Caption: Here's an example of passenger service in recent years on the old ACR. A former GO Transit 704, now CN 9671 rolls into the hamlet of Frater on a pleasant fall morning, with several riders and their supplies ready to board. The railroad is their only link to the numerous cabins and camps along the way. One visit had me talking to a guy with a LOT of supplies, including 12 cases of beer, he explained he spent the whole summer in the wilderness and it was life the way he always wanted it. Off-season he lived in Michigan. Hopefully this service, killed by the federal government and due to be history before the snow melts, can be resuscitated to see at least a few more years. The road in to Frater, by the way, from Hwy 17, is not much short of a nightmare. Ruts and crevices, rocks, large stones and some of the way thru a dried creekbed, can still be navigated by a regular automobile, although s-l-o-w-l-y, unless you want to leave some parts behind. The Northern definition of a road is much different from the South.