Montreal–Portland line

E647281

Grand Trunk Railway line railway line

The Montreal–Portland line was a major Grand Trunk Railway route that connected inland Canada with the ice-free Atlantic port of Portland, Maine, facilitating year-round transatlantic trade.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Montreal–Portland line canonical	1
Montreal–Saint John railway route	1

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grand Trunk Railway line ⓘ railway line ⓘ
connectsRegion	New England NERFINISHED ⓘ inland Canada ⓘ
connectsTo	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsWith	Port of Portland (Maine) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endPoint	Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	freight route ⓘ international railway line ⓘ passenger route ⓘ
historicalSignificance	enhanced winter access to European markets for Canada ⓘ major export route for Canadian grain and other commodities ⓘ
linkedTo	transatlantic shipping routes from Portland, Maine ⓘ
locatedIn	Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	access to ice-free Atlantic port in winter ⓘ
operator	Grand Trunk Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Grand Trunk Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	facilitate year-round transatlantic trade ⓘ
startPoint	Montreal, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
terminus	Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	transport of freight ⓘ transport of passengers ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grand Trunk Railway → keyRoute → Montreal–Portland line ⓘ

Vanceboro border crossing → railwayLine → Montreal–Portland line ⓘ

this entity surface form: Montreal–Saint John railway route