Elsas station

Elsas railway station is a railway station in the community of Elsas in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The station is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Agate to the west and Oatland to the east, and is a stop for Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.[2] The station and settlement are on the northern shore of Kapuskasing Lake, the source of the Kapuskasing River.

Elsas
General information
LocationElsas, ON
Canada
Coordinates48°31′18″N 82°54′16″W
Owned byVia Rail
Construction
Structure typeSign post
History
Opened1915 (1915)
Previous namesCanadian National Railway
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Oba
toward Vancouver
 Canadian Foleyet
toward Toronto
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Agate
toward Vancouver
 Main Line Oatland
toward Montreal
Location
Elsas is located in Ontario
Elsas
Elsas
Location within Ontario

History

This section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) was under construction from 1913 to 1915. The establishment of sawmills and other industries along the railway route was delayed until after World War 1. In 1920 the Continental Wood Products Corporation (CWPC) selected this site for the location of its mill. The closest passing track on the CNR was at Agate, 3 miles to the west. The station at this location was named for Herman Elsas, president of CWPC. The mill closed in 1928 when remaining timber berths were sold to Spruce Falls Paper and Power further down the Kaspuskasing River in the town of Kapuskasing.

References
  1. "Elsas". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  2. "Elsas train station". Via Rail. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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