| Beachburg Subdivision |
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| Overview |
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| Type |
Heavy rail |
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| Status |
Ceased operation |
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| Termini |
Hurdman
Brent |
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| Operation |
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| Opened |
1915 (1915) |
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| Closed |
April 2013 (2013-04) |
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| Owner |
Canadian National Railway |
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| Technical |
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| Line length |
163.9 mi (263.8 km) |
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| Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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CN Beachburg Subdivision |
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Hurdman Yard |
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0.56 |
Alexandria Subdivision |
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Ottawa Junction |
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163.9 |
Brent |
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Alderdale Subdivision |
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Capreol |
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Canadian National Railway's Beachburg Subdivision or "Beachburg Sub" for short, was part of former Transcontinental Mainline. The Beachburg Sub connected Ottawa, Ontario to Brent, Ontario.[1] The Line began operating in 1915 as part of Canadian Northern Railway then later in 1923 it became Canadian National Railway. The route passed through Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Achray, Ontario being one station in the park with a passing track on the mainline. The final train through the park was an eastbound freight on November 24, 1995. Abandonment from Pembroke, Ont. west to Brent, Ont. went through and the rail was lifted at Pembroke west through the park and was completed by September 1997. Remaining line went from Ottawa MP 0.0 to Pembroke MP 88.7
Ottawa Central Railway began operating in 1998 to 2008 as a short-line maintaining local traffic to industries along remaining line out of Walkley Yard in Ottawa. November 3, 2008 CN bought the short line and began running the local traffic and with the intention to discontinue the line from Nepean Junction to Pembroke. Traffic slowed down as Industry along the line closed down or ramped down production. A group called Transport Pontiac-Renfrew (TPR) was working towards a deal to acquire the Beachburg sub for future passenger service to Ottawa and Pembroke and freight service. Without a deal made, in April 2013 CN began removing rail in Pembroke and working east.
References
- Canadian Trackside Guide 2009, Bytown Railway Society, Inc
