List of Canadian railways

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Major railways in Canada

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[edit] Current railways

[edit] Common carrier railroads (freight)

Name Reporting marks[1] Locale Notes
Canadian National Railway CN Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway CP Canada
Alberta Prairie Railway APR
Algoma Central Railway AC Owned by CN
Athabasca Northern Railway ANY Northern Alberta Owned by CN
Barrie-Collingwood Railway BCRY Central Ontario Owned by Cando Contracting
Boundary Trail Railway BTR Southern Manitoba
Burlington Northern (Manitoba) Ltd. BNML Owned by BNSF Railway
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway CBNS Eastern Nova Scotia Owned by RailAmerica
Carlton Trail Railway CTRW Northern Saskatchewan Owned by OmniTRAX
Central Manitoba Railway CEMR Southern Manitoba Owned by Cando Contracting
Central Western Railway CWRL Southern Alberta Owned by CN
Chemin de fer Arnaud Northeastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs CBC Eastern Quebec Owned by Quebec government
Chemin de fer Cartier Northeastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Charlevoix Central Quebec Owned by Société des chemins de fer du Québec
Chemin de fer Lanaudière CFL
Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe CFMG Eastern Quebec Owned by CN
Chemin de fer Rivière Romaine Northeastern Quebec Owned by Quebec Iron and Titanium
Essex Terminal Railway ETL Amherstburg - Windsor, Ontario
Fife Lake Railway FLR Saskatchewan
Goderich-Exeter Railway GEXR Brampton - London, Ontario, Stratford - Goderich, Ontario Owned by RailAmerica
Grand Forks Railway GFR
Great Sandhills Railway GSR
Great Western Railway GWRS Southern Saskatchewan
Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway Southern Manitoba
Guelph Junction Railway Southern Ontario Operated by Ontario Southland Railway
Hudson Bay Railway HBRY Northern Manitoba Owned by OmniTRAX
Huron Central Railway HCRY Sudbury - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
International Rail Road Systems IRRS
Kawartha Lakes Railway Owned by CP
Kelowna Pacific Railway KPR
Kettle Falls International Railway KFR Southern British Columbia Owned by OmniTRAX
Lakeland and Waterways Railway Northern Alberta Owned by CN
Last Mountain Railway LMR
Mackenzie Northern Railway RLGN Northern Alberta, Northwest Territories Owned by CN
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway MMA Quebec, New Brunswick
New Brunswick East Coast Railway NBEC Campbellton - Moncton Owned by CN
New Brunswick Southern Railway NBSR Southwestern New Brunswick
Okanagan Valley Railway OKAN Owned by OmniTRAX
Ontario Northland Railway ONT Northeastern Ontario
Ontario Southland Railway OS Campbellville - Guelph, Ontario (Guelph Junction Railway), Ingersoll - Tillsonburg, Ontario, Clarkson, Ontario
Orangeville-Brampton Railway Brampton - Orangeville, Ontario Owned by Cando Contracting
Ottawa Central Railway OCRR Ottawa-Pembroke Owned by CN
Ottawa Valley Railway RLK Owned by RailAmerica
Port Colborne Harbour Railway Owned by Trillium Railway
Quebec Railway Corporation QRC
Quebec Central Railway QCR
Quebec Gatineau Railway QGRY Quebec City-Montreal-Gatineau Owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Northeastern Quebec, Western Labrador Owned by Iron Ore Company of Canada
Roberval and Saguenay Railway RS Jonquière-La Baie Owned by Alcan
Savage Alberta Railway SAR Northern Alberta Owned by CN
Southern Manitoba Railway SMNR
Southern Ontario Railway RLHH Brantford-Nanticoke Owned by RailAmerica
Southern Rails Cooperative SORA
Southern Railway of British Columbia SRY Southwestern British Columbia
Southern Railway of Vancouver Island SVI Vancouver Island
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad SLQ Montreal-Sherbrooke-Canada-U.S. border
St. Thomas and Eastern Railway Owned by Trillium Railway
Sydney Coal Railway SCR Southeastern Cape Breton Island
Trillium Railway TRRY Southern Ontario
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation TSH Northeastern Quebec, Western Labrador
Wabush Lake Railway Western Labrador
Wheatland Railway Saskatchewan Operated by CN
Windsor and Hantsport Railway WHRC Central Nova Scotia Owned by Iron Road Railways

[edit] Passenger/commuter railways

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Agence métropolitaine de transport Agence métropolitaine de transport Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal [2] (French)
Capital Railway (O-Train) OC Transpo Ottawa [2]
GO Transit Greater Toronto Transit Authority Greater Toronto Area [3]
Rocky Mountaineer Western Canada [4]
VIA Rail Canada Nation-wide [5]
West Coast Express TransLink Vancouver area [6]

[edit] U.S. railways also operating in Canada

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto [3]
BNSF Railway Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Manitoba Incorporated From Washington State to Vancouver, British Columbia and from North Dakota to Winnipeg, Manitoba [4]
CSX Transportation CSX Transportation Incorporated, Lake Erie and Detroit River Railway Company, St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway Company Blenheim - Sarnia, Ontario, from northern New York border to Montreal, Quebec [5]
Guilford Rail System (Pan Am Railways) From Maine border to St. John, New Brunswick [6]
Norfolk Southern Niagara Falls, Ontario and around Lake St. Clair, Ontario [7]
Union Pacific Railroad From Washington border along Pacific coast to Vancouver, British Columbia [8]
Minnesota, Dakota & Western Railway International Falls, Minnesota - Onterio border [9]
New England Central Railroad Southern Quebec from Montreal & Quebec City to the Vermont Border [10]
Kettle Falls International Railway Grand Forks, British Columbia [11]
Montreal, Maine, & Atlantic Railroad Between Montreal, Quebec and Maine border, between maine border and St. John, New Brunswick [12]
St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Between Rosalie, Québec and the Vermont border [13]

[edit] Tourist/museum railways

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Alberni Pacific Railway
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions
Great Canadian Railtour southern British Columbia, southern Alberta
Halton County Radial Railway
Hull-Chelsea-Wakefield Railroad western Quebec
Kettle Valley Steam Railway
Port Stanley Terminal Rail southwestern Ontario
Prairie Dog Central Railway southern Manitoba
St. Thomas Central Railway [7]
Salem and Hillsborough Railroad southeastern New Brunswick [8]
South Simcoe Railway southern Ontario
Train du Haut-Saint-Francois
Trains Touristiques de Chaudière-Appalaches central Quebec
Train Touristique "L'Express de La Matapédia" eastern Quebec
York-Durham Heritage Railway
White Pass and Yukon Route British Columbia Yukon Railway Company, British Yukon Railway Company Limited Yukon Territory, northern British Columbia, southern Alaska [9]

[edit] Historic/defunct

Main article: List of defunct Canadian railways
Main article: List of historic BC Narrow Gauge railways

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  2. ^ Train Main Menu E
  3. ^ http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage
  4. ^ http://www.bnsf.com/
  5. ^ http://www.csx.com/
  6. ^ http://www.guilfordrail.com/
  7. ^ http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Community/Exhibit%20Car/index.html
  8. ^ http://www.up.com
  9. ^ Minnesota, Dakota & Western
  10. ^ RailAmerica - NECR
  11. ^ Kettle Falls International Railroad
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad

[edit] External links

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