Quebec Gatineau Railway

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Chemins de fer Québec-Gatineau

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QGRY locomotive with typical G&W livery in Gatineau
Reporting mark QGRY
Locale Quebec, Canada
Dates of operation 1997–
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Outremont, Quebec

Les Chemins de fer Québec-Gatineau (CFQG), in English the Quebec Gatineau Railway (reporting mark QGRY) is a shortline railway operating the 450 km (280 mi) long ex-Canadian Pacific Railway line between Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, Laval, Lachute and Gatineau, formerly Hull. It was acquired in 1997 by Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc., subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Contents

[edit] Trois-Rivières Subdivision

Mile Stations
155.8 Wolfe's Cove Spur, 3.1 mi S.
152.9 Quebec City (Connection with CN?)
152.4 Lorette
146.5 Bélair
134.3 Pont-Rouge
131.7 Hot box Detectors
129.3 Saint-Basile
125.0 Portneuf
117.85 Crossing of CN La Tuque Sub.
117.5 La Chevrotière
114.4 Hot box Detectors
107.2 La Pérade
101.6 Hot box Detectors
95.1 Champlain
84.9 Cap-de-la-Madeleine
Cap-de-la-Madeleine Spur 2.2 mi. S.
83.3 Trois-Rivières Loop Spur
82.3 Trois-Rivières
Jct. Saint-Maurice Valley Sub.
81.3 Trois-Rivières Loop Spur
Mile Stations
78.9 Hot box Detectors
70.3 Devault
62.1 Hot box Detectors
60.3 Lavoie
52.3 Saint-Barthelemy
47.3 Hot box Detectors
44.0 Berthier
Berthierville Spur. 2.1 mi S.
35.7 Lanoraie
Saint-Gabriel Spur 8.4 mi N.
32.4 Hot box Detectors
23.29 Crossing with CN Joliette Sub
22.8 L'Épiphanie
17.8 Cabane Ronde
14.8 Hot box Detectors
14.0 Mascouche
10.6 Terrebonne
0.0 Saint-Martin Jct
Jct. with Lachute Sub

[edit] Saint-Gabriel Spur

Mile Stations
0.0 Lanoraie
6.3 Joliette
7.11 Crossing of CN Joliette Sub.
8.0 End of track
Connection Chemin de fer Lanaudière

[edit] Saint-Maurice Valley Subdivision

Mile Stations
0.0 Trois-Rivières
1.6 Jct Trois-Rivières Sub.
21.7 Shawinigan
23.73 Connection to CN
27.9 Grand-Mère

[edit] Lachute Subdivision

Mile Stations
0.0 Saint-Martin Jct (Laval)
28.0 Saint-Augustin
32.9 Montfort Jct
Jct with Monfort Sub.
44.1 Lachute
55.2 Marelan
74.5 Montebello
90.6 Thurso
99.9 Buckingham Jct
Jct Buckingham Spur
109.7 Hot box Detectors
111.9 Gatineau
116.4 Laman
Connection with HCW
118.6 Hull
119.3 Île Lemieux

[edit] Buckingham Spur

Mile Stations
0.0 Buckingham Jct
Jct Lachute Sub.
1.7 Murphy
3.2 Buckingham

[edit] Montfort Spur

Mile Stations
23.1
24.6 Belle-Rivière
Connection with Lachute Sub
34.3 Carbo
34.4 Carbo Spur, 1.0 mi E.
36.4 Rinfret
Connection to CP, 1.0 mi E.
39.4 Saint-Jérôme
Saint-Jérôme Spur, 3.0 mi N.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Canadian Trackside Guide 2006

[edit] External links

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