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41-573: Originally built to develop the Lake Timiskaming and Lake Nipissing areas, the railway soon became a major factor in the economic growth of the province. After decades of difficult construction through the Canadian Shield , workers reached James Bay in 1932. While blasting the route through the shield, geologists discovered deposits of valuable minerals such as gold , silver , copper and nickel . The railway also made it possible to exploit

82-523: A Charger locomotive and three Venture passenger cars . The train sets are for the restoration of Northlander train service between Toronto and Cochrane, which would operate four to seven times per week depending on season. There would be 16 stops: Toronto ( Union Station ), Langstaff , Gormley , Washago , Gravenhurst , Bracebridge , Huntsville , South River , North Bay , Temagami , Temiskaming Shores , Englehart , Kirkland Lake/ Swastika , Matheson , Timmins and Cochrane . ONR operates or operated

123-474: A head of government , but is not the head of state . In presidential systems , the two roles are often combined into one, whereas in parliamentary systems of government the two are usually kept separate. "Premier" is often the title of the heads of government in sub-national entities , such as the provinces and territories of Canada , states of the Commonwealth of Australia , provinces of South Africa ,

164-607: A canoe trip on 11 June 1978 on the lake. Lake Timiskaming is located within the ancient major rift valley Timiskaming Graben . It is the northern extension of the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben , which is part of the Saint Lawrence rift system . There have been recent earthquakes along the rift valley, the most recent being in 2000. There are numerous faults in the area and has produced cliffs such as Devil's Rock , just 5 km (3 mi) south of Haileybury and

205-401: A plan for passenger rail services. In May 2021, the provincial government announced plans for Ontario Northland and Metrolinx to resume passenger operations between Toronto and northeastern Ontario with a 13-stop route to begin service by the mid-2020s. In November 2021, the decision was made to make the new terminus Timmins (previously Cochrane) due to its size and the fact that it serves as

246-566: A railway on this route still desired, the new Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway was incorporated on 17 March 1902, by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Act of the Ontario parliament . The railway was to be a provincial Crown corporation overseen by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission. Construction on the railway started in 1903, and the settlement of Redwater in

287-512: A regional transportation hub. A test run was conducted in March 2021, and again in November of 2021 where several northern Ontario mayors, MPPs, and local residents were taken from North Bay to Toronto's Union station. In December 2022, the provincial government announced that it would purchase 3 new train sets from Siemens Mobility Limited at a cost of $ 140   million. Each train set would consist of

328-512: A routing agreement in which ONR would transport CN's freight traffic between Noranda and either Hearst or North Bay. On April 14, 2010, there was news of a proposed Ontario Northland takeover of the controversial Ottawa Valley rail tracks. However, this development never came to fruition. On March 23, 2012, the Ontario government announced that it would begin to wind down the ONTC, citing increased costs to

369-468: Is a canoe car, which is in service in the summer as part of the Polar Bear Express passenger train. The car can hold up to 18 canoes. Canoeists can put canoes on this car as part of their baggage, although canoes are often stowed in boxcars. It is the only known train car specifically designed for transporting canoes and kayaks . In 1977, the railway purchased four RAm/DE train sets retired from

410-469: Is a large freshwater lake on the provincial boundary between Ontario and Quebec , Canada. The lake, which forms part of the Ottawa River , is 110 km (68 mi) in length and covers an area of 304 km (117 sq mi). Its water level ranges between 175 m (574 ft) and 179 m (587 ft) above sea-level , with a mean annual average of 178.4 m (585 ft). The lake

451-399: Is dated to be 2.2 billion years old. There are known kimberlite pipes within the rift valley that are considered to be diamondiferous . Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments , state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier . A premier will normally be

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492-564: Is in places up to 216 m (709 ft) deep. There are several islands on the lake, notably Mann and du Collège Islands. The name is from the Algonquin Temikami or Temikaming , meaning "deep body of water with rapid winds” There are 30 species of fish in Lake Timiskaming, the best known are northern pike , sturgeon , lake trout , walleye , smallmouth bass , bullhead , carp , burbot , perch , and whitefish . The lake

533-692: Is sometimes colloquially used. In the Czech Republic , the head of government is colloquially called “Premiér”, and the Czech language translates both “Premier” and “Prime Minister” as “Premiér”. However, although his post is commonly translated in English as “Prime Minister”, the official title as per articles 67 and 68 of the Constitution is “ Předseda vlády ”, literally “President of the Government”. In Croatia ,

574-799: Is still used (see Premier of the People's Republic of China ). In the Republic of China (Taiwan), the head of government is officially the President of the Executive Yuan , but it can also be abbreviated to Premier. In the Cayman Islands , the head of government is referred to as the “Premier”, however, as a British Overseas Territory, the British Monarch is the head of state , and the British government often has

