Northlander


The Northlander was a passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Ontario, Canada.
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. It ran on ONR tracks from Cochrane to North Bay and on CN tracks south of North Bay to Toronto.
In March 2012, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced plans to discontinue the Northlander and replace it with bus service. The final train ran on September 28, 2012. To push for the service's restoration, an advocacy group called All Aboard Northern Ontario was formed in October 2017.

Stations

The Northlander made scheduled stops at the following stations:
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08:40DPToronto AR19:15Connections to Via Rail, GO Transit & Amtrak
10:25Washago16:30Connections to Via Rail's The Canadian
10:50Gravenhurst16:10
11:05Bracebridge15:55
11:40Huntsville15:30
12:35South River14:40Connections to Via Rail's The Canadian
13:50ARNorth BayDP13:35Connections to Greyhound Canada and other intercity bus operators. Currently northern terminus of Dream Catcher Express
14:05DPNorth BayAR13:25
15:35Temagami11:50Currently southern terminus of Dream Catcher Express
16:20Cobalt11:05
16:35New Liskeard10:50Ontario Northland bus stop until 2016
17:05Englehart10:20ONR storage facility and repair shops
17:45Swastika09:40Ontario Northland bus stop
18:30Matheson08:55Transfer point for bus service to Timmins and South Porcupine, Ontario
18:55Porquis Junction08:20
19:25ARCochraneDP08:00Connections to Polar Bear Express to Moosonee, Ontario

Former stations