Comments on: Lots of heavy work going on in the summer of 1977 on the main road into Timmins. Algonquin Blvd (E) or, if you prefer, Hwy 101 is undergoing an increased road clearance where the ONR line into town crosses over and to the station and shop/turntable a couple of blocks south. Apparently the good news would be that even if it is hot and dusty work, the local watering hole is not far away. ONR 1601 with a work train moves slowly into town. Last I heard this old GP was still around. The line into Timmins was pulled up in the mid 1980s. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: awmooney http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34129#comment-27674 awmooney Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:06:01 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Timmins-overpass841-edited.jpg#comment-27674 Yeah, Brad. Not like I couldn't find a place to park in Northern Ontario. :o) Yeah, Brad. Not like I couldn’t find a place to park in Northern Ontario. :o )

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34129#comment-27673 Stephen C. Host Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:45:01 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Timmins-overpass841-edited.jpg#comment-27673 Jacob it was described to me by fans whom I know who went there in the 70's or so that the ONR either ran the Northlander direct from Timmins for a while, but then changed to Cochrane but in lieu of direct Timmins service you could ride a train from Timmins to Porquis Jct, which consisted of a single engine, SGU and a single car. Basically a shuttle to meet the mainline train. Then that shuttle ended sometime in the late 70's or early 80's by my guess. Jacob it was described to me by fans whom I know who went there in the 70′s or so that the ONR either ran the Northlander direct from Timmins for a while, but then changed to Cochrane but in lieu of direct Timmins service you could ride a train from Timmins to Porquis Jct, which consisted of a single engine, SGU and a single car. Basically a shuttle to meet the mainline train.

Then that shuttle ended sometime in the late 70′s or early 80′s by my guess.

]]> By: BradKetchen http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34129#comment-27671 BradKetchen Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:36:53 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Timmins-overpass841-edited.jpg#comment-27671 Looks like the line just ends West of Porcupine Lake at a hydro plant just past the Porcupine mine. Surprised about the Free Parking' in 1977 in Timmins of all places! This aint Tarana 2018! ;) Looks like the line just ends West of Porcupine Lake at a hydro plant just past the Porcupine mine. Surprised about the Free Parking’ in 1977 in Timmins of all places! This aint Tarana 2018! ;)

]]> By: rsmith http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34129#comment-27668 rsmith Tue, 24 Jul 2018 01:43:39 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Timmins-overpass841-edited.jpg#comment-27668 The Empire Hotel looks like your kind of place! :) And they had free parking! It's interesting to see how the scene looks now on Google street view. There's a parking lot built on the right of way next to the structure now. The Empire Hotel looks like your kind of place! :) And they had free parking! It’s interesting to see how the scene looks now on Google street view. There’s a parking lot built on the right of way next to the structure now.

]]> By: Stephen C. Host http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=34129#comment-27658 Stephen C. Host Mon, 23 Jul 2018 22:22:37 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Timmins-overpass841-edited.jpg#comment-27658 Very nice. I can picture this as I've been here, the right of way is still intact... I heard about the Timmins -> mainline shuttle, what a way to run a train.. Very nice. I can picture this as I’ve been here, the right of way is still intact… I heard about the Timmins -> mainline shuttle, what a way to run a train..

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