List of Canadian railways

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Major railways in Canada
Major railways in Canada

Contents

[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 Reporting marks Operating companies Locale Website
Alberta RailNet (AAR reporting marks ARN, SAR) North American RailNet Northern Alberta [3]
Athabasca Northern Railway (AAR reporting marks ANY) Cando Contracting Northern Alberta [4]
Barrie-Collingwood Railway (AAR reporting marks BCRY) Cando Contracting Central Ontario [5]
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway (AAR reporting marks CBNS) Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway Limited Eastern Nova Scotia [6]
Carlton Trail Railway (AAR reporting marks CTRW) Omnitrax Southern Saskatchewan [7]
Central Manitoba Railway (AAR reporting marks CEMR) Cando Contracting Southern Manitoba [8]
Central Western Railway (AAR reporting marks CWRL) Purchased by CN, January 2006 Southern Alberta
Chemin de fer Arnaud (AAR reporting marks ARND) Compagnie de chemin de fer Arnaud Northeastern Quebec [9]
Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs (AAR reporting marks CBC) SCFQ Eastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Cartier (AAR reporting marks QCM) Compagnie minière Québec Cartier Northeastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Charlevoix (AAR reporting marks CFC) SCFQ Central Quebec
Chemin de fer Gaspésie (AAR reporting marks CCFG) SCFQ Eastern Quebec
Chemin de fer Lanaudière (AAR reporting marks CFL)
Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe (AAR reporting marks CFMG) SCFQ Eastern Quebec
Romaine River Railway (AAR reporting marks CFRR) Quebec Iron and Titanium Northeastern Quebec
E and N Railway (AAR reporting marks ENR) Southern Railway of Vancouver Island Vancouver Island [10]
Essex Terminal Railway (AAR reporting marks ETL, ETR) Essex Terminal Railway Company Amherstburg - Windsor, Ontario [11]
Goderich-Exeter Railway (AAR reporting marks GEXR) Goderich-Exeter Railway Company Limited Brampton - London, Ontario, Stratford - Goderich, Ontario [12]
Grand Forks Railway (AAR reporting marks GFR)
Great Western Railway (AAR reporting marks GWR) Southern Saskatchewan
Greater Winnipeg Water District (AAR reporting marks GWWD) . Southern Manitoba
Guelph Junction Railway (AAR reporting marks GJR) Southern Ontario [13]
Hudson Bay Railway (AAR reporting marks HBRY) Omnitrax Northern Manitoba [14]
Huron Central Railway (AAR reporting marks HCRY) Sudbury - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario [15]
International Rail Road Systems (AAR reporting marks IRRS)
Kelowna Pacific Railway (AAR reporting marks KPR) [16]
Kettle Falls International Railway (AAR reporting marks KFR) Kettle Falls International Railway Company Southern British Columbia [17]
Lakeland and Waterways Railway (AAR reporting marks LWR) Purchased by CN, January 2006 Northern Alberta
London and Port Stanley Railway (AAR reporting marks L&PS, L&PSR)
Mackenzie Northern Railway (AAR reporting marks MKNR) Purchased by CN, January 2006 Northern Alberta, Northwest Territories
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (AAR reporting marks MMA) Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Company Quebec, New Brunswick
New Brunswick East Coast Railway (AAR reporting marks NBEC) 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 (AAR reporting marks NBSR) New Brunswick Southern Railway Company Limited/La compagnie de chemin de fer du sude, Nouveau-Brunswick limitee Southwestern New Brunswick [18]
Okanagan Valley Railway (AAR reporting marks OKAN) [19]
Ontario Northland Railway (AAR reporting marks ONT) Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, Nipissing Central Railway Company Northeastern Ontario [20]
Ontario Southland Railway (AAR reporting marks OSRX) Ontario Southland Railway Incorporated Campbellville - Guelph, Ontario (Guelph Junction Railway), Ingersoll - Tillsonburg, Ontario, Clarkson, Ontario [21]
Orangeville-Brampton Railway (AAR reporting marks OBRY) Cando Contracting Brampton - Orangeville, Ontario [22]
Ottawa Central Railway (AAR reporting marks OCR, OCRR) SCFQ Ottawa-Pembroke
Ottawa Valley Railway (AAR reporting marks CFO, OVO, RLK) RailAmerica [23]
Port Colborne Harbour Railway (AAR reporting marks PCHR) [24]
Port of Montreal (AAR reporting marks POM)
Quebec Central Railway (AAR reporting marks CFQC, QC)
Quebec Gatineau Railway (AAR reporting marks CFQG, QGRY) Genesee & Wyoming Quebec-Montreal-Gatineau [25]
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (AAR reporting marks QNSL) Iron Ore Company of Canada Northeastern Quebec, Western Labrador
Roberval and Saguenay Railway (AAR reporting marks CFRS, RS) Alcan Jonquiere-La Baie
Southern Manitoba Railway (AAR reporting marks SMNR)
Southern Ontario Railway (AAR reporting marks RLHH) RailAmerica Brantford-Nanticoke [26]
Southern Rails Cooperative (AAR reporting marks SRCL)
Southern Railway of British Columbia (AAR reporting marks SRY) Southwestern British Columbia [27]
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Québec) (AAR reporting marks SLQ, SLR) Montreal-Sherbrooke-Canada-U.S. border
St. Thomas and Eastern Railway (AAR reporting marks STER) [28]
Sydney Coal Railway (AAR reporting marks SCR) Sydney Coal Railway Inc. Southeastern Cape Breton Island
Trillium Railway (AAR reporting marks TRRY) Southern Ontario [29]
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation (AAR reporting marks TRT) Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. Northeastern Quebec, Western Labrador
Wabush Lake Railway (AAR reporting marks WABL) Wabush Lake Railway Company Western Labrador
Wheatland Railway (AAR reporting marks unknown) Saskatchewan
Windsor and Hantsport Railway (AAR reporting marks WHRC) The Windsor & Hantsport Railway Company Limited Central Nova Scotia

[edit] Passenger/commuter railways

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Agence métropolitaine de transport Montreal [30] (French)
Capital Railway (O-Train) OC Transpo Ottawa [31]
GO Transit Greater Toronto Area [32]
VIA Rail Canada Nation-wide [33]
West Coast Express TransLink Vancouver area [34]

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

Railway name Operating companies Locale Website
Amtrak National Railroad Passenger Corporation Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto [35]
BNSF Railway Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Manitoba Incorporated Southern British Columbia, Southern Manitoba [36]
CSX Transportation CSX Transportation Incorporated, Lake Erie and Detroit River Railway Company, St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway Company Blenheim - Sarnia, Ontario, Southern Quebec [37]
Guilford Rail System Southwestern New Brunswick [38]
Norfolk Southern Southern Ontario [39]
Union Pacific Railroad Southern British Columbia [40]

[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 [41]
Salem and Hillsborough Railroad southeastern New Brunswick [42]
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 Yukon Territory, southern Alaska, northern British Columbia [43]

[edit] Historic/defunct

[edit] See also

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