Englehart, Ontario

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Main street in Englehart. The ONR train station is visible at the end of the street.
Main street in Englehart. The ONR train station is visible at the end of the street.

Englehart is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada. (2006 population 1,494.) It was built in 1908 by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (forerunner of Ontario Northland) as a rest stop between North Bay and Cochrane. Today, Englehart's importance as a railway town has diminished, and the biggest employer is an oriented strand board (OSB) facility owned by Grant Forest Products.

CJBB-FM broadcasts from Englehart.

[edit] Train derailment

On 31 March 2007, an Ontario Northland train was derailed about 15 km north of Englehart, spilling an estimated 100 tonnes of sulfuric acid into a creek feeding the Blanche River.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Derailed train spills acid into Ontario river", cbc.ca, 2007-03-31. Retrieved on 2007-04-02. 
  2. ^ "Ontario rail line shut down after derailment spill", cbc.ca, 2007-04-02. Retrieved on 2007-04-02. 

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Coordinates: 47°49′N, 79°52′W

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