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The earliest recognizably railway-like system in recorded Canadian history was an industrial tramway on Cape Breton Island, which is said to have been built around 1720. [1] The existence of a tramway, as opposed to simply a road, is poorly attested in written and archaeological records, but was present in local oral history in the early 20th ...
The Canadian Railroad Historical Association (CRHA) (French: L'Association canadienne d'histoire ferroviaire (ACHF)) is a non-profit organization established in 1932 in Canada and is "devoted to preserving and interpreting Canada's railway heritage, which its founders and members have safeguarded from coast to coast."
The history of the Canadian Pacific Railway dates back to 1873. Together with the Canadian Confederation, the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway was a task originally undertaken as the "National Dream" by the Conservative government of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald (1st Canadian Ministry). [1]
At the Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant, Quebec, Canada. 4241 C-424 January 1966 Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) At the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. 4455 CPB 16–4 - Fairbanks-Morse (FM) Locomotive & Railway Historical Society of Western Canada, stored near Calgary, AB 4456 CPB 16–4 - Fairbanks-Morse (FM)
The Canadian Railway Museum (French: (Le) Musée ferroviaire canadien), operating under the brand name Exporail in both official languages, is a rail transport museum in Saint-Constant, Quebec, Canada, on Montreal's south shore.
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) was founded in 1917 as the Canadian Railway War Board in order to coordinate railway activities during World War I. [3] The first meeting of the organization was held on October 23, 1917, and the name was changed to Railway Association of Canada in 1919.
No. 2850 in the Canadian Railway Museum. 4-6-4 "Royal Hudson" 1937 by MLW Canadian Railway Museum at Delson/Saint-Constant, Quebec The locomotive that hauled the Royal Train in 1939 and known as "The" Royal Hudson, served a long career until 1960 when it was retired and is now preserved. Very good cosmetic and mechanical shape, displayed indoors.
The Canadian National Railway Company [a] (French: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) (reporting mark CN) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.