Overview

 0.00   CHAPLEAU - Elev. 1412'

        Passing track 17148 ft. long.
        Prefabricated Station and Office Building completed 1973
        Kebsquasheshing Lake
        110' turntable, three bearings
        Six Poage standpipes on main track
        Municipal water supply
        One 30,000 bbl. diesel fuel oil storage tank
        Four diesel fuel oil unloading units
        Diesel fuel oil dispensing units:

            Two on shop track
            Six on main track

        Signal Maintainer's headquarters
        Yard capacity 549 cars
        Communication Radio Tower

        Steam locomotive 5433 in park behind the station

Ministry of Natural Resources headquarters 

Main sources of revenue for this town are from the railway, lumber mills at Chapleau and lumber camps in vicinity and stores supplying area Biscotasing to Franz. This town is the educational and banking centre also possesses a modern and fully equipped hospital for the area Biscotasing to Amyot. Three oil companies operate bulk storage plants.

        Private sidings - Imperial Oil Limited
                          Shell Oil of Canada

 0.13   Pedestrian overhead bridge constructed in 1974

 0.29   Bridge carries Monk St. Extension constructed in 1973

 0.41   Bridge two 54'6" BTBG over Kebsquasheshing Lake, mainline                 and siding

 0.69   Crossing Planer Rd./Lisgar St. FLB

 0.77   Industrial Spur on S side - Chapleau Forest Products and J.E.             Martel Reg. (Ship finished lumber to all points east and                 to points in U.S.A. Also ship rough lumber and ties.)

 1.24   Industrial Spur - J. E. Martel & Sons Lumber Company

 1.62   Crossing Lafreniere Rd. FLB 

 1.78   Industrial Spur - A & L Lafreniere Limited (Ship Lumber and 
         woodchips)

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42.00   Border between District of Sudbury and District of Algoma
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48.50   HBD Hot Box Detector and Dragging Equipment Scanners

81.40   FRANZ - Elev. 1219'
        Siding capacity 5185 ft.
        Diamond crossing with Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway 
         supplied and maintained by ACR and protected by controlled
         interlocking signals supplied and maintained by CPR and 
         chargeable to ACR entirely.

        Interlocking Plant        - 100% ACR maintained by CPR
        Diamond                   - 100% ACR maintained by ACR
        Transfer Track            - 50% CPR, westerly 906'                                                 maintained by CPR
                                  - 50% ACR and maintained by ACR 

        Interchangeable track
        ACR to CPR    - 100% CPR maintained by CPR 

        Interchange track 
        CPR to ACR    - 100% ACR maintained by ACR 

        Section Bunkhouse
        Phone in Box at Diamond - 705-884-2728
        Interchange point with ACR
        Interchange track ACR to CPR 3,666
        Interchange track CPR to ACR 2,650
        Transfer track 1,260’