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As the population of all of the towns grew, the need for better transportation between them also grew. The Nipissing Central Railway was granted a federal (Dominion) charter on 12 April 1907, and opened the first portion of the line between Cobalt and Haileybury on 30 April 1910. The route followed
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The line was purchased by the T&NO on 20 June 1911. An extension along Lake Timiskaming to New Liskeard opened on 1 November 1912, ending at Whitewood Avenue. In 1914, an existing spur line on the T&NO to Kerr Lake was electrified and joined to the NCR. This section was abandoned in 1924.
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King Street out of Cobalt, turning onto the city streets of what is today's North Cobalt (the outskirts of Haileybury) and turning downtown before ending at Main Street in Haileybury.
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followed, leading to the incorporation of the town of Cobalt in 1906, and a swelling population reaching 10 to 15,000 by 1911.
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as it was incorporated under a federal charter, avoiding the need to re-charter either end in its respective provinces.
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in northern Ontario from 1910 to 1935. The operating company continues to be used to operate the
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The Attorney-General of Quebec v. The Nipissing Central Railway Company and another
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ore was discovered near the Mile 103 post, just southwest of Haileybury. The
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First Trip to Haileybury. January 10, 1910 The line had not yet electrified
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Interurban operations on the NCR ended on 9 February 1935.
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