List of Canadian railways

Contents

Freight railways by province

National

Name Reporting marks[1] Locale Ownership Notes
Canadian National Railway CN British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Publically traded corporation
Canadian Pacific Railway CP Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec Publically traded corporation

Multiple provinces

Name Reporting marks[2] Locale Ownership Notes
BNSF Railway BNSF Vancouver to US border (Washington State) Berkshire Hathaway Major US railway with small section of direct operations in BC
CSX Transportation CSXT US border (Michigan) to Blenheim via Sarnia or US border (Vermont) to Montreal CSX Corp. Major US railway with small section of direct operations in Quebec and Ontario
Kettle Falls International Railway KFR US border (Washington State) to Grand Forks or Columbia Gardens OmniTRAX Majority of the line’s trackage is contained in the US
Ontario Northland Railway ONT North Bay to Hearst, Moosonee, or Rouyn-Noranda Ontario Northland Transportation Company, a governmental entity Operates in Ontario and Quebec. Also carried passengers
Ottawa Valley Railway OVR Sudbury to Temiscamingu RailAmerica Operates in Ontario and Quebec
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway QNSL Sept-Iles to Wabush Iron Ore Company of Canada Operates in Quebec and Newfoundland; private service, not a common carrier
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation TSH Schefferville to QNSF junction Tribally owned Operates in Newfoundland and Quebec. Also carries passengers.

British Columbia

Name Reporting marks[3] Locale Ownership Notes
BC Rail BCOL North Vancouver to Prince George and beyond leased to CN by the province The original BC Rail
BC Rail BCOL Surrey to Roberts Bank Superport Provincially owned Terminal railway that is the last publically managed portion of a formerly large scale system
Grand Forks Railway GFR Grand Forks to BNR junction Municipally owned
International Rail Road Systems IRRS Salmo to KFR junction International Reload Systems
Kelowna Pacific Railway KPR Kelowna to Vernon KnightHawk Rail Ltd.
Southern Railway of British Columbia SRY Vancouver to Chilliwack SRY RailLink
Southern Railway of Vancouver Island SVI Victoria to Courtenay SRY RailLink

Manitoba

Name Reporting marks[4] Locale Ownership Notes
BNSF Manitoba BNML Winnipeg to BNSF lines at US border (North Dakota) Subsidiary of BNSF Railway
Central Manitoba Railway CEMR Winnipeg to Graysville and Pine Falls Cando Ltd.
Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway GWWD Winnipeg to Lake of the Woods Water district-owned Not a common carrier. Governmental railway used to service flood control systems.
Hudson Bay Railway HBRY The Pas to Churchill OmniTRAX
Keewatin Railway KRC The Pas to Lynn Lake Tribally owned Also carries passengers.

New Brunswick

Name Reporting marks[5] Locale Ownership Notes
New Brunswick Southern Railway NBSR St. John to St. Stephen J.D. Irving Ltd.
Springfield Terminal Railway ST St. Stephen to US border (Maine) Pan Am Railways

Newfoundland

Name Reporting marks[6] Locale Ownership Notes
Wabush Lake Railway WLR Labrador City to Wabush Wabush Mining Company Privately owned; not a common carrier
Bloom Lake Railway To come Bloom Lake Mine to Wabush Lake Railway Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Privately owned; not a common carrier
operated by Genesee & Wyoming

Nova Scotia

Name Reporting marks[7] Locale Ownership Notes
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway CBNS Truro to Sydney RailAmerica
Sydney Coal Railway SCR Sydney to Lingan Power Plant Logistec Inc.
Windsor and Hantsport Railway WHRC Bedford to Windsor Iron Road Railways

Ontario

Name Reporting marks[8] Locale Ownership Notes
Algoma Central Railway AC Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst Subsidiary of CN Also carries passengers
Barrie-Collingwood Railway BCRY Inisfil to Utopia Municipally owned, run by Cando Ltd. Utopia to Collingwood section decommissioned in 2011. Future of railway uncertain.
Essex Terminal Railway ETL Amherstburg to Windsor, Ontario Essex Morterm Holdings
Goderich-Exeter Railway GEXR Brampton to Goderich via London and Stratford RailAmerica
Guelph Junction Railway GJR Guelph to Campbellsville Municipally owned, but operated by Ontario Southland Railway
Huron Central Railway HCRY Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Inco Railway N/A Sudbury to nickel mines Vale Inco Privately owned, not a common carrier
Minnesota, 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 customer
Ontario Southland Railway OSRX Woodstock to Tillsonburg or St. Thomas Independently owned
Orangeville-Brampton Railway OBRY Orangeville to Mississauga Owned by Orangeville-Brampton Development Corporation, a nonprofit entity; operated by Cando Ltd.
Port Colborne Harbour Railway PCHR St. Catherines to Port Colborne Trillium Railway
Southern Ontario Railway RLHH Brantford to Nanticoke via Hamilton RailAmerica
St. Thomas and Eastern Railway STER St. Thomas to Delhi Trillium Railway

