The Ontario Northland Railway
Text from the plaque
In 1900 the Ontario Government ordered a survey for a railway from North Bay to the head of Lake Timiskaming to encourage settlement and provide access to mineral deposits. Construction of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway began in 1902, and the following year silver and cobalt were discovered in what was to become the Cobalt mining field. By 1908 the main line had reached the site of Cochrane, and branch lines were built to other new mining areas. Between 1928-32 the railway was extended to Moosonee on James Bay. Renamed the The Ontario Northland Railway in 1940, this provincially-owned line was primarily responsible for the development of northeastern Ontario.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The District of Nipissing
The City of North Bay
On the southeast corner of Regina and Oak streets
in front of the Ontario Northland Railway's 1908 building
N 46 18.279 W 79 27.604
Recorded November 2005. Check current access before visiting.
Visitors' notes
July 18, 2008
- My Uncles have worked here for many years and I was wondering how to apply for employment with the Ontario Northland Railway?