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This line opened for traffic on July 21, 1836, although there are cases of animal-drawn mining tramways in Nova Scotia from the 18th century onward. Thousands of railways followed the C&SL and were given a charter by the federal or provincial governments, although in most cases these charters never resulted in an actual line being constructed.
Colored lines, flags, or both are used to mark the location and denote the type of underground utility. A special type of spray paint dispenser, which works when the can is upside-down, is used to mark lines, often in a fluorescent color. On flags, a logo often identifies the company or municipal utility which the lines belong to.
Between November 1997 and May 1998 CN sold its lines running from Smith, Alberta, on the former NAR (north of Edmonton) to Peace River and Grimshaw and on to Hay River to a shortline operator, RailLink Canada. [11] RailLink Canada consolidated these lines under the name Mackenzie Northern Railway.
List of cities in Canada; List of cities in North America; List of city nicknames in Canada; List of largest Canadian cities by census; List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area; List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population; List of the largest population centres in Canada; List of villages in Canada; Origins of names ...
Railway Atlas of Canada PDF route maps of operating railways, by provinces and cities. "Map of railways in Northern and Eastern Quebec" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. {}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (431 KB) "List of Quebec Railways" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-06
The power grid of Vancouver Island is owned and operated by BC Hydro, and is connected with that of the Mainland of British Columbia by high voltage AC submarine cables, and formerly by a DC submarine cable system. [1] These links, which all consist of overhead line sections on land together with submarine cables are:
Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. [1]
The following is a list of communities that no longer exist or former Villages/Towns that have become unincorporated hamlets in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.. Ghost towns are towns that once had a considerable population, that have since dwindled in numbers causing some or all its business to close, either due to the rerouting of a highway, train tracks being pulled, or exhaustion of a ...