Caption: Canadian Pacific Royal Hudson 2857, operating on a fantrip from Toronto to Port McNicoll and back, hauls its 7 car consist across the Hog Bay trestle during a photo runby. It was a somewhat dreary March day, but the runby here was a good idea as the Bay was still frozen so one could safely get some photos. Also included on this day was a visit to the Port McNicoll roundhouse for photos of the still active 2-8-0's assigned there, the last regularly assigned steam engines on the CPR. The later (and last) trip in June had better weather for photography but not to photo the trestle (I could not attend that trip).

Built in 1908 to span Hog Bay off Georgian Bay, this 2142' long, 40' high wooden trestle allowed the CPR to reach Port McNicoll, where elevators at the port for grain handling, and CPR's fleet of lakeboats produced traffic (summer "Boat Trains" were run up the MacTier to the port until the late 50's). CPR abandoned much of their Port McNicoll Sub including this trestle in 1971, in favour of accessing Port McNicoll over CN's Midland Sub via trackage rights (which crossed underneath the trestle at the south end). It was eventually demolished in 1978.

Other photos from the same day:
2857 at Union Station: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=23269
3632 at Port McNicoll: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21826
3722 at Port McNicoll: http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=22492.