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Grand Trunk Locomotive Trevithick utilized on the Victoria Bridge, Montreal, 1859. The company was incorporated on November 10, 1852, as the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada to build a railway line between Montreal and Toronto. [2] The charter was soon extended east to Portland, Maine and west to Sarnia, Canada West.
The train's westbound trip from Montreal and Toronto to Detroit and Chicago carried the number 19. [1] [2] By the 1930s, the New York Central Railroad had absorbed the Michigan Central Railroad. In 1934 the Michigan Central changed the eastbound train number to 58; the westbound Canadian would be 39. [3]
A route map of Via Rail frequencies from 2013. Via Rail operates 497 trains per week over nineteen routes. Via groups these routes into three broad categories: [1] "Rapid Intercity Travel": daytime services over the Corridor between Ontario and Quebec. The vast majority of Via's trains–429 per week–operate here.
HSR trains will need to share tracks with GO regional, freight, and airport express trains. Between Bramalea and Georgetown, HSR trains will share the corridor with the Canadian National Railways main line. In October 2014, High Speed Rail Canada announced that it would release to the public a number of feasibility studies done on the corridor.
In addition to inter-city passenger services, the CPR also provided commuter rail services in Montreal. CP Rail introduced Canada's first bi-level passenger cars here in 1970. On October 1, 1982, the Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission (STCUM) assumed responsibility for the commuter services previously provided by CP Rail.
Via Rail: Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1985] 1982-1997 Rideau: Via Rail: Ottawa, ON – Montreal, QC [1968] Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON [1989] 1966-1970, 1982–1984, 1989-1997 Rocky Mountaineer (excursion train) Rocky Mountaineer: Four routes in the Rocky Mountains: 1990–present Royal Canadian Pacific (excursion train) Canadian Pacific
The Detroit - Grand Haven line via Owosso, Ionia and Grand Rapids was completed by Detroit & Milqukee Railroad in 1858, [1] Capitalizing on Jackson's central location, Michigan Central Railroad added the growing community as its eastern terminus in 1841. With the addition of the railroad, Jackson began its development as an important rail center.
Detroit and Bay City Railway: NYC: 1871 1881 Detroit and Bay City Railroad: Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad: D&M: 1883 1894 Detroit and Mackinac Railway: Detroit, Bay City and Western Railroad: 1907 1925 Detroit, Caro and Sandusky Railway: Detroit Belt Line Railroad: NYC: 1909 1916 Michigan Central Railroad: Detroit, Butler and St. Louis ...