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Northlander
Northlander
	Northlander at Englehart railway station
Overview
Status	Operating (plans for discontinuance announced March 2012)
Locale	Ontario, Canada
Termini	Toronto Union Station; Cochrane;
Stations	14
Service
Type	Inter-city rail
System	Ontario Northland Railway
Operator(s)	Ontario Northland Railway
History
Opened	1976
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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The Northlander is a Canadian passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Ontario.

In March 2012, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced plans to discontinue the Northlander and replace it with bus service. ^[1] The final train will run on 2012 September 28th. ^[2].

Currently, the Northlander operates 6 days per week year-round in both directions and connects Cochrane with Toronto. The train typically consists of one engine, an auxiliary power unit, two coaches and a cafeteria lounge car.

The Northlander runs on ONR tracks from Cochrane to North Bay and on CN tracks south of North Bay to Toronto.

The Northlander makes scheduled stops at the following stations:

↓↓↓↓		CITY / TOWN		↑↑↑↑	NOTES
08:40	DP	Toronto (Union Station)	AR	19:15	Connections to Via Rail, GO Transit & Amtrak
10:25		Washago		16:30	Connections to Via Rail
10:50		Gravenhurst		16:10
11:05		Bracebridge		15:55
11:40		Huntsville		15:30
12:35		South River		14:40
13:50	AR	North Bay	DP	13:35	Connections to Greyhound Canada
14:05	DP	North Bay	AR	13:25
15:35		Temagami		11:50
16:20		Cobalt		11:05
16:35		New Liskeard		10:50
17:05		Englehart		10:20
17:45		Swastika		09:40
18:30		Matheson		08:55
18:55		Porquis Junction		08:20
19:25	AR	Cochrane	DP	08:00	Connections to Polar Bear Express

Former stops

Barrie and Orillia Ontario, Service ended in 1996 when the Northlander was rerouted to the Bala subdivision when that section of the Newmarket subdivision was abandoned and torn out by the Canadian National Railway.

References

External links

Official Website

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[1] Message from ONTC Chair Ted Hargreaves, March 23, 2012

[2] Notice posted 2012 August 16th on ONTC website

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 The '''''Northlander''''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] passenger train operated by the [[Ontario Northland Railway]] in [[Ontario]].
-In March 2012, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced plans to discontinue the Northlander and replace it with bus service. No date for this change has yet been announced.<ref>[http://www.ontarionorthland.ca/images/news/ontc_public_website_message_from_chair.pdf Message from ONTC Chair Ted Hargreaves, March 23, 2012]</ref>
+In March 2012, the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission announced plans to discontinue the Northlander and replace it with bus service. <ref>[http://www.ontarionorthland.ca/images/news/ontc_public_website_message_from_chair.pdf Message from ONTC Chair Ted Hargreaves, March 23, 2012]</ref> The final train will run on 2012 September 28th. <ref>[http://www.ontarionorthland.ca/index.php/en/passenger-trains-and-buses/northlander-train Notice posted 2012 August 16th on ONTC website]</ref>.
 Currently, the Northlander operates 6 days per week year-round in both directions and connects [[Cochrane, Ontario|Cochrane]] with [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]]. The train typically consists of one engine, an auxiliary power unit, two coaches and a cafeteria lounge car.