Notice	Hawk Junction station detail photos.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Station	Station	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Big Bear Hotel	The old Big Bear Hotel, across the road from the ACR station.	Hawk Junction	2001	Richard Schivley
Big Bear Hotel Big Bear Hotel	The old Big Bear Hotel, across the road from the ACR station.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Fire Hall	This unassuming small garage once served as the Hawk Junction fire hall.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Team Track	Loading pulpwood gondolas on the team track at Hawk Junction, behind the freight shed, the corner of which is visible in background at left.	Hawk Junction	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Yard Yard Yard Yard	Division between the old south yard and north yards, just north of the station building at Hawk Junction. The majority of the north yard has been torn out. Second photo shows the former location of the switch to the old freight shed track.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Sand/Fuel Facilities	Sand and fuel serving facilities at Hawk Junction. Sand tower, sand house, fuel stand and small shed. The enginehouse can be seen in the background. Diesel fuel tanks are not visible in the photo, would be off to the right.	Hawk Junction	1996	Blair Smith
Sand House	Sand storage and drying house.	Hawk Junction	1996	Blair Smith
Enginehouse	This three track diesel shed is the current enginehouse at Hawk Juction. In the steam days the enginehouse had six stalls and looked much like a standard roundhouse that had been straightened out to use switches instead of a turntable. The original steam roundhouse appears to have been a dark grey coloured wooden structure.	Hawk Junction	1996, 2002	Kris Roenigk
Enginehouse	Engines parked in front of the enginehouse at Hawk Junction.	Hawk Junction	1994	Daniel S. Dawdy
Enginehouse: South Side East Side North Side West Side	Views of all four sides of the Hawk Junction enginehouse. Dimensions of this building are 144'x72'/	Hawk Junction	1996	Blair Smith
Enginehouse	The old enginehouse at Hawk Junction is now just used by CN track maintenance crews. Several tracks in this area have been removed and the fuel spur and various MOW tracks have been torn out. The fuel tanks, sand tower and related outbuildings are all gone.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Enginehouse		Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Workshop: View From NE View From SW	Hawk Junction workshop. Located inside the wye, next to the car repair track. This building was demolished in 2002. Dimensions are 24'x60'.	Hawk Junction	1996	Blair Smith
Switch Signal	This fixed signal protected the spring switch to the Michipicoten subdivision at Hawk Junction.	Hawk Junction		Blair Smith
Yard Yard Yard Yard Yard Yard Yard	North portion of yard at Hawk Junction. Most of the track has been torn out, but clear signs remain of where additional trackage used to be. Note in second photo traces of the former switch to the team track and shed track. The abandoned Michipicoten Subdivision roadbed can be seen heading off into the distance in the first two shots. All shots facing northward.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Goudreau - Mile 177.8 Northern Subdivision
Goudreau Goudreau Goudreau Goudreau	Goudreau siding, looking south. Photo sequence travels from south to north.	Goudreau	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mileboard	Goudreau north mileboard, looking south. This mile board is an old wooden one still.	Goudreau	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Dubreuilville - Mile 184.2 Northern Subdivision
Lumber Mill	Dubreuil Bros. Forest Products mill at Dubreuilville.	Dubreuilville	1994	Dan S. Dawdy
Lumber Mill Lumber Mill Lumber Mill Lumber Mill Lumber Mill	This sequence of photos travels from south to north, facing west. Taken from the regular passenger train to Hearst.	Dubreuilville	1997	Ryan Willobee
South Switch Spur Spur Lumber Mill Lumber Mill Lumber Mill House Track North Switch	Sequence from south to north. The mill appears inactive now. The side track at Dubreuilville was listed as a house track rather than a passing siding and only had a capacity of about 10 cars.	Dubreuilville	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Franz - Mile 194.9 Northern Subdivision
Mileboard	Franz south mileboard. Different style than the typical stamped out sign.	Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Franz	South siding switch Franz.	Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Franz	Franz. Looking south from the north end of the siding.	Franz	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Franz Franz	Franz. First image (facing south) shows old and new section houses on east side of tracks, second photo (facing north) shows another bunkhouse and older unused building on west side of tracks.	Franz		Kris Roenigk
