Northlander

For the Vertigo comic book, see Northlanders.

Northlander
File:Northlander at Englehart 2008 12 21.jpg Northlander at Englehart railway station
Overview
Type	Inter-city rail
System	Ontario Northland Railway
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Ontario, Canada
Termini	Toronto Union Station Cochrane
Stations	14
Operation
Opened	1976
Closed	September 28, 2012
Operator(s)	Ontario Northland Railway
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map Legend Polar Bear Express 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 was a Canadian passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Ontario.

In March 2012, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced plans to discontinue the Northlander and replace it with bus service (Routes 1 and 2). The final train ran on September 28, 2012.

The Northlander operated 6 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.

The Northlander ran on ONR tracks from Cochrane to North Bay and on CN tracks south of North Bay to Toronto.

The Northlander made scheduled stops at the following stations:

↓↓↓↓		CITY / TOWN		↑↑↑↑	NOTES
08:40	DP	Toronto (Union Station)	AR	19:15	Connections to Via Rail, GO Transit & Amtrak
10:25		Washago		16:30	Connections to Via Rail
10:50		Gravenhurst		16:10
11:05		Bracebridge		15:55
11:40		Huntsville		15:30
12:35		South River		14:40
13:50	AR	North Bay	DP	13:35	Connections to Greyhound Canada
14:05	DP	North Bay	AR	13:25
15:35		Temagami		11:50
16:20		Cobalt		11:05
16:35		New Liskeard		10:50
17:05		Englehart		10:20
17:45		Swastika		09:40
18:30		Matheson		08:55
18:55		Porquis Junction		08:20
19:25	AR	Cochrane	DP	08:00	Connections to Polar Bear Express

File:Temagami station.jpg

Temagami railway station

Cochrane railway station

Former stops

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

External links

• Official Website