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Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway

Historic railway in Ontario, Canada

The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, or OA&PS, is a historic railway that operated in central and eastern Ontario, Canada, from 1897 to 1959. It was for a time the busiest railway route in Canada, carrying both timber and wood products from today's Algonquin Provincial Park areas, as well as up to 40% of the grain traffic from the Canadian west from Depot Harbour at Parry Sound through to the St.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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OAPS at Depot Harbour
Photo: "Rick Sargent Coll." circa 1910, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, or OA&PS, is a historic railway that operated in central and eastern Ontario, Canada, from 1897 to 1959. It was for a time the busiest railway route in Canada, carrying both timber and wood products from today's Algonquin Provincial Park areas, as well as up to 40% of the grain traffic from the Canadian west from Depot Harbour at Parry Sound through to the St.2

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