Matheson station is located in the township of
Black River-Matheson in
Ontario, Canada.
History
An original station was built on the line circa 1908 by the
Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway; it was destroyed in the
Matheson Fire in 1916. The present brick structure was built in its place in 1916. It still remains in place (as of 2020), well-maintained, unused and in good condition. The building contains a cornerstone indicating it was placed in 1916 by
William Howard Hearst
Sir William Howard Hearst, (February 15, 1864 – September 29, 1941) was the seventh premier of Ontario from 1914 to 1919.
Hearst was born in Bruce County, Ontario. He practiced law in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario before being voted to provin ...
as Premier of Ontario, T.&N.O Railway Chairman Jacob Lewis Englehart, Denis Murphy and George Wise.
It was a stop for ''
Northlander'' trains that are owned by
Ontario Northland
The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), or simply Ontario Northland, is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario responsible for providing transportation services for passengers and goods in northern Ontario. It reports to ...
. The
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
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was also a transfer point between the rail service and the
Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services to
Timmins,
South Porcupine
The city of Timmins, Ontario, Canada contains many named neighbourhoods. Some former municipalities that were merged into Timmins continue to be treated as distinct postal and telephone exchanges from the city core.
According to Barnes, "With the ...
and
Iroquois Falls.
In 2021 the Government of Ontario announced plans to restore service using ONR from this station north to either Timminis or Cochrane by the mid 2020s.
References
External links
ONR – Matheson Station
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Ontario Northland Railway stations
Railway stations in Cochrane District
Disused railway stations in Canada