Rail connections into Port Arthur from Fort William to the south from an historical perspective are complex. The majority of the original route used by the PAD&WR/CNoR stemmed from two lines, being the Prince Arthur’s Landing & Kaministiquia Railway (route south to Fort William) and the Thunder Bay Colonization Railway (access to the harbour).

Jun 10, 2022 · Joining rail and water transportation, this station, which was built in 1905 at Port Arthur and which formed the end of the line from Winnipeg, was designed in what was commonly called the Canadian Railway style by Winnipeg architect, R.B. Pratt. It was acquired by the City from the C.N.R. in 1978. Topics.

Jan 12, 2019 · The railway wound its way 86 miles from Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) to Gunflint Lake. After leaving Port Arthur, it crossed the adjoining city of Fort William and along the Kaministiquia River to Stanley.

May 22, 2020 · The city of Port Arthur was platted in 1895 as the terminus of a railroad envisioned by Arthur E. Stilwell as the shortest route from Kansas City, Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico. The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad was completed in September 1897 and became the Kansas City Southern Railroad in 1900.

Photograph of Port Arthur train station depot with train engine #32 of the Kansas City Southern Line passenger train boarding. Porters and gentlemen and ladies are preparing to board the train. Train tracks and switches are in the foreground.

The Port Arthur Station was located at Milepost 0 of the PAD&W. When the PAD&W became part of Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR), the station was Milepost 147.9 of the Nipigon Subdivision and Milepost 0 of the Port Arthur Subdivision.

The Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway, which was also known as the PD or Pee Dee Railway, was a small railway in Northwestern Ontario that operated between 1893 and 1938. This railway, although long gone, has left an indelible mark on …

The railway was officially opened on June 1, 1893. The railway wound its way 86 miles from Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) to Gunflint Lake. After leaving Port Arthur, it crossed the adjoining city of Fort William and along the Kaministiquia River to Stanley.

Jun 10, 2022 · Port Arthur had been the district seat of Thunder Bay District. It is historically notable as a temporary (1882–1885) eastern terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It served as a major transshipment point for lakers that carried cargo to …