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Haulin' Outta Hawk

            For a few months now, word has been going around that Canadian National's former Algoma Central line is on borrowed time. Today, a sobering visit to Hawk Junction confirmed the rumours -- the old Algoma Central is very much a railway on its death throes. According to the local section-men and veteran train crew aboard Hawk Jct. to Hearst local 571, traffic on the line has dwindled drastically. These days, the twice-weekly local finds the majority of its traffic between the ONR at Hearst and the CN mainline at Oba. Franz, on the other hand, is infrequently serviced with only one or two cars received/dropped-off a month. Worse yet, the south-end of the line from Hawk to Sault Ste. Marie hasn't seen the passage of a revenue freight train since April 15th. Despite these veteran railroaders doing their best to keep the mood upbeat, the air of melancholy was undeniable. These men, many of which whom have been with the company for 30 + years, are witnessing their seniority, railway, and ultimately their livelihood changing in-front of their eyes. I couldn't help but feel a knot in the pit of my stomach as these men, who have worked on this railroad since the ACR days, described their frustrations and anxieties with being bumped to the bottom of the seniority list, and essentially, forgotten. Times are indeed tough on the old Algoma Central Railway. For a brief moment, though, former glories were rekindled as EMD SD70M-2 8830 notched out of Hawk Junction with sixteen loaded log cars -- supposedly, the first time a train has departed Hawk with loads in months. While the future of the ACR remains uncertain, CN will continue to rumble along the Tracks of The Black Bear a few times a week serving communities in Northern Ontario.
   

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Hawk Junction (show map)

Taken on: October 6, 2020

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Algoma District

Ontario

Hawk Junction

Canadian National

EMD SD70M-2

CN Soo Subdivision

Algoma Central Railway

Log Cars

Log Train

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Northern Ontario

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Sets appears in: • Tracks of the Black Bear • Northern Ontario Autumn 2020 more » • Ontario Railroad Photography • Canadian National « less

Groups appears in: • Algoma Central Railway

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/4.0, 1/400 sec, 175mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	175mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.4 (Macintosh)
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