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.

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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

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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.

Canadian National Railway hasPredecessor Intercolonial Railway of Canada
Part X – Intercolonial Railway subjectMatter Intercolonial Railway of Canada
this entity surface form: intercolonial railway
CN precededBy Intercolonial Railway of Canada
subject surface form: Canadian National Railway
John Page (Canadian politician) notableWork Intercolonial Railway of Canada
this entity surface form: Intercolonial Railway
John Page (Canadian politician) workLocation Intercolonial Railway of Canada
this entity surface form: Intercolonial Railway