Webster, Ontario
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Webster is an unincorporated place and railway point in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern
Ontario
, Canada
. It is located on Webster Bay on Lost Lake on the English River
, part of the Nelson River
drainage basin
.
It is on the Canadian National Railway
transcontinental
main line
, between Taggart
to the west and Hudson to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail
transcontinental Canadian trains.
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 located on Webster Bay on Lost Lake on the English River
English River
English River may refer to:* English River , United States* English River , Canada, a river* English River, Ontario, a town* English River, Seychelles, known as La Rivière Anglaise in French...
, part of the Nelson River
Nelson River
The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its full length is , it has mean discharge of , and has a drainage basin of , of which is in the United States...
drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
.
It is 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 Taggart
Taggart, Ontario
Taggart is an unincorporated place and railway point in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line, between Sunstrum to the west and Webster to the east, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental...
to the west and Hudson 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.