Intercolonial Railway of Canada
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The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intercolonial Railway | 2 |
| Intercolonial Railway of Canada canonical | 2 |
| intercolonial railway | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government-owned railway
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| carried |
freight
ⓘ
passengers ⓘ |
| completed | 1876 ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Amherst
ⓘ
Campbellton ⓘ Halifax ⓘ Moncton ⓘ Rivière-du-Loup ⓘ Truro ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1868 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| endPoint | Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Canada
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Moncton
ⓘ
surface form:
Moncton, New Brunswick
|
| historicalSignificance | key early component of Canada’s national railway system ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America Act, 1867
|
| linkedRegion |
Maritime Provinces
ⓘ
surface form:
Maritime provinces
central Canada ⓘ |
| mergedDate | 1918 ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Canadian National Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian National Railways
|
| notableStructure |
Miramichi River bridge
ⓘ
Reversing Falls Railway Bridge ⓘ |
| opened | 1872 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New Brunswick
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ Prince Edward Island ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| partOf |
Canadian national transportation network
ⓘ
Transcontinental rail link in Canada ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | Canadian Confederation transportation commitments ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
interprovincial transportation
ⓘ
national integration ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Atlantic Canada
ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| startPoint |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Canadian National Railway ⓘ |
| trackOwnership | public ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mail transport
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Intercolonial Railway of Canada Description of subject: The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
intercolonial railway
subject surface form:
Canadian National Railway
this entity surface form:
Intercolonial Railway
this entity surface form:
Intercolonial Railway