Superior Junction is a community in the town of Sioux Lookout, Kenora District in northwestern

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 is on the Marchington River

Marchington River (Ontario)

The Marchington River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin located in Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels from its head at Kashaweogama Lake in Thunder Bay District through a series of lakes to Marchington Lake, where it meets the Sturgeon River and...

 downstream of Botsford Lake

Botsford Lake (Ontario)

Botsford Lake is a lake in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is about long and wide, is at an elevation of , and lies between the settlements of Superior Junction and McDougall Mills; Rosnel is on the south shore of the lake. The CN...

 and upstream of the river's mouth at Abram Lake

Abram Lake (Kenora District, Ontario)

Abram Lake is a lake located adjacent to Sioux Lookout in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is at the mouth of the Marchington River and the confluence point of the Marchington River with the English River....

 on the English River

English River (Ontario)

The English River flows through Lac Seul to join the Winnipeg River. The river is 615 km in length. There are several hydroelectric plants on this river.Tributaries of this river include the Vermilion River and the Wabigoon River...

.

Transportation

Superior Junction 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 the centre of the town of Sioux Lookout to the west and Rosnel

Rosnel, Ontario

Rosnel is a railway point and unincorporated place on the south side of Botsford Lake on the Marchington River in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada....

 to the east, has a passing track

Passing loop

A passing loop is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing directions can pass each other. Trains/trams in the same direction can also overtake, providing that the signalling arrangement allows it...

, 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. It is also at the junction of a CN branch line that heads to and comes from Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...

 at the southeast; the next point on the line is Alcona

Alcona, Ontario

Alcona is a railway point and settlement in the town of Sioux Lookout, Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.It has a passing track, and is on a branch line of the Canadian National Railway, between Thunder Bay at the southeast and Superior Junction on the transcontinental main line at...

.

Ontario Highway 642 crosses the Marchington River and CN main line at Superior Junction.