connection still exist. The Canadian Pacific Railway operates and maintains a siding named Jackfish located just east of the original Jackfish townsite. The siding is part of the operating infrastructure making up the Heron Bay Subdivision, a defined piece of track which extends from White River to Schreiber, Ontario. Jackfish siding is 14,000 feet in length. It is a signalled siding rated for 30 mph. The signals and switches are part of a Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) system operated by a Rail Traffic Controller situated in Canadian Pacific Railway's headquarters in Calgary, Alberta. "Jackfish" is a common name for the Northern Pike. References Jackfish memories: Once it had a railroad...now it's done by Lyle Nicol, Duluth, MN : Lake Superior Magazine, 2009 Lake Superior Journal: The Vanishing Act at Pebble Beach by Lyle Nicol - Lake Superior Magazine December 2013 http://www.lakesuperior.com/travel/ontario/355journal-the-vanishing-act-at-pebble-beach/ Aerial photo of Jackfish town site today Ghost towns in Northern Ontario Communities in Thunder Bay District Railway towns in Ontario