Swanson is a settlement and unincorporated place in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District, northeastern

Northeastern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It lies at the south end of Esnagi Lake

Esnagi Lake

Esnagi Lake is a large "V"-shaped lake in the Lake Superior drainage basin in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of , with the "V" on its side and the apex facing west. The primary inflows are the Magpie River from Mosambik Lake at the north end...

 on the Magpie River

Magpie River (Ontario)

The Magpie River is a river in Algoma District, northeastern Ontario, Canada that empties into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior near the town of Wawa...

 where the Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...

 transcontinental

Transcontinental railroad

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 main line

Main line (railway)

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 crosses the river, between the settlements of Ryerson

Ryerson (Algoma), Ontario

Ryerson is a railway point and unincorporated place in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line between the settlements of Girdwood on the line to the southwest and Swanson on the line to the...

 on the line 14 kilometres (9 mi) to the west and Franz, the junction of the CPR with the Algoma Central Railway

Algoma Central Railway

The Algoma Central Railway is a railway in Northern Ontario that operates between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, with a branch line to Michipicoten. The area served by the railway is sparsely populated, with few roads...

, 9 kilometres (6 mi) to the east. There is a siding at Swanson, and 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....

 provides services with the Sudbury – White River train once daily in each direction.

A small dam controls the outflow on the Magpie River from Esnagi Lake, and a small creek enters from the right just upstream of the dam.