Jones, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Jones is an unincorporated place in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern
Ontario
, Canada
.
It lies on the Canadian National Railway
transcontinental
main line
, between Farlane
to the west and Favel
to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail
transcontinental Canadian trains. Jones is also on Ontario Highway 671, which heads southwest to city of Kenora.
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
It lies on the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
transcontinental
Transcontinental railroad
A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies...
main line
Main line (railway)
The Mainline or Main line of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected....
, between Farlane
Farlane, Ontario
Farlane is an unincorporated place in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.It lies on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, between Brinka to the west and Jones to the east, and Farlane railway station is served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains....
to the west and Favel
Favel, Ontario
Favel is an unincorporated place on Favel Lake on the Canyon River in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.It lies on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, between Jones to the west and Canyon to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail...
to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
transcontinental Canadian trains. Jones is also on Ontario Highway 671, which heads southwest to city of Kenora.