Intercolonial Railway of Canada

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The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government-owned railway
railway company
carried freight
passengers
completed 1876
connectedCity Amherst
Campbellton
Halifax
Moncton
Rivière-du-Loup
Truro
constructionBegan 1868
country Canada
endPoint Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
fundingSource federal government of Canada
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Moncton, New Brunswick
linked to: Moncton
historicalSignificance key early component of Canada’s national railway system
languageOfWork English
French
legalBasis British North America Act, 1867
linkedRegion Maritime provinces
linked to: Maritime Provinces

central Canada
mergedDate 1918
mergedInto Canadian National Railways
notableStructure Miramichi River bridge
Reversing Falls Railway Bridge
opened 1872
operatedIn New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
ownedBy Government of Canada
partOf Canadian national transportation network
Transcontinental rail link in Canada
playedRoleIn Canadian Confederation transportation commitments
primaryPurpose interprovincial transportation
national integration
regionServed Atlantic Canada
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
startPoint Halifax, Nova Scotia
status defunct
successor Canadian National Railway
trackOwnership public
usedFor mail transport
military transport

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Canadian National Railway hasPredecessor Intercolonial Railway of Canada
Part X – Intercolonial Railway subjectMatter intercolonial railway
linked to: Intercolonial Railway of Canada
Canadian National Railway precededBy Intercolonial Railway of Canada
subject linked to: CN
John Page (Canadian politician) notableWork Intercolonial Railway
linked to: Intercolonial Railway of Canada
John Page (Canadian politician) workLocation Intercolonial Railway
linked to: Intercolonial Railway of Canada