Northlander

The Northlander was a passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Ontario, Canada.

For the Vertigo comic book, see Northlanders.
Northlander
Northlander at Englehart railway station
Overview
TypeInter-city rail
SystemOntario Northland Railway
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleOntario, Canada
TerminiToronto Union Station
Cochrane
Stations14
Operation
Opened1976
ClosedSeptember 28, 2012
Operator(s)Ontario Northland Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
10:45 Cochrane
 9:50 Matheson
 9:05 Swastika
 8:25 Englehart
 7:55 New Liskeard
 7:40 Cobalt
 6:55 Temagami
 5:10 North Bay
 3:55 South River
 3:00 Huntsville
 2:25 Bracebridge
 2:10 Gravenhurst
 1:45 Washago
0:00 Toronto

The Northlander operated six days per week year-round in both directions and connected Cochrane with Toronto. The train typically consisted of one engine, an auxiliary power unit, two coaches and a cafeteria lounge car. It ran on ONR tracks from Cochrane to North Bay and on CN tracks south of North Bay to Toronto.

In March 2012, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced plans to discontinue the Northlander and replace it with bus service (Routes 1 and 2).[1] The final train ran on September 28, 2012.[2] To push for the service's restoration, an advocacy group called All Aboard Northern Ontario was formed in October 2017.[3]

Stations

The Northlander made scheduled stops at the following stations:

↓↓↓↓CITY / TOWN↑↑↑↑NOTES
08:40DPToronto (Union Station)AR19:15Connections to Via Rail, GO Transit & Amtrak
10:25Washago16:30Connections to Via Rail's The Canadian
10:50Gravenhurst16:10
11:05Bracebridge15:55
11:40Huntsville15:30
12:35South River14:40Connections to Via Rail's The Canadian
13:50ARNorth BayDP13:35Connections to Greyhound Canada and other intercity bus operators. Currently northern terminus of Dream Catcher Express
14:05DPNorth BayAR13:25
15:35Temagami11:50Currently southern terminus of Dream Catcher Express
16:20Cobalt11:05
16:35New Liskeard10:50Ontario Northland bus stop until 2016
17:05Englehart10:20ONR storage facility and repair shops
17:45Swastika09:40Ontario Northland bus stop
18:30Matheson08:55Transfer point for bus service to Timmins and South Porcupine, Ontario
18:55Porquis Junction08:20
19:25ARCochraneDP08:00Connections to Polar Bear Express to Moosonee, Ontario (as southern terminus)
Temagami railway station
Cochrane railway station

Former stations
  • Service to Barrie and Orillia Ontario ended in 1996 when the Northlander was rerouted to the Bala subdivision after that section of the Newmarket subdivision was abandoned and removed by the Canadian National Railway.

References
  1. Message from ONTC Chair Ted Hargreaves, March 23, 2012
  2. Notice posted on Ontario Northland Railway website on September 25 2012
  3. "Passenger Rail Advocates Urging Northlander Restoration". Northern Ontario Business. October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.


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