Name
Grand Trunk Railway
Industry Type
Transportation
Industry
railroad
Country
canada
State/County/Province
Ontario, Quebec
City
Toronto, Quebec
Notes
The Grand Trunk Railway Company was formed by a merger of the Quebec & Richmond Railroad Company, the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company, the Grand Junction Railroad Company, the Toronto and Guelph Railroad Company and the Grand Trunk Railroad Company of Canada East in 1853. The company created links with the rail system in the United States with the most prominent line being from Sarnia, Ontario to Portland, Maine. In an effort to compete in the transcontinental market they started the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company leading to bankruptcy in 1919 and eventually merged with the Canadian National Railways in 1923.
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Start Year
1853
End Year
1923
Company
Grand Trunk Railway Company
Site Name
Collection
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