Nosbonsing and Nipissing Railway

Nosbonsing and Nipissing Railway
The N&N's western terminus was this log lift at Lake Nipissing.
Overview
Reporting markN&N
LocaleNipissing District, Ontario, Canada
Dates of operation1884 (1884)–1912 (1912)
SuccessorEgan Estates Railway
Technical
Length5.5 mi (8.9 km)
The lift, see here from the north side, was powered by a water wheel in the Wasi River, whose outlet can be seen on the right below the lift.
The "JR Booth" was the only engine to work the N&N, an unusually large engine for a lumber railway.

The Nosbonsing and Nipissing Railway (N&N) was a portage railway constructed by Ottawa lumber baron John Rudolphus Booth.[1] The 5.5-mile (8.9 km) line connected Lake Nipissing with Lake Nosbonsing[2] to allow lumber to be portaged onto the Mattawa River, and from there to the Ottawa River.[3] It allowed timber from a wide area across central Ontario to be sent to Booth's mill in Ottawa, at that time the largest sawmill in the world.[4]

  1. ^ Westhouse, Brian. "Old Time Trains - History of Logging and Lumber Railways in Ontario". Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  2. ^ Annual Report of the Department of Railways and Canals. Department of Railways and Canals. 1895. p. 403.
  3. ^ Churcher.
  4. ^ "Track and Tower" brochure, Friends of Algonquin Park