Section House Section House	Two views of the old section house at Franz. The windows are boarded up and it does not appear to be in use.	Franz	Aug. 2002	Blair Smith
Section House Section House	Franz section house and associated outbuildings.	Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Bunk House	Newer Bunkhouse at Franz.	Franz	Aug. 2002	Blair Smith
Bunk house	Another view of the same bunkhouse.	Franz		Kris Roenigk
Bunk house Bunk house		Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Schoolhouse	An old, abandoned building at Franz. I'm told this is the former schoolhouse, when there was actually a town at Franz.	Franz	Aug. 2002	Blair Smith
Schoolhouse	Another view of the same structure.	Franz		Kris Roenigk
Schoolhouse	Another view of the same structure.	Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Storage Shed	Motor car/tool shed at Franz.	Franz	Aug. 2002	Blair Smith
Storage Shed	Another view of the shed, facing south. This photo also shows a propane tank and a 40' container used as a storage shed.	Franz		Kris Roenigk
Storage Shed Storage Shed	Same building as above.	Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Franz	Franz. Looking north along connecting track to CPR interchange tracks and house track behind the station. The diamond crossing with the CPR is just to the right of the station building.	Franz	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Franz	Franz. Modern view along the connecting track. The station is long gone, moved to Dubreuilville in the mid 1990s as a community centre and the old shed track has also now been abandoned.	Franz	2014	Chris vanderHeide
Franz Franz Franz Franz Franz	Several photos taken at the diamond at Franz during the winter. At Franz, the ACR meets the Canadian Pacific Railroad at a diamond. The concrete structure in photos 1 and 3 is the foundational remains of the CPR water tank that once stood at Franz. The station, removed in 1992, stood in the centre of photo 4, to the left in photo 5. Photo 3 looks east along the CPR line. For more information about the station at Franz, see The Franz Swing	Franz	1994	Daniel S. Dawdy
Franz Franz Franz	The truck in the first two photos is parked where the Franz station once stood. These photos show the newer CP Rail structures that now stand at Franz. First photo looks south, notice in the background the motor car shed, seen in several other photos below. Second and third photos look west and provide good view of the CPR interchange.	Franz		Colin Churcher
Franz	Old concrete foundation for the former CPR water tank in the north-east quadrant of the diamond, and the demolished ruins of the former station agent's residence at left.	Franz	Late 1990s	WRMRC Collection
Looking East Looking East	Looking east along the CPR transfer tracks at Franz (taken from the VIA Sudbury-White River RDC passenger train.) Note CP pulp/paper boxcars in the interchange track and ACR work cars in the old shed/house track. Abandoned track off to the right (in first photo) once led to a wye for turning steam locomotives.	Franz	Late 1990s	WRMRC Collection
Franz: Looking East Looking West Looking North	Several more views at Franz. Looking East and West at the CPR tracks shows the interchange. Looking North shows a good view of all the buildings along the siding at Franz. (The diamond is north of the siding.) For orientation, see the yellow motor car shed and signal in the background. These two structures can be seen from the other direction in the first photo from Colin Churcher above.	Franz	August 2002	Blair Smith
Franz: Looking East Looking South Looking West Looking North		Franz	2003	David K. Despot
Wabatong - Mile 206 Northern Subdivision
Wabatong	Passenger flag stop on Wabatongushi Lake for a nearby camp/resort (Errington's Wilderness Island). The shelter design is a standard design that appears in several places along the ACR.	Wabatong	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Hilda - Mile 207.7 Northern Subdivision
South Switch Siding Siding North Switch	Hilda siding.	Hilda	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Oba Lake Bridges - Approx. Mile 212 to 214 Northern Subdivision
