Logging and Lumber Railways in Ontario

Abitibi Paper Co. Ltd. 70 Retired 1978.70-ton Shay Lima #3298 2/26 Iroquois Falls, July 2004.
Acquired 10/47 ex Standard Chemical, South River, ON. Previously Dominion Construction Corp. 3298.

This is a rare look at a long-gone pioneer era of early logging railways and lumber operations before trucks and changing markets. Many of these operations had little or nothing published about them and photographs are hard to come by. The earliest included tramways, pole roads and animals along with home made engines, steam locomotives, both geared and rod including "dinky" engines.

Early History

A.B.Gordon Latchford

Acme Timber Foleyet

Austin Lumber Dalton and Nicholson

Booth & Shannon/Pratt & Shanacy Biscotasing

Canadian Northern Eastern Lands Foleyet

Cargill Limited Cargill

Continental Wood Products Elsas

Holt Timber Bolger Bridge

J.R.Booth/Nosbonsing & Nipissing Callander

Pineland Timber Foleyet

Key Valley Railway link new

Smoky Line of the Spruce Falls Power & Paper Co.