Grand Trunk Railway
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The Grand Trunk Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian railway system that played a key role in linking central Canada with the Atlantic coast and the United States before being absorbed into the Canadian National Railway.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Trunk Railway canonical | 10 |
| Grand Trunk Railway (in part) | 1 |
| Grand Trunk Railway (via connections) | 1 |
| Grand Trunk Railway network | 1 |
| Grand Trunk Western Railroad | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway company
ⓘ
railway system ⓘ |
| charteredBy |
Parliament of the Province of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Canada legislature
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1923 ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Canada
ⓘ
Montreal ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| heritage | predecessor of modern Canadian National Railway network ⓘ |
| inception | 1852 ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Province of Canada ⓘ |
| keyRoute |
Montreal–Portland line
ⓘ
Quebec City–Windsor Corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Montreal–Toronto line
Quebec City–Montreal line ⓘ Toronto–Sarnia line ⓘ connections to Chicago ⓘ |
| legalForm | publicly traded company ⓘ |
| linked |
Atlantic coast
ⓘ
City of Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Montreal ⓘ Portland, Maine ⓘ Quebec City ⓘ Toronto ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
central Canada ⓘ |
| majorShareholder |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| mergedInto | Canadian National Railway ⓘ |
| notableEvent | construction of Victoria Bridge over the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| openedInfrastructure | Victoria Bridge ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Maine ⓘ New Brunswick ⓘ New England ⓘ New Hampshire ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Vermont ⓘ |
| owned |
Central Vermont Railway
ⓘ
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway ⓘ Grand Trunk Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
|
| parentOrganization | British investors ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian National Railway ⓘ |
| reasonForMerger |
cost of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
ⓘ
financial difficulties ⓘ heavy construction debts ⓘ |
| role |
competitor to Canadian Pacific Railway
ⓘ
contributed to economic development of central Canada ⓘ facilitated trade between central Canada and Atlantic ports ⓘ key component of Canadian transportation network ⓘ provided year-round access to ice-free Atlantic port at Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Alexander Tilloch Galt
ⓘ
Charles Melville Hays ⓘ John Molson ⓘ Sir Henry Tyler ⓘ Sir Joseph Hickson ⓘ |
| successor | Canadian National Railway ⓘ |
| trackLength | over 3,000 miles at peak ⓘ |
| VictoriaBridgeCrosses |
Saint Lawrence River
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence River
|
| VictoriaBridgeLocation | Montreal ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
this entity surface form:
Grand Trunk Railway (via connections)
subject surface form:
Great Western Railway (Canada)
this entity surface form:
Grand Trunk Railway (in part)
subject surface form:
Central Vermont Railway
subject surface form:
Central Vermont Railway
this entity surface form:
Grand Trunk Railway network