Quebec

Name Reporting marks[9] Locale Ownership Notes
Chemin de fer Arnaud CFA Sept-Îles to port facilities Wabush Mines Privately owned, not a common carrier
Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs CBC Matapédia to Gaspé Corporation des Chemins de fer de la Gaspésie, a provincially owned company
Chemin de fer Cartier N/A Port-Cartier to Mont Wright mine Cartier Railway Company, a subsidiary of Arcelor Mittal Privately owned, not a common carrier
Chemin de fer Charlevoix CFC Quebec City to Clermont Groupe Le Massif Inc. Also carries passengers
Chemin de fer Lanaudière CFL Joliette to Saint-Felix Independently owned
Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais CFO Gatineau to Wakfield Municipally owned
Chemin de fer de la Matapédia et du Golfe CFMG Rivière-du-Loup to Matane and Matapédia Subsidiary of CN
Chemin de fer Quebec-Gatineau QGRY Quebec City to Gatineau via Montreal Genesee & Wyoming
Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine CFRR Havre-Saint-Pierre to iron mine Owned by QIT-Fer et Titane Privately owned, not a common carrier
Chemin de fer Roberval-Saguenay RS Jonquière to La Baie Rio Tinto Alcan
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway MMA Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to US border (Maine) via Sherbrooke Rail World Inc. Majority of the line’s trackage is located in the US
Port of Montreal Railway N/A Port of Montreal to CN/CP junctions Montreal Port Authority, a federal entity
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad SLQ Montreal to US border (Vermont) via Sherbrooke Genesee & Wyoming

Majority of the line’s trackage is located in the US

Saskatchewan

Name Reporting marks[10] Locale Ownership Notes
Big Sky Rail N/A South Western Saskatchewan Joint agreement between Mobil Grain and West Central Road & Rail [11]
Carlton Trail Railway CTRW Central Saskatchewan OmniTRAX
Fife Lake Railway FLR Hart Butte to GWR junction Municipally owned
Great Sandhills Railway GSR South western Saskatchewan and Alberta Independently owned
Great Western Railway GWRS South Western Saskatchewan Local Cooperative [12]
Last Mountain Railway LMR Regina to Davidson Partnership of Mobil Grain and municipal governments
Red Coat Road and Rail RCRR Pangman to Assiniboia Community owned, but operated by GWR
Southern Rails Cooperative SORA Moose Jaw to Parry Community owned First shortline in Saskatchewan
Thunder Rail TR Arborfield to CN junction Municipally owned
Torch River Rail TRRR Choiceland to Nipawin Municipally owned
Wheatland Railway WRI St. Louis to Tozke Community owned, but operated by CN

Freight railways with trackage rights only

Name Reporting marks[13] Locale Ownership Notes
Maine Central Railroad MEC US border (Maine) to St. John, NB Pan Am Railways US railway with trackage rights over New Brunswick Southern line
Norfolk Southern Railway NS US border (Michigan) to Windsor, ON; or US border (New York) to Niagara Falls, ON Publically traded corporation Major US railway with brief trackage rights over Canadian Pacific (Windsor) and Canadian National (Fort Erie to Niagara Falls) lines
New England Central Railroad NECR US border (Vermont) to Quebec City via Montreal RailAmerica US railway with trackage rights over Canadian National line
Union Pacific Railroad UP US border (Washington) to Vancouver Publically traded corporation Major US railway with trackage rights over BNSF line

Passenger railways

Name Reporting marks[14] Locale Ownership Notes
Trains de Banlieue AMT AMT Greater Montreal Agence Métropolitaine de Transport 3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CP lines, 2 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines
GO Train GOT Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Metrolinx 3 commuter routes with trackage rights over CN lines, 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP lines, 2 owned and operated commuter lines
Rocky 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 tracks
Via Rail VIA Nationwide: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia Federally owned Operates 10 routes (the most major of which has 7 variations), mainly along CP and CN tracks
West Coast Express BCVX Mission to Vancouver TransLink 1 commuter route with trackage rights over CP line

Urban rail transit

Name Locale Ownership Notes
C-Train Calgary Calgary Transit 2 light rail lines
Edmonton LRT Edmonton Edmonton Transit System 1 light rail line
Metro de Montreal Montreal, Laval, and Longueuil Societe de Transport de Montreal 4 heavy rail metro lines
O-Train Ottawa OC Transpo 1 light rail line
Toronto Subway and RT Toronto Toronto Transit Commission 3 heavy rail metro lines and 1 light metro line
Toronto Streetcar System Toronto Toronto Transit Commission 11 streetcar lines
Vancouver SkyTrain Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, Richmond TransLink 3 light metro lines

Hertitage railways

Main article: List of heritage railways in Canada

Defunct railways

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  2. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  3. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  4. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  5. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  6. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  7. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  8. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  9. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  10. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  11. ^ "Government of Saskatchewan". http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=b8221249-c5d7-4fb7-8c53-62bf06474539. Retrieved 2011-12-24. 
  12. ^ "Great Western Railway Official Website". http://www.greatwesternrail.com. Retrieved 2011-12-24. 
  13. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.
  14. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs. Retrieved February 2009.

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See also: List of Canadian railways