List of Canadian railways

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Major railways in Canada
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Major railways in Canada

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[edit] In operation as of 2005

[edit] Primary national railways

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway Company Canada [1]
Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway Company Canada [2]

[edit] Short line/regional railways

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Alberta RailNet North American RailNet Northern Alberta [3]
Athabasca Northern Railway Cando Contracting Northern Alberta [4]
Barrie-Collingwood Railway Cando Contracting Central Ontario [5]
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway Limited Eastern Nova Scotia [6]
Carleton Trail Railway Omnitrax Southern Saskatchewan [7]
Central Manitoba Railway Cando Contracting Southern Manitoba [8]
Central Western Railway Purchased by CN, January 2006 Southern Alberta
Chemin de fer Arnaud Compagnie de chemin de fer Arnaud Northeastern Quebec [9]
Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs SCFQ Eastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Cartier Compagnie minière Québec Cartier Northeastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Charlevoix SCFQ Central Quebec
Chemin de fer Gaspésie SCFQ Eastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Lanaudiere
Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe SCFQ Eastern Quebec
E and N Railway RailAmerica Vancouver Island [10]
Essex Terminal Railway Essex Terminal Railway Company Amherstberg - Windsor, Ontario [11]
Goderich-Exeter Railway Goderich-Exeter Railway Company Limited Brampton - London, Ontario, Stratford - Goderich, Ontario [12]
Grand Forks Railway
Great Western Railway Southern Saskatchewan
Greater Winnipeg Water District Southern Manitoba
Hudson Bay Railway Omnitrax Northern Manitoba [13]
Huron Central Railway Sudbury - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario [14]
International Reload Systems
Kelowna Pacific Railway [15]
Kettle Falls International Railway Kettle Falls International Railway Company Southern British Columbia [16]
Lakeland and Waterways Railway Purchased by CN, January 2006 Northern Alberta
Mackenzie Northern Railway Purchased by CN, January 2006 Northern Alberta, Northwest Territories
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway RailWorld Quebec, New Brunswick
New Brunswick East Coast Railway New Brunswick East Coast Railway Company Inc./Compagnie de chemin de fer de la cote est du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc. Campbellton - Moncton
New Brunswick Southern Railway New Brunswick Southern Railway Company Limited/La compagnie de chemin de fer du sude, Nouveau-Brunswick limitee Southwestern New Brunswick [17]
Okanagan Valley Railway [18]
Ontario Northland Railway Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, Nipissing Central Railway Company Northeastern Ontario [19]
Ontario Southland Railway Ontario Southland Railway Incorporated Campbellville - Guelph, Ontario (Guelph Junction Railway), Ingersoll - Tillsonburg, Ontario, Clarkson, Ontario [20]
Orangeville-Brampton Railway Cando Contracting Brampton - Orangeville, Ontario [21]
Ottawa Central Railway SCFQ Ottawa-Pembroke
Ottawa Valley Railway RailAmerica [22]
Port Colborne Harbour Railway [23]
Quebec Railway
Québec-Gatineau Railway Genesee & Wyoming Quebec-Montreal-Gatineau [24]
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway Iron Ore Company of Canada Northeastern Quebec, Western Labrador
Roberval and Saguenay Railway Alcan Jonquiere-La Baie
Romaine River Railway Quebec Iron and Titanium Northeastern Quebec
Southern Manitoba Railway
Southern Ontario Railway RailAmerica Brantford-Nanticoke [25]
Southern Rails Cooperative
Southern Railway of British Columbia Southwestern British Columbia [26]
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Québec) Montreal-Sherbrooke-Canada-U.S. border
St. Thomas and Eastern Railway [27]
Sydney Coal Railway Sydney Coal Railway Inc. Southeastern Cape Breton Island
Trillium Railway [28]
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. Northeastern Quebec, Western Labrador
Wabush Lake Railway Wabush Lake Railway Company Western Labrador
Wheatland Railway
Windsor and Hantsport Railway The Windsor & Hantsport Railway Company Limited Central Nova Scotia

[edit] Passenger/commuter railways

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Agence métropolitaine de transport Montréal [29] (French)
Capital Railway (O-Train) OC Transpo Ottawa [30]
GO Transit Greater Toronto Area [31]
VIA Rail Canada Nation-wide [32]
West Coast Express TransLink Vancouver area [33]

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

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto [34]
BNSF Railway Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Manitoba Incorporated Southern British Columbia, Southern Manitoba [35]
CSX Transportation CSX Transportation Incorporated, Lake Erie and Detroit River Railway Company, St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway Company Blenheim - Sarnia, Ontario, Southern Quebec [36]
Guilford Rail System Southwestern New Brunswick [37]
Norfolk Southern Southern Ontario [38]
Union Pacific Railroad Southern British Columbia [39]

[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
St. Thomas Central Railway [40]
Salem and Hillsborough Railroad southeastern New Brunswick [41]
South Simcoe Railway southern Ontario
Train du Haut-Saint-Francois
Trains Touristiques de Chaudiere-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 southern Alaska, southern British Columbia [42]

[edit] Historic/defunct

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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