Bridge Bridge Bridge	The southernmost of three bridges over bays of Oba Lake. This bridge is a 424' timber trestle (with approach causeways on each side). These bridges are remarkable in that the wooden piles do not rest on bedrock, but essentially float in the extremely deep muddy silt on the bottom of the bay, requiring severe speed restrictions for any crossing trains. According to a railway employee, if viewed from trackside the bridge structure can be seen to noticeably deflect by a couple of inches when a train passes over it!	Mile 211.9	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Woods Camp	Flag stop and shelter for a camp on Oba Lake. A path to the left leads down to a small boat dock. Notice the bridge timbers and other material stored alongside the track ahead for maintaining the bridges. At the top right just poking out of the trees you can make out the end of an old boxcar at the company maintenance spur, see more below.	Mile 212	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Timber Storage Company Spur Boxcar Company Spur Company Spur Company Spur Company Spur	Company spur for parking work equipment and stored supplies for maintaining the nearby trestles.	Mile 212.4	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Bridge Bridge Bridge Bridge	The longest trestle is this 1192' bridge across Hoodoo Bay. This bridge has actually been replaced at some point with a new steel-pile trestle. The old alignment can be seen by the wider approaches on the west side of the causeways, and while the water level in the lake was high at the time, the tops of the old wooden pilings could be seen just below the water surface beside the new bridge.	Mile 212.7	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Bridge Bridge Bridge	The third bridge, at Mile 214.2, is another 445' wooden trestle. Like the first bridge, this bridge floats in the muddy silt of the bay and has a 15 MPH speed restriction when crossing.	Mile 212.7	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Causeway	A solid fill cutting straight across another small bay, a little north of the trestles, maybe mile 214.5 or so.	Mile 214.5	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mosher - Mile 217.3 Northern Subdivision
Spur Switch	Former location of the Newaygo south spur switch at Mosher (Mile 217.0). Mosher was for many years the location of a logging operation run by Newaygo Forest Products. From 1974-1985 Newaygo also operated a sawmill at Mead (mile 275.3). The area where the spur ran has become significantly overgrown. Looking northward.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Crossing	Private crossing of a logging road at Mosher. Longer ties marking the former location of the north spur are visible just beyond the crossing and the station and siding are clearly visible in the background. Looking northward.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mosher	Several abandoned buildings at Mosher.	Mosher		Kris Roenigk
Spur Switch	Former location of the Newaygo north spur switch at Mosher (Mile 217.3). Looking northward.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Station	Mosher station. (Mile 217.3)	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Station	Mosher station. (Mile 217.3)	Mosher		Kris Roenigk
Station Station Station Station	Detail views of Mosher station.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Siding Switch	Mosher siding, south switch. Looking north.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Siding	Mosher siding, looking north. Note extra long headblock ties at bottom right indicating the former location of the switch for the south end of the house track.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Siding	Mosher siding, north switch. Note extra long headblock ties at bottom right indicating the former location of the switch for the north end of the house track.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Siding	Mosher siding, north switch.	Mosher	Oct. 2013	Chris vanderHeide
Langdon - Mile 239.1 Northern Subdivision
Siding Siding Siding Siding	Langdon siding, beginning from the south. This is currently the site of an active pulpwood loading operation. First two images looking north; second two looking south. Notice how the switches for the house track have been removed, but actually the old siding track removed between them, rerouting the siding through the original house track.	Langdon	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Oba - Mile 244.7 Northern Subdivision
Mileboard	Oba south mileboard. This is the typical mileboard along the ACR with a metal sign with stamped out lettering.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Diamond Diamond Diamond	Diamond crossing of Canadian National Railway. Looking northward.	Oba		Kris Roenigk
Oba Oba	Oba, facing northward approaching the former location of Oba station. Algoma Central and Canadian National used to have a joint station here.	Oba		Kris Roenigk
