General

Station Name: Burk's Falls, a.k.a. Burke's Falls
Subdivision: Huntsville
Mileage: 59.20
Station Symbols: ...
Train Order: DN
Office Signals: BS
Sidings: 60
Other Tracks: 44
Location: (Parry Sound District, Armour Township)

Footnotes

Siding is first track East of main track.

Chronology

Date Event
1901-04-15 Magnetawan River Railway Company was formed to build a rail line from the GTR Burk's Falls station to the village of Burk's Falls on the Magnetawan River[Village of Burk's Falls—website]
1908-06-20 Business district of Burk's Falls gutted by fire, which started in the drying kiln at the Knight Company. The GTR dispatched a special train carrying the Huntsville fire brigade[The Globe (Toronto), Monday, June 22, 1908, p. 1].
1945-09-02/1953-06-28 Other tracks reduced from 47 to 44.
1953-06-28/1954-06-27 Siding increased from 36 to 60.

Photographs

Date Image Notes
1981-06
Gene Burles photo
Station.

Drawings

Date Reference Railway Subject Description
1885 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 204 NRC Proposed switch. Plan and profile.
1887-12-22 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 90137 Item 142 N&NWR Track plan. 1"=50'
1895 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 81293/55 Item 236 GTR Track plan. Station yard.
1924-06 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 68 CNR Station. Plan. Elevations. Section.
1924-06 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 69 CNR Proposed addition to station. Plan. Elevations. Section.
1927-03-17 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 70 CNR Station. Sewage disposal plan.
1927-03-17 NAC / Col. RG30M Acc. 78903/42 Item 71 CNR Proposed extension to station. Plan. Elevations. Section.
1941-12-31   CNR Operating Diagram Sheet 4
1952 [Wilson-2007, p. 179] CNR Track plan.

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