Northlander

Northlander
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 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 This diagram:

The Northlander was a passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Ontario, Canada.

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 six 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: