The oldest of all the privately owned shortlines in Alberta. Former Canadian Pacific Lacombe Subdivision and former Canadian National Stettler Subdivisions. Primary markets are grains, fertilizer, rail car storage and passenger train day trips.
Former Canadian Pacific Stirling Subdivision. The Primary market for Forty Mile Rail's services is expected to be grain and pulse production. Future potential may include oil movement and other non-grain products.
Terminal railway that is the last publicly managed portion of a formerly large scale system; the BC government still technically owns the North Vancouver to Prince George line, although it is leased to and managed by CN
Fallen Flag. Went into receivership in 2013. Ownership of infrastructure reverted to CNR. As of Nov 2015 the Coldstream to Kelowna portion was abandoned and torn up.
Old Time Trains Histories of Canadian Railways, past and present
List of companies holding a Certificate of Fitness which is the legal authority to operate a Federal railway
Railway Atlas of Canada PDF route maps of operating railways, by provinces and cities.
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Major railways in Canada Contents 1 Freight railways by province 1 1 National 1 2 Multiple provinces 1 3 Alberta 1 4 British Columbia 1 5 Manitoba 1 6 New Brunswick 1 7 Newfoundland and Labrador 1 8 Nova Scotia 1 9 Ontario 1 10 Quebec 1 11 Saskatchewan 2 Freight railways with trackage rights only 3 Passenger railways 4 Urban rail transit 5 Heritage railways 6 Defunct railways 7 Notes and references 8 See also 9 External linksFreight railways by province EditNational Edit Name Reporting marks 1 Locale Ownership NotesCanadian National Railway CN British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Northwest Territories Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Publicly traded corporationCanadian Pacific Railway CP British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Publicly traded corporationMultiple provinces Edit Name Reporting marks 2 Locale Ownership NotesBloom Lake Railway N A Bloom Lake Mine to WLR junction Cliffs Natural Resources Operates in Quebec and Labrador privately owned not a common carrier operated under contract by Genesee amp WyomingBNSF Railway BNSF Vancouver to US border Washington State Saskatchewan border Berkshire Hathaway Major US railway with small section of directly owned operations in British Columbia and SaskatchewanCSX Transportation CSXT Sarnia ON to Sombra ON CSX Corporation Major US railway with small section of direct operations in OntarioKnob Lake and Timmins Railway KLT Schefferville to Iron Mines on the Quebec Labrador border Genesee amp Wyoming Operates in Newfoundland and Labrador Nipissing Central Railway NCR Swastika ON to Rouyn Noranda QC Ontario Northland RailwayOntario Northland Railway ONT North Bay to Hearst Moosonee or Rouyn Noranda Ontario Northland Transportation Commission a governmental entity Operates in Ontario and Quebec Also carries passengersOttawa Valley Railway OVR Sudbury to Temiscaming Genesee amp Wyoming Operates in Ontario and QuebecQuebec North Shore and Labrador Railway QNSL Sept Iles to Wabush Iron Ore Company of Canada Operates in Quebec and Labrador private service not a common carrierTshiuetin Rail Transportation TSH Schefferville to QNSF junction First nations owned Operates in Newfoundland and Labrador Also carries passengers Alberta Edit Name Reporting marks Locale Ownership NotesAlberta Prairie Steam Tours Ltd 3 APXX Big Valley and Botha to Canadian Pacific West Stettler Junction Alberta Prairie Steam Tours Ltd Private Company Shortline Freight The oldest of all the privately owned shortlines in Alberta Former Canadian Pacific Lacombe Subdivision and former Canadian National Stettler Subdivisions Primary markets are grains fertilizer rail car storage and passenger train day trips Battle River Railway 4 Alliance to Canadian National Camrose Junction Battle River Railway New Generation Co operative Cooperative Shortline FreightForty Mile Rail 5 FMRX Stirling to Foremost Cooperative Shortline Freight Former Canadian Pacific Stirling Subdivision The Primary market for Forty Mile Rail s services is expected to be grain and pulse production Future potential may include oil movement and other non grain products Mackenzie Northern Railway RLGN Alberta to Northwest Territories Canadian National Railway 2006 British Columbia Edit Name Reporting marks 6 Locale Ownership NotesBC Rail BCOL Surrey to Roberts Bank Superport Provincially owned Terminal railway that is the last publicly managed portion of a formerly large scale system the BC government still technically owns the North Vancouver to Prince George line although it is leased to and managed by CNEnglewood Railway ER WFP Woss to Beaver Cove Western Forest Products Privately owned not a common carrierGrand Forks Railway Inc GFR Grand Forks to Grand Forks Jct International Forest Products Ltd d b a Interfor and Regional District of Kootenay BoundaryKelowna Pacific Railway KPR Kelowna Lumby to Kamloops KnightHawk Rail Ltd Fallen Flag Went into receivership in 2013 Ownership of infrastructure reverted to CNR As of Nov 2015 the Coldstream to Kelowna portion was abandoned and torn up Kettle Falls International Railway KFR Laurier WA to Grand Forks amp Carson and Waneta to Columbia Gardens OmniTRAX Majority of the line s trackage is contained in the USNelson amp Fort Sheppard Railway Corporation NFTS Columbia Gardens to Park Siding Atco Wood ProductsSouthern Railway of British Columbia SRY Vancouver to Chilliwack URS CorporationSouthern Railway of Vancouver Island SVI Victoria to Courtenay URS CorporationManitoba Edit Name Reporting marks 7 Locale Ownership NotesBNSF Manitoba BNML Winnipeg to BNSF lines at US border North Dakota Subsidiary of BNSF RailwayBoundary Trail Railway BTRC Morden to Binney Siding Privately owned Owns abandoned line west to Killarney Central Manitoba Railway CEMR Winnipeg to Graysville and Pine Falls Cando Rail Services Ltd Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway GWWD Winnipeg to Shoal Lake Ontario City of Winnipeg Not a common carrier Governmental railway used to service city aqueduct Hudson Bay Railway HBRY The Pas to Churchill The Pas to Flin Flon Arctic Gateway GroupKeewatin Railway KRC The Pas to Lynn Lake Tribally owned Also carries passengers Lake Line Railroad LLRR Selkirk to Gimli Beausejour to CP Keewatin SubdivisionNew Brunswick Edit Name Reporting marks 8 Locale Ownership NotesMaine Northern Railway MNRY St Leonard to the Maine Border New Brunswick Southern RailwayNew Brunswick Southern Railway NBSR Saint John to St Stephen J D Irving LimitedSpringfield Terminal Railway ST St Stephen to US border Maine Pan Am RailwaysNewfoundland and Labrador Edit Name Reporting marks 9 Locale Ownership NotesWabush Lake Railway WLR Labrador City to Wabush Cliffs Natural Resources Privately owned not a common carrierNova Scotia Edit Name Reporting marks 10 Locale Ownership NotesCape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway CBNS Truro to Sydney Genesee amp Wyoming inactive since 2015Sydney Coal Railway SCR Sydney to Lingan Power Plant Logistec Inc Ontario Edit 11 Name Reporting marks 12 Locale Ownership NotesAlgoma Central Railway AC Sault Ste Marie to Hearst Subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Also carries passengersArnprior Nepean Railway ANR Arnprior to NepeanEssex Terminal Railway ETL Amherstburg to Windsor Ontario Essex Morterm HoldingsBarrie Collingwood Railway BCRY Barrie Area Cando Ltd Shortline that runs through Barrie and Innisfil on former CN Meaford SubGoderich Exeter Railway GEXR Brampton to Goderich via London and Stratford Genesee amp WyomingGuelph Junction Railway GJR Guelph to Campbellsville Municipally owned but operated by Ontario Southland RailwayHuron Central Railway HCRY Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie Genesee amp WyomingMinnesota Dakota and Western Railway MDW US border Minnesota to Fort Frances Boise Cascade US short line railway that owns trackage to serve one major Canadian customerOntario Southland Railway OSRX Woodstock to Tillsonburg or St Thomas Independently ownedOrangeville Brampton Railway OBRY Orangeville to Streetsville Owned by Orangeville Brampton Development Corporation a nonprofit entity operated by Cando Ltd Port Colborne Harbour Railway PCHR St Catharines to Port Colborne Trillium RailwaysSouthern Ontario Railway RLHH Brantford to Nanticoke via Hamilton Genesee amp WyomingVale Railway VAEX Sudbury to nickel mines Vale Inco Privately owned not a common carrierQuebec Edit Name Reporting marks 13 Locale Ownership NotesChemin de fer Arnaud CFA Sept Iles to port facilities Cliffs Natural Resources Privately owned not a common carrierCartier Railway Cartier Port Cartier to Mont Wright mine ArcelorMittal Privately owned not a common carrierCharlevoix Railway CFC Quebec City to Clermont Groupe Le Massif Inc Also carries passengersChemin de fer Lanaudiere CFL Joliette to Saint Felix Independently ownedChemin de fer de l Outaouais CFO Gatineau to Wakfield Municipally ownedGaspesie Railway Society SFG Matapedia to Gaspe Avignon Regional County Municipality Bonaventure Regional County MunicipalityLe Rocher Perce Regional County MunicipalityLa Cote de Gaspe Regional County MunicipalityQuebec Gatineau Railway QGRY Quebec City to Gatineau via Montreal Genesee amp WyomingChemin de fer de la Riviere Romaine CFRR Havre Saint Pierre to iron mine QIT Fer et Titane Privately owned not a common carrierRoberval and Saguenay Railway RS Jonquiere to La Baie Rio Tinto AlcanPort of Montreal Railway POM Port of Montreal to CN CP junctions Montreal Port Authority a federal governmental entitySartigan Railway 14 CFS Vallee Jonction to CN Montmagny Subdivision Independently ownedSt Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad SLQ Montreal to US border Vermont via Sherbrooke Genesee amp Wyoming Majority of the line s trackage is located in the USSaskatchewan Edit Name Reporting marks 15 Locale Ownership NotesBig Sky Rail BGS Delisle to Beechy Macrorie to Laporte and Wartime to Kyle subsidiary of Mobil Grain Ltd Carlton Trail Railway CTRW Warman to Birch Hills or White Star or to Pulp Mill Prince Albert OmniTRAXFife Lake Railway FLR Hart Butte to GWR junction Municipally owned operated by Great Western RailwayGreat Sandhills Railway GSR Swift Current to Burstall Independently ownedGreat Western Railway GWRS Assinboia or Bracken to CPR junction Independently owned local