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Caption: Changing Times at Franz. Sometime in mid-September, the diamond between the CPR and former ACR at Franz, Ontario was severed, bringing over one hundred years of railroading tradition to a sudden and ruthlessly unceremonious end. Rumored to be the result of mounting maintenance costs and a lack of business, the railway between Franz and Oba now lies dormant. Here, heavy October skies set the tone as Canadian Pacific's Montreal to Edmonton hotshot no. 119 roars through the abandoned townsite of Franz and over the recently dismantled diamond. While the future of the ACR remains uncertain, Watco, the new operator of the line, has assured that a "One Way Low Speed" diamond is to be re-installed sometime in the new year when traffic is anticipated to resume.
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Stunning but sad image.
Is this a drone shot Ryan? Sad indeed but yes a lovely image.
Very sad, I rode over that diamond numerous times going to Hearst!
Ryan, I should have looked at this picture first, my question answered. Let’s hope one day the “low speed diamond for ACR” is installed and some worthwhile freight business to/ from Oba develops. But this picture confirms that no passenger train service will be resumed north of Agawa Canyon, at least for the time being. Sad news, John
So there’s no interchange at all with CN now correct? Is the interchange with CP there still used? And.. CP seemed to crunch the numbers on this one but to me it would seem removing the Diamond would be more coslty than maintaining. It seemed to be done in haste imo.