Station	Oba station, joint with Canadian National. This structure is an original Canadian Northern design. After the station was closed in the 1990s, it was abandoned and eventually torn down.	Oba	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Oba Oba Oba	The community of Oba.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Oba Hotel	Oba Hotel. This structure has since been torn down.	Oba	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Oba	Old buildings at Oba. The architectural false fronts suggest these are probably original store fronts from about 1914 when the ACR crossing of the (then) Canadian Northern Railway was built and Oba was established. One actually appears to be in good shape, the other looks abandoned.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Tourist Outfitters	Tourist Outfitters shop at Oba.	Oba	2001	Richard Schivley
Tourist Outfitters Tourist Outfitters Tourist Outfitters Tourist Outfitters	Oba Outfitters. First photo shows relation of the store to the other old storefront buildings above, and the switch to the ACR siding/yard at Oba.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
House	Old houses at Oba.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Section House Section House	Oba section house	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Interchange	Switching lead/connecting track connecting the interchange tracks to the south end of the ACR siding at Oba. Looking southward towards the old ACR main.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
House	House at Oba, a little north of the main town, alongside the ACR siding and interchange yard, near the ACR wye.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Yard	Interchange tracks and south leg of the wye leading into the bush.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Yard Yard	North end of the ACR yard tracks at Oba.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Yard	CN connecting track and interchange switching lead at the north end of Oba. Looking north/west towards the CN main.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Yard	A pair of CN locomotives switching interchange cars from the ACR tracks at the north end of Oba. Looking southward.	Oba		Kris Roenigk
Mead - Mile 275.3 Northern Subdivision
Spur	Spur at Mead. During a period from about 1974 to 1984, Newaygo Forest Products built and operated a sawmill here. The mill closed in 1984, and other than a large cleared area, there's not much sign of its former existence. Surprisingly however, the old office building and a maintenance garage and even a portion of the south end of the spur at Mead are still in place, and the switch is still fully intact. (The trackage into the sawmill once also connected at the north end as well, this portion was torn out and fully overgrown.) Perhaps this location was still used for loading pulpwood recently?	Mead	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Garage	Maintenance garage at Mead.	Mead	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Office Office	Newaygo Forest Products office building at Mead.	Mead	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Wyborn - Mile 294.1 Northern Subdivision
Wyborn	Shed at Wyborn. Pulpwood loading track in background.	Wyborn		Kris Roenigk
Wyborn Wyborn	Two views of Wyborn (mile 294.1, just south of Hearst Junction) showing a massive pile of pulpwood logs.	Wyborn		Kris Roenigk
Bridge Shed South Switch Siding/Yard North Switch Wye Switch	Sequence of views at Wyborn, looking north. Beginning from the bridge over the Mattawishquia River to the wye switch	Wyborn	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Hearst - Mile 295.7 Northern Subdivision
Hearst Hearst Hearst	Hearst yard, looking west from the station.	Hearst	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Hearst	Hearst yard, west end. All yard tracks used to be double ended, but at some point all of the west end switches have been removed except on the passing siding turning the whole yard into stub tracks. Model railroad designers would be proud.	Hearst	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Hearst	Dramatic night view of passenger train at Hearst, lit up by flash bulbs and enveloped in steam.	Hearst	1993	Daniel S. Dawdy
Lumber Mill Lumber Mill Lumber Mill Lumber Mill Lumber Mill	Several views of the Tembec lumber mill along the north side of the yard.	Hearst	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Lumber Mill	Relatively clear view of the massive travelling log crane at the Tembec mill at Hearst.	Hearst	2015	Chris vanderHeide
Office	Ontario Northland Railway maintance/crew building at Hearst.	Hearst	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Station Station	Passenger shelter at Hearst, replacing the large NTR station that once stood on this spot.	Hearst	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Station	Passenger shelter at Hearst, replacing the large NTR station that once stood on this spot.	Hearst	2015	Chris vanderHeide
Hearst	Ontario Northland boxcar, caboose and maintenance buildings at Hearst.	Hearst	2013	Chris vanderHeide
