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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.
A rough map of the three warning lines. From north to south: the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, Mid-Canada Line, and Pinetree Line. The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the north coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska (see Project Stretchout and ...
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.
Map of the Canadian National Railway system. Much of the network east of Toronto was temporarily shut down on February 13 due to protests and blockades in eastern Canada. Other First Nations, activists and other supporters of the Wetʼsuwetʼen hereditary chiefs targeted railway lines for their demonstrations of solidarity.
February 6 – Near Belleville, Ontario, members of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation begin a blockade of the Canadian National Railway rail line just north of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. [16] The line is critical to the CNR network in Eastern Canada as CNR has no other east–west rail lines through Eastern Ontario.
450kV HVDC line (at right), on south side of Autoroute 20 east of the Nicolet station near Sainte-Eulalie, Quebec.. The Quebec – New England Transmission (officially known in Quebec as the Réseau multiterminal à courant continu (RMCC) [1] and also known as Phase I / Phase II [2] and the Radisson - Nicolet - Des Cantons circuit, [3] and known in New England as the Northern Pass) is a long ...
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3 light rail lines Ion: Waterloo Region: Grand River Transit: 1 light rail line Montreal Metro: Montreal, Laval, and Longueuil: Societé de Transport de Montréal: 4 heavy rail metro lines (running on tires) O-Train: Ottawa: OC Transpo: 2 light rail lines Toronto Subway: Toronto and Vaughan: Toronto Transit Commission: 3 heavy rail metro lines ...