Grand Trunk Railway

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The Grand Trunk Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian railway system that played a key role in linking central Canada with the Atlantic coast and the United States before being absorbed into the Canadian National Railway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway company
railway system
charteredBy Province of Canada legislature
country Canada
dateDissolved 1923
era 19th century
early 20th century
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Canada
Montreal
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
heritage predecessor of modern Canadian National Railway network
inception 1852
industry rail transport
jurisdiction Province of Canada
keyRoute Montreal–Portland line
Montreal–Toronto line
Quebec City–Montreal line
Toronto–Sarnia line
connections to Chicago
legalForm publicly traded company
linked Atlantic coast
Chicago
linked to: City of Chicago

Montreal
Portland, Maine
Quebec City
Toronto
United States
central Canada
majorShareholder British government
linked to: UK government
mergedInto Canadian National Railway
notableEvent construction of Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence River
openedInfrastructure Victoria Bridge
operatedIn Canada
Maine
New Brunswick
New England
New Hampshire
Ontario
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

United States
Vermont
owned Central Vermont Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
linked to: Grand Trunk Railway
parentOrganization British investors
partOf Canadian National Railway
reasonForMerger cost of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
financial difficulties
heavy construction debts
role competitor to Canadian Pacific Railway
contributed to economic development of central Canada
facilitated trade between central Canada and Atlantic ports
key component of Canadian transportation network
provided year-round access to ice-free Atlantic port at Portland, Maine
significantPerson Alexander Tilloch Galt
Charles Melville Hays
John Molson
Sir Henry Tyler
Sir Joseph Hickson
successor Canadian National Railway
trackLength over 3,000 miles at peak
VictoriaBridgeCrosses St. Lawrence River
VictoriaBridgeLocation Montreal

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Canadian National Railway hasPredecessor Grand Trunk Railway
Maine Central Railroad connectedTo Grand Trunk Railway
Senate of Canada Building originalOperator Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway parentOrganization Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk Railway owned Grand Trunk Western Railroad
linked to: Grand Trunk Railway
Guelph Central Station formerOwner Grand Trunk Railway
Michigan Central Railroad railNetworkConnection Grand Trunk Railway (via connections)
linked to: Grand Trunk Railway
Brantford railway station formerOwner Grand Trunk Railway
Great Western Railway (Canada) successor Grand Trunk Railway
subject linked to: Great Western Railway
New England Central Railroad predecessor Grand Trunk Railway (in part)
linked to: Grand Trunk Railway
Gorham, New Hampshire hasRailHistoryWith Grand Trunk Railway
Niagara Falls station (Canada) formerOperator Grand Trunk Railway
Central Vermont Railway parentCompany Grand Trunk Railway
subject linked to: CV
Central Vermont Railway connectedTo Grand Trunk Railway network
subject linked to: CV
linked to: Grand Trunk Railway