Ontario and Quebec Railway Territories

Contained within the 2nd Edition (1915) of the Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the areas that rail companies operated in Ontario and Quebec, circa 1913. The four railway lines displayed are the Canadian Pacific, Canadian Northern, Grand Trunk and National Transcontinental, and the territory tributary to each line is shown in colours. The railway lines are indicated and the territory tributary to each line is shown in colours. The map includes statistics of the mileage, rolling stock, receipts, cost of construction and the cost of maintenance of the various railway lines for 1912 to 1913. The table also gives the Canadian total for these statistics as of June 30, 1913. The map displays the railway systems running across the border and into part of the U.S., but they do not own or control the Canadian railways.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 19:56 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published 1915-01-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["compagnie ferroviaire", "industrie du transport ferroviaire", "installations ferroviaires", "réseau ferroviaire", "train"], "en": ["rail companies", "rail transport industry", "railway installations", "railway networks", "trains"]}
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title_fr Territoires ferroviaires Ontario et Québec
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