Intercolonial Railway
Historic Canadian railway linking Central Canada to Maritime provinces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Intercolonial Railway of Canada (reporting mark IRC),[1] also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway (ICR), was a historic Canadian railway that operated from 1872 to 1918, when it became part of Canadian National Railways. As the railway was also completely owned and controlled by the Government of Canada, the Intercolonial was also one of Canada's first Crown corporations.
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Headquarters | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Reporting mark | ICR, IRC |
Locale | Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec |
Dates of operation | 1872ā1918 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | sections built to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) but converted in 1875 prior to opening |
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