Grant, Ontario

Grant, Ontario

Grant is a Ghost town, 25.5 kilometers east of Nakina The town came into being due to the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway in 1913. Established as a divisional point, Grant was 125.11 miles west of Hearst and 131.23 miles east of the divisional point of Armstrong.

The National Transcontinental Railway was 1804.7 miles in length, from Moncton, New Brunswick to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The last spike of the NTR was driven at Grant on November 17, 1913, 1,283.2 miles west of Moncton.

The town of Grant lost its importance as a railway divisional point following the 1924 completion of the Longlac-Nakina Cut-Off, a section of Canadian National Railways main line connecting the Canadian Northern and the National Transcontinental Railway. At that time most of the buildings were removed to the new divisional point at Nakina at Mile 15.9 of the former Grant Sub-Division.

That portion of the former NTR from Hearst to Nakina, became the Pagwa Sub-Division. By 1960, this section track was part of a marginal secondary main line, with little in the way of through freight, or passenger traffic. A 122-mile section of this line between Nakina and Calstock, the route through Grant was abandoned in 1986.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ontario electricity policy — refers to plans, legislation, incentives, guidelines, and policy processes put in place by the Government of the Province of Ontario, Canada, to address issues of electricity production, distribution, and consumption. Policymaking in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Grant Mulvey — Données clés Nationalité  Canada Né le 17 septembre 1956, Sudbury (Canada) Taille 1,93 m (6 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ontario general election, 1990 — 1987 ← September 6, 1990 → 1995 …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario North — was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. The North Riding of Ontario initially consisted… …   Wikipedia

  • Grant Reuber — Grant Louis Reuber (born November 23, 1927) is a Canadian economist, academic, civil servant, and businessman.Grant Louis Reuber, the son of Daniel and Gertrude Reuber, was born in Mildmay, Ontario. He was educated at Walkerton High School. He… …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario, California — Ontario, CA and Ontario (CA) redirect here. For the Canadian province, see Ontario. City of Ontario   City   …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario Liberal Party — Active provincial party Leader Dalton McGuinty …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario general election, 2003 — 1999 ← members October 2, 2003 → 2007 …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario, Oregon —   City   Main Street (now Oregon Street) looking south, early 1920s Motto: Where Oregon Begins …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario general election, 1999 — 1995 ← members June 3, 1999 → 2003 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”