CN PORT DALHOUSIE SPUR

TRACKSIDE GUIDE & PHOTOS

EX-NS&T PORT DALHOUSIE DIVISION | EX-CN PORT DALHOUSIE SUBDIVISION
NON-EXISTENT TRACKAGE

Past timetable listings for this line:

NS&T ~ PORT DALHOUSIE DIVISION EARLY 1900's - 1959	MILE
St. Catharines	0.00
St. Paul and James	0.62
Lake and Louisa	1.22
Woodruffs	1.61
Houtbys	2.33
Barnsdale	3.15
Lake Shore Road	4.14
Canning Factory	4.56
Lakeside Park	5.55

CN ~ PORT DALHOUSIE SPUR APRIL 1967 - 1992	MILE
Welland Avenue	0.01
Geneva Street	0.13
Greenlaw Street	0.20
Water street	0.25
Woodland Street	0.35
Francis Street	0.33
Cathrine Street	0.42
Louisa Street (Center Of Street)	0.42 - 0.96
George Street	0.51
Henry Street	0.60
Lake Street	0.68
York Street	0.82
Thomas Street	1.03
Ontario Street Spur	1.10
Lowell Street	1.14
Ontario Street	1.16
End Of Spur	1.24

Traffic movement on this line:

No trackage exists on this line.

Points of interest along this line:

Operations on this line:

     Upfront, I am not that familiar with this former trackage.
     This line used to be known as the NS&T Port Dalhousie Division.
     I believe this line began at Barrymore Avenue at the north end of Eastchester Avenue in St. Catharines and headed west towards the GM plant. There were 2 ROW's from the west end of St. Catharines that went to Port Dalhousie. I don't know if it was for directional running or not.
     In 1992, I saw a CN switcher pulling railcars westward somewhere east of York Street, but on Louisa Street.
     During a second venture along this line, I photographed this line from Barrymore to GM. A number of years ago, I went to do a more indepth look at the line, but it was hard to fallow. I didn't see one home was built on the ROW, blocking all access past that point.
     I have seen photos showing rail going north and south on Ontario Street in front of the GM plant. I don't know if that had it's own trackage name under the system. I've been told there used to be tracks near GM on Carlton Avenue.
     As I didn't live in St. Catharines, it was a line too much out of my way to get to. I do know it was removed in 1994.
     I was up in Port Dalhousie in the 2000's and I did see the former ROW in the grass. It was prominent south of the Legion.
     I believe CN Merritton yard was responsible for servicing this line, after the NS&T disappeared into the CN system.

Pictorial view of this line:

8 photos in gallery

Mile 0.00 Looking Northwest (1999)	Mile 0.00 Looking Southeast (1999)	Mile 0.42 Looking Northwest (1999)	Mile 0.42 Looking Southeast (1999)	Mile 0.68 Looking Northwest (1999)
Mile 0.68 Looking Southeast (1999)	Mile 1.16 Looking Northwest (1999)	Mile 1.16 Looking Southeast (1999)