RIP Track	Ontario Northland has turned one of the tracks in front of where the station once stood into a car repair track.	Hearst	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Hearst	Ontario Northland maintenance buildings at Hearst.	Hearst	2015	Chris vanderHeide
Wawa - Mile 18.7 Michipicoten Subdivision
Freight Shed Freight Shed	Wawa freight shed	Wawa	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Trembley - Mile 22.5 Michipicoten Subdivision
Trembley	Trembley, looking east at east end of siding. Pulpwood extra is switching out the Abitibi Paper Co. spur, curving to left, and the empty gondolas at left are spotted on the Newaygo Forest Products spur.	Trembley	1981	Chris vanderHeide Collection
Trembley Trembley	Trembley - abandoned roadbed. First image facing westward at grade crossing; second eastward.	Trembley	2015	Chris vanderHeide
Trackside Details
Derail	Derail - manual derail and derail sign on Manitoulin Transport/Welded Beam spur just north of Steelton yard.	Steelton	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Derail Derail	Derail - derails without switch stands and targets are marked by a yellow post.	Frater	Sep 1996	Blair Smith
Derail	Derail - Sliding derail and stand near the WC/HCRY (formerly AC/CP) interchange yard next to the former AC shops.	Sault Ste. Marie	1997	Blair Smith
Switch Stand	Mainline siding switch stand with post rack for shovel and switch broom for clearing ice from points in the winter.	Perry	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Switch Stands	Pair of switch stands on a industrial siding in Sault Ste. Marie.			Chris vanderHeide
Baggage Sign	Baggage sign, which appears on the side of all ACR stations. This gives a good idea of the type of baggage regularly carried by AC trains 1 & 2.			Chris vanderHeide
Wheel Stops	Wheel Stops.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris VanderHeide
End Track Sign	End of track sign.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris VanderHeide
Flanger Sign	Flanger sign, to indicate flanger operator to lift the flanger blade to clear crossings, switches, etc.	Sault Ste. Marie	2004	Chris vanderHeide
Flanger Sign	Flanger sign, to indicate flanger operator to lift the flanger blade to clear crossings, switches, etc.	Perry	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Whistle Post	Whistle post.		2013	Chris vanderHeide
Agawa Mile Board	This scenic winter shot includes one of the markers that tells crews (and passengers) that a station or siding is coming up in the next mile. This one is near Agawa, roughly halfway between Canyon and Hawk Junction	1 mile from Agawa	2001	Richard Schivley
Mileboard	Canyon south Mileboard. This is the typical mileboard style along the ACR with a metal sign with stamped out lettering.	Agawa Canyon	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mileboard	Eton south Mileboard.	Eton	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mileboard	Hawk Junction south Mileboard.	Hawk Junction	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mileboard	Goudreau north mileboard, looking south. This mile board is an old wooden one still.	Goudreau	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mileboard	Franz south mileboard. Different style than the typical stamped out sign.	Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Mileboard	Oba south mileboard. Typical stamped style.	Oba	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Speed Limit Sign	Speed limit sign. Passenger on top, freight bottom.	Franz	2013	Chris vanderHeide
Track Bumper	The current "end of track" (or beginning of track) at Sault Ste. Marie.	Sault Ste. Marie	2008	Neil Thompson
Rail Blocks Rail Blocks	Spare pieces of rail are stored on concrete blocks at various places along the line. First photo is at Frater, second photo is at Searchmont.			Blair Smith
Milepost 30	Standard ACR wooden milepost.	Searchmont	Aug 1993	Blair Smith
Flange Oiler	With tight and constant curvature found on the southern part of the Algoma Central, flange oilers were extensively used. This one is located just south of Searchmont.	Searchmont	Aug 1993	Blair Smith
Coil Cradle	Non-permanent crade for transportation of steel coils mounted on a bulkhead flatcar.	Sault Ste. Marie	1997	Blair Smith
Restricted Access	Algoma Central Railway restricted access sign indicating "Admittance Restriction". Possibly from Michipicoten harbour.			Nick Acciavatti
Other
CN 5621	CN SD70i is looking a little unhappy after splitting a switch in the Hawk Junction yard.	Hawk Junction	2002	Blair Smith
Road Crane	The very large road crane brought in to re-rail CN 5621.	Hawk Junction	2002	Blair Smith
Wrecked Cars	A wrecked box car and tank car at the Steelton shops yard. Note the age of the tank cars design. Probably an old OCS water tanker left to rot.	Sault Ste. Marie	2002	Nick Masney

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