615-597: The Abitibi Canyon Generating Station was being built on the Abitibi River . Between 1928 and 1930 the railway was extended north at a slow pace. The pace of construction was quickened in 1930 as a make-work project due to the depression. The extension to James Bay was opened on July 15, 1932. The terminus of the railway was at the mouth of the Moose River near the old trading post of Revillon Frères . It

656-689: The Quebec border to end at Rouyn-Noranda . The railway's branch from Swastika to Rouyn-Noranda, including 40 kilometres of track in Quebec, is operated by a subsidiary , the Nipissing Central Railway . Shorter spur lines also exist running west from Rock Junction to Sherman Mine , south-west from Porquis Junction to Kidd Creek Mine , about 22 km east of Timmins , north-east from Porquis to Iroquois Falls and south from Opaz Junction to Agrium mine site. Several other mining spurs opened and closed with

697-518: The Trans Europ Express by the Dutch and Swiss railways , for use on its Northlander train. However, the experiment was not entirely successful. The locomotives were scrapped in 1984, although the passenger cars survived until the early 1990s. These surviving passenger cars were pulled by rebuilt Canadian locomotives ( EMD FP7 ). The rear end of the locomotives was altered to fit to original cars. With

738-505: The timber resources of Northern Ontario . Its north–south mainline is located entirely in Ontario , starting at its southern terminus at North Bay , running northward through Cobalt , New Liskeard , Cochrane , and on to its northern terminus at Moosonee on the Moose River, about 19 km (12 mi) south of the shore of James Bay . There is one major branchline running eastward from Swastika through Kirkland Lake and over

779-695: The Canadian locomotives, the control car / DVT lost their function. Many passenger cars used on ONR trains today are former single-level GO Transit cars that were extensively refurbished after being used for commuter service around Toronto. In 2004, Ontario Northland purchased ten passenger cars, including dome cars, from BC Rail and has used some of them on the Polar Bear Express service between Cochrane and Moosonee. Lake Timiskaming Ville-Marie, Quebec Ville-Marie, Quebec Lake Timiskaming or Lake Temiskaming ( French : Lac Témiscamingue )

820-570: The Council of Ministers') but "Premier" (polish for Prime Minister) is colloquially used. In Italy , the President of the Council of Ministers , an office equivalent to prime minister, is informally referred to as the "Premier". In North Macedonia the head of the government is named premier (Macedonian премиер, premier ), usually translated in English as prime minister . In the Soviet Union ,

861-518: The Dominion" were sometimes used to refer to prime ministers, although these are now obsolete. The word comes from French premier ministre which means prime minister. Premier meaning 'first', coming from Latin prīmārius . This is why in many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with " prime minister ". In the People's Republic of China , "premier" is more common and official, but "prime minister"

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902-445: The Lake Timiskaming area. The railway reached Englehart in 1906 and Cochrane in 1909. In the next few years, several branch lines were built. In 1921, construction on a line north to James Bay was started. In 1923, the new Conservative premier of Ontario, Howard Ferguson , halted further construction, saying that it would be unprofitable. For four years the terminus of the line remained at Fraserdale , near Abitibi Canyon , where

943-470: The Ontario Government announced that it would invest $ 75-million (CAD), into infrastructure and towards resuming service between Toronto and Timmins. Connections with other railway systems are made as follows: There are a series of regular runs including: The railway currently owns about 25 diesel locomotives and roughly 700 items of rolling stock . One of its more unusual pieces of rolling stock

984-509: The charter and used it as the basis for a new line running northwest from Parry Sound to Sudbury , with an additional line running from Parry Sound south to Toronto . The section running south to Toronto opened on November 6, 1906. The northern section was completed in 1908, although by this time it had been rechartered as part of the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway (CNOR). With the original plans having been dropped, and

1025-537: The company to purchase new coaches and refurbish rolling stock for the Polar Bear Express . This decision was supported by other members of Provincial Parliament after the auditor general's review cited that it would have cost the taxpayer $ 820 million instead of saving $ 265.9 million over three years had the divestment proceeded. In December 2020, the province released the draft transportation plan for Northern Ontario which recommended continuing to move forward on

1066-608: The divestment. They indicated that the ONR provides a fundamental link to many remote and rural communities and provides freight transport to many companies, including mining and forestry, allowing them to thrive. They indicate that the government maintained its funding to the GO Transit network in Southern Ontario and it is important to not forget about the important service the ONR provides to Northern Ontario residents. In February 2014,

1107-464: The following passenger services: In June 2007 the Polar Bear Express was expanded from a seasonal excursion service to a year-round passenger train, replacing the Little Bear mixed freight/passenger train, which had operated 3 days per week. The new train carries some equipment not commonly found on passenger trains, including chain cars (flat cars) for passenger vehicles and boxcars. In April 2022

