Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company

Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company is a historic railway company in Manitoba, Canada.[1] It became bankrupt, and its assets were acquired by railway contractors William Mackenzie and Donald Mann in January 1896.

The railway line was completed between Gladstone and Dauphin in 1896.[2]

In 1899 the company amalgamated with Winnipeg Great Northern Railway Company to become the Canadian Northern Railway.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Reflections from Little Muddy Water: a history of Winnipegosis. Winnipegosis History Book Committee. 1990. p. 15. Retrieved February 28, 2013. When the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company line was extended in 1897 from Sifton, it stopped at a small settlement called Gruber, about a mile and a half south of the present village of Winnipegosis. This place took the name ...
  2. ↑ "Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques: Dauphin Canadian Northern Railway Station, 103 - 1st Avenue NW, Dauphin". Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Government of Manitoba. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Chester Martin (1973). Lewis H. Thomas, ed. Dominion Lands Policy. McClelland and Stewart Limited. p. 67 url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=BagO6FRx6I0C&pg=PA67&dq=Lake+Manitoba+Railway+and+Canal+Company&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KdkuUa7hJYeZ0QGy1YDYCQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Lake%20Manitoba%20Railway%20and%20Canal%20Company&f=false. The final metamorphosis took place in 1899 when the Winnipeg Great Northern and the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Company were amalgamated under the portentous name of the Canadian Northern.