Sharbot Lake in Central Frontenac in Frontenac County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Lining Bar

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

1. The Lining Bar Marker

Inscription.

This bar with a point on one end can be used for aligning rails, "nipping" a tie to start a spike, or for prying. It can also serve as a jack handle, but the round end should not be used in a bolt hole to roll a rail!

[Uncaptioned photo of lining bar in use]
Frank & Frances Carpenter Collection, Library of Congress

Erected 2017 by Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society and Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 44° 46.431′ N, 76° 41.332′ W. Marker is in Central Frontenac, Ontario, in Frontenac County. It is in Sharbot Lake. It is on Elizabeth Street just north of Robert Street, on the left when traveling north. The Motor Car and Lining Bar are in the Railway Heritage Park, adjacent to the former Canadian Pacific Railway grade, now part of the Trans Canada Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1110 Elizabeth Street, Central Frontenac ON K0H 2P0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern

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Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Section Gang Tools (here, next to this marker); Tie Plate (here, next to this marker); Motor Car (here, next to this marker); Mile Board (a few steps from this marker); Flanger Sign (a few steps from this marker); Track Dolly (a few steps from this marker); Yard Limit (a few steps from this marker); Shirley Peruniak, 1926 - 2020 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Central Frontenac.

Also see . . . Railway Heritage Park, Sharbot Lake ON. (Submitted on May 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

The Lining Bar and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

2. The Lining Bar and Marker

Motor Car and Lining Bar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

3. Motor Car and Lining Bar

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.