1148-513: The government and stagnant ridership. ONR passenger train service between Toronto and Cochrane (the Northlander ) was withdrawn and replaced with an augmented bus service, and all of the corporation's assets were to be sold off. On August 16, the Ontario Government announced that Northlander train service would end on September 28, 2012, and Ontera will be sold off. Northern Ontario municipal leaders had continued to express their fears regarding

1189-529: The head of government is officially called “President of the Government” ( predsjednik vlade ) but “Premier” ( premijer ) is colloquially used. In Serbia , the head of government is officially called "President of the Government" ( predsednik vlade ) but "Premier" ( premijer ) is colloquially used. In Poland , the head of government is officially called "President of the Council of Ministers" ( Polish : Prezes Rady Ministrów , lit.   'Chairman of

1230-468: The island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , and the nation of Niue . In some of these cases, the formal title remains "Prime Minister" but "Premier" is used to avoid confusion with the national leader. In these cases, care should be taken not to confuse the title of "premier" with "prime minister". In these countries, terms such as "Federal Premier", "National Premier" or "Premier of

1271-480: The last say on external affairs. In Cambodia , "Premier" means the "Prime Minister". In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , a sub-national entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina , as well as in the cantons , the head of government has the formal title of "premier", often anglicized as "prime minister", while the national prime minister is Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina , but "premier"

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1312-644: The mines they served. Since 1993, the ONR operates a section of the National Transcontinental Railway running west from Cochrane to Calstock . The line was originally chartered as the Lake Nipissing And James Bay Railway in 1884. The original route ran roughly northward from Callander to Moose River on James Bay. However, in 1902, before construction started, the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) took over

1353-502: The municipality of Temagami began as a small request stop when the railway reached the area of the Lower and Upper Redwater Lakes. As it passed by Long Lake, near the 103 mile marker, the largest silver rush in Canada was sparked by workers looking for trees for railway ties. The town of Cobalt grew out of the fortunes of silver taken from the grounds . By 1905, it reached New Liskeard in

1394-468: The new premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne , met with northern community leaders and the head of the company and union to discuss the future of the company. They decided the union and management would present a reconstruction plan to the government for consideration. In late February 2014 a report to restructure the ONTC was delivered to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. The proposal detailed how

1435-449: The organization could be modernized both culturally and in job reductions through attrition. The report was well received by the minister who appreciated how management and labour come together to explore options for the corporation. In April 2014 the provincial government concluded the company would remain in public hands. However, Ontera (its telecommunication division) would be sold off to Bell Aliant . The government would reinvest in

1476-644: The same initials. The Ontario railway often had boxcars misdirected in the United States , while receiving invoices that should have gone to Texas . The railway's name was changed to the Ontario Northland Railway on April 5, 1946, when a bill amending the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Act received assent. Three new mines were opened in Northern Ontario in the 1960s. Sherman Mine in Temagami

1517-844: The title of premier was applied to the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars , named Chairman of the Council of Ministers after 1946, which became the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union in 1991. In Malaysia , the head of the Sarawak state government is known as the Premier of Sarawak following a state constitutional amendment in 2022, a move widely seen to reflect the status of Sarawak as an equal partner with Sabah and Malaya in Malaysia as stipulated in

1558-564: Was named Moosonee , from the Cree meaning "at the moose". A name change for the railway was first proposed in 1942 by Arthur Cavanagh , who was chairman of the commission between 1940 and 1944. He noted that it would have the advantage of associating the railway with the province, not just the District of Timiskaming . A name change would also avoid confusion with the Texas and New Orleans Railway , which had

1599-543: Was opened in 1968, Adams Mine in Kirkland Lake in 1963, and Kidd Creek Mine in Timmins in 1967. The Ontario Northland Railway built spurs to serve these mines. In 1993, CN applied to abandon sections of its underused former National Transcontinental Railway mainline across northern Ontario (it had previously abandoned the portion of the line between Calstock and Nakina in 1988). The portion between Calstock and Cochrane

1640-415: Was shaped during the last ice age when glaciers carved into the rock. It is also the remnants of a huge basin called Lake Ojibway , which existed about 9,500 years ago. For the trading post and some history see Fort Témiscamingue . One of Canada's greatest boating tragedies occurred when twelve boys and a staff member of Ted Byfield 's St John's School of Claremont died of drowning and hypothermia on

1681-474: Was sold to ONR. In December 2000, the Ontario government announced that it would be privatizing the railway. CN submitted a bid in March 2002, and in October the government gave it exclusive rights to negotiate a purchase of the railway. However, the deal fell through on July 2, 2003, over the government's insistence on job guarantees, and the railway remained in public hands. On February 25, 2005, CN and ONR signed

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