Savant Lake | |||||||||||
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Location | Savant Lake, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°14′18″N90°42′11″W / 50.23837°N 90.7030°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Sign post | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Canadian National Railway | ||||||||||
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Location in Ontario |
Savant Lake railway station is located in the community of Savant Lake in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line; it is used by Via Rail and served by transcontinental Canadian trains.
The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its 1923 merger into the Canadian National Railway, the CNoR owned a main line between Quebec City and Vancouver via Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Edmonton.
Kawaweogama Lake is a lake in the James Bay drainage basin in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of the community of Savant Lake on Highway 516, 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Armstrong on Highway 527, and 210 kilometres (130 mi) northwest of Thunder Bay. Except for the northwestern shore, the lake is encompassed by Brightsand River Provincial Park.
The Canadian is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario, and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Brightsand River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Minaki is an unincorporated area and community in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the point where the Canadian National Railways transcontinental main line crosses the Winnipeg River, between Wade to the west and Ena Lake at the east, and was accessible only by rail until about 1960. It was a fuelling and watering point in the days of steam locomotives; now few trains stop in Minaki, though the thrice-weekly Via Rail transcontinental Canadian passenger trains will stop on request at the Minaki railway station.
Gare du Palais is a train and bus station in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Its name comes from its proximity to the former location of the Palace of the Intendant of New France. It is served by Via Rail, Canada's national passenger railway, and by the private coach company Orléans Express.
Secondary Highway 599, commonly referred to as Highway 599, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The 291.0 km (180.8 mi) route connects Highway 17 near Ignace with the remote northern community of Pickle Lake; its terminus at Pickle Lake marks the northernmost point on the provincial highway system. Highway 599 was first assigned in 1956 between Savant Lake and Pickle Lake, although it did not connect with the rest of the provincial highway system at the time. Construction to link it with Highway 17 in Ignace took place between 1958 and 1966. The northern end of Highway 599 is one of two possible starting points for a road to the Ring of Fire mineral deposits, the other being Highway 584 in Nakina.
Savant Lake is an unincorporated place and community in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Lake Pohenegamook is a Canadian lake located in Temiscouata Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent, in southeastern Quebec immediately north of the International Boundary with Maine at Aroostook County. It is the source of the Saint Francis River.
Vermilion Bay is an unincorporated community on Vermilion Bay on Eagle Lake in the township of Machin, Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Ontario Highway 17 between the cities of Kenora to the west and Dryden to the east.
Hudson is an unincorporated place and community in the municipality of Sioux Lookout, Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Lost Lake on the English River in the Nelson River drainage basin.
Elsas railway station is a railway station in the community of Elsas in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Agate to the west and Oatland to the east, and is a stop for Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. The station and settlement are on the northern shore of Kapuskasing Lake, the source of the Kapuskasing River.
Flindt Landing railway station is railway station located in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The station is on the Allanwater subdivision of the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line between Savant Lake to the west and Harvey to the east; it is used by Via Rail and is served by transcontinental Canadian trains. The next adjacent stops are Savant Lake station to the west and Allanwater Bridge station to the east.
Red Lake Road railway station is located in the community of Red Lake Road in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, between Quibell to the west and Lash to the east, has a passing track, and is in use by Via Rail as a stop for transcontinental Canadian trains. Highway 105 passes to the east of the stop.
Farlane railway station is located in the community of Farlane in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line and is in use by Via Rail as a stop for transcontinental Canadian trains.
Rice Lake railway station is located at the unincorporated place of Rice Lake in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. The station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, between the Manitoba border, just 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the west, and White to the east, and is used by Via Rail as a stop for transcontinental Canadian trains.
Brereton Lake railway station is located in the community of Brereton Lake, Manitoba. This station is currently in use by Via Rail. Transcontinental Canadian trains stop here.
Canoe Lake is in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) west of Savant Lake. It is shaped like a backwards "C", with a curved length of about 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi). Its primary inflow, at the northwest corner, and outflow, at the southwest corner, is Barnard Creek, a tributary of the Sturgeon River. The Canadian National Railway transcontinental mainline travels along the north side of the lake.
Fowler is a railway point and unincorporated place in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, just west of the border with Thunder Bay District.
The Groundhog River is a river in Cochrane District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The river is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Mattagami River.