cooperative managed by WestCan Rail 16 Last Mountain Railway LMR Regina to Davidson partnership of Mobil Grain Ltd and municipal governmentsLong Creek Railroad LCRI Estevan to Tribune Independently ownedNorthern Lights Rail NLR Melfort to Birch HillsPoplar River Mine Railway PRMX Great Western Railway in Coronach to Poplar River Mine and Poplar River Power Station Westmoreland MiningRed Coat Road and Rail RCRR Pangman to GWR junction Municipally owned but operated by GWRSouthern Rails Cooperative SORA Moose Jaw to Parry Farmer owned cooperativeStewart Southern Railway SSS Stoughton to Richardson Independently ownedThunder Rail TR Arborfield to CN junction Municipally ownedTorch River Rail TRRR Choiceland to Nipawin Municipally ownedWheatland Railway WRI St Louis to Tozke Municipally owned but operated by Canadian National RailwayFreight railways with trackage rights only EditName Reporting marks 17 Locale Ownership NotesMaine Central Railroad MEC US border Maine to Saint John NB Pan Am Railways US railway with trackage rights over New Brunswick Southern lineNorfolk Southern Railway NS US border Michigan to Windsor ON or US border New York to Niagara Falls ON Publicly traded corporation Major US railway with brief trackage rights over Canadian Pacific Windsor and Canadian National Fort Erie to Niagara Falls linesNew England Central Railroad NECR US border Vermont to Quebec City via Montreal RailAmerica US railway with trackage rights over Canadian National lineUnion Pacific Railroad UP US border Washington to Vancouver Publicly traded corporation Major US railway with trackage rights over BNSF linePassenger railways EditName Reporting marks 18 Locale Ownership NotesCapital Railway CR Ottawa City of Ottawa The Trillium Line is a federally regulated rail line operated under the name Capital Railway Trains de banlieue EXO EXO Greater Montreal Exo a provincial entity 3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CP lines 2 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines 1 ownedGO Transit GOT Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Metrolinx a provincial entity 3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP lines 2 owned and operated commuter linesOntario Northland Railway ONT Cochrane ON to Moosonee ON Ontario Northland Transportation Commission a provincial crown agency 1 active route on owned tracksRocky Mountaineer RMRX Vancouver or Calgary to Banff Jasper and Whistler Armstrong Group 3 tour routes operating over CN tracks 1 tour route operating over CP tracksVia Rail VIA British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Federally owned Operates 9 routes the most major of which has 7 variations mainly along CP and CN tracksWest Coast Express BCVX Mission to Vancouver TransLink a provincial entity 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP lineUrban rail transit EditName Locale Ownership NotesCTrain Calgary Calgary Transit 2 light rail linesEdmonton LRT Edmonton Edmonton Transit Service 2 light rail linesIon Waterloo Region Grand River Transit 1 light rail lineMontreal Metro Montreal Laval and Longueuil Societe de Transport de Montreal 4 heavy rail metro lines running on tires O Train Ottawa OC Transpo 2 light rail linesToronto Subway Toronto and Vaughan Toronto Transit Commission 3 heavy rail metro lines and 1 light metro lineToronto Streetcar System Toronto Toronto Transit Commission 11 streetcar linesVancouver SkyTrain Vancouver Burnaby New Westminster Surrey Richmond TransLink 3 light metro linesHeritage railways EditMain article List of heritage railways in CanadaDefunct railways EditMain article List of defunct Canadian railways Main article List of historic BC Narrow Gauge railwaysNotes and references Edit Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Alberta Prairie Railway Battle River Railway Forty Mile Railway Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Waterloo Central Railway Wikipedia 2021 07 18 retrieved 2021 10 05 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2013 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 C F Sartigan www beaucerail ca Retrieved 2019 10 25 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Great Western Railway Official Website Retrieved 2011 12 24 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 Railinc Search MARKs Retrieved February 2009 See also Edit Railways portalList of heritage railways in Canada List of Ontario railways Oldest railroads in North America Rail transport in CanadaExternal links EditAssociation of American Railroads American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Old Time Trains Histories of Canadian Railways past and present CTA List of companies holding a Certificate of Fitness which is the legal authority to operate a Federal railway Railway Atlas of Canada PDF route maps of operating railways by provinces and cities Map of railways in Northern and Eastern Quebec PDF Archived from the original on 2012 07 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link 431 KB List of Quebec Railways PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2006 12 06 Retrieved 2007 06 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Canadian railways amp oldid 1117297148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
