Canadian Railway Links
(If you would like to add your site to this list,
please contact the Railways of Canada Archives.)
Al’s Railroad Info
A page designed to provide model railroad and railfans information for several
railroads. Most of the information is on the Canadian National Railways and consist
primarily of scanned images.
BC Rail
This is the home page of BC Rail, Canada's third largest railway and operates
in the province of British Columbia. The line handles forest products, coal, sulfur,
petroleum products, chemicals, passenger services and intermodal operations.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
This is the home page of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Canada.
The site publicizes general information and history of the organization. Content includes
a list of Canadian Officers, latest press releases and newsletters. The newsletter section
of the site reports on events and current trends in prototype railroading.
Canada Southern Railway
The Canada Southern Railway ran from Fort Erie and Niagara Falls, Ontario,
across the north shore of Lake Erie to Windsor, where it rejoined its parent, the New York
Central. The CASO provided a valuable shortcut for through trains between New York and
Chicago, shaving several hours off routings on the Water Level Route via Cleveland, Ohio.
The CASO also operated branches to Courtright, Leamington, Amherstburg, and
Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Canada Southern Railway
The Canada Southern Railway was a part of the New York Central - operating
between Detroit/Windsor and Buffalo/Fort Erie. It passed into Penn Central hands, then
Conrail before being sold to Canadian National and Canadian Pacific in a joint ownership.
Unfortunately, CN & CP have let the once proud Canada Southern line fall into an idle
state.
Canadian Freight Cars
A resource page for the Canadian Freight Car Enthusiast.
Canadian MLW/ALCo Page
This site is dedicated to Alco/Montreal Locomotive Works locomotives that are
operating or have operated in Canada. The page is a collection of many marvelous
photographs that are changed on a regular basis.
Canadian National Railway
This is the web site of the Canadian National Railway.It contains background
information, contact numbers and an interface to CN's car tracker database.
Canadian Pacific Railway
The home page of Canadian Pacific Railway. The site is a very intense look at
the CPR, from its beginning to its future. The page provides details of current operations
and a great deal of historical information.
Canadian Passenger
Rail Services
Information on timetables, and operational and equipment descriptions for all
passenger rail services in Canada.
Canadian Passenger Railway
Guide, review, links and money saving tips for Canadian passenger railway
travel, railway and steam museums and related sites.
Canadian
Street Railways
This site tracks city street railway system and interurban electric railway
system that have operated in Canada. This very involved site is a great source of
information.
Canadian Railway
Telegraph History
A site dedicayed to Canada's railway telegraph, agents, operators, and
railways.
Canadian Train
Photographs
This site is pictorial digest of prototype railroading in Canada. The
excellent quality of work makes this one of the best rail related sites on the Internet.
Canadian Transportation Agency
Canada's administer of transportation legislation and government policies. The
site contains a great deal of current information on railways in Canada.
Cape Breton & Central
Nova Scotia Railway
The CB&CNS Railway operates the former Canadian National Railway's
secondary mainline from Truro, on mainland Nova Scotia, to Sydney, on Cape Breton Island.
The line chiefly handles coal traffic from the Cape Breton Development Corporation,
material for two online paper mills, and traffic to and from the Sydney Steel Plant.
CN Lines SIG
A site designed to provide information on the Canadian National Lines Special
Interest Group of the National Model Railroad Association. This non-profit organization
provides a forum for people with an interest in the Canadian National family of railways.
Colin Churcher's Railway Pages
This site focuses on the fascinating story of the life and times of the last
logging railway in eastern Canada, the Thurso and Nation Valley Railway. This in-depth
site covers the rise and decline of this very engaging short line. Mr. Churcher also
presents a list of significant dates in the history of both Canada and the Ottawa area.
The page is also a source for the General Canadian Railway Legislation.
Deltaport
Deltaport is a port facility of firsts - it is the Vancouver Port
Corporation's (VPC) first joint venture partnership with private sector partners - TSI
Terminal Systems Inc., Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway.
Eastern Ontario Railway
Images
In this website you can see images from SmithsFalls, Brockville, Ottawa and
elsewhere in Ontario East.
Edmonton Radial Railway
Society
The ERRS is one of Canada's fully operational heritage street railways. It
operates streetcars in Fort Edmonton Park and in Old Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada.
Electric Lines in Southern Ontario
This page is dedicated to electric lines in Southern Ontario. The page
concentrates on the Canadian National Electric Railways, the Cornwall Street Railway Light
and Power Co., the Galt and Preston Street Railway, the Grand River/Lake Erie and Northern
Railway, the London and Port Stanley Railway, and the Preston and Berlin Street Railway.
Esquimalt & Nanaimo
Railway
The story of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway built on British Columbia's
Vancouver Island.
General Electric
Diesel Locomotives in Canada
This is a well-done and comprehensive illustrated guide to GE locomotives
operating in Canada.
Greg's Train Page
This page contains information on the railway in and around Squamish, British
Columbia. The site covers regional and Historical Railroads with Photos Sound Clips.
Halton County Radial Railway
Home page of the Halton County Radial Railway. Canada's first, and Ontario's
only, operating electric railway museum.
Hespeler Heritage Railway Station
Association
The Hespeler Heritage Railway Station Association is committed to saving and
restoring the historic CN Rail Station in Cambridge, Ontario.
Hudson Bay Railway
Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) operates over 810 miles of former Canadian National
trackage.
John Steel Rail Tours
John Steel Rail Tours is a Canadian company, creating unique rail journeys for over 13
years. They travel throughout Canada wherever the rails are!
Maritime
Railway and Joggins Mines
A personal web site that recounts the history of a very facinating Nova Scotia
railway
Mile 77
Canadian Pacific Railway operations around Sudbury, Ontario.
Newfoundland Rail
Scenes
An online album of railway photographs by Randy P. Noseworthy. Features
locations, stations, and equipment associated with the former railways of Newfoundland.
Ontario Northland Railway
The Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) is primarily engaged in providing rail
freight services for the transportation of mineral and forest products, chemicals,
petroleum and other products to and from northeastern Ontario and northwestern Quebec.
This site highlight the history and other facts of the ONR.
Ontario Railway History Page
Within you will find a detailed history of all railways constructed within the
Province of Ontario, Canada in addition to a complete listing of remaining railway
stations.
Onward - The
Shortline Roster Page
On this page, you will find all-time diesel locomotive roster information on
various shortline and regional railroads in Canada and the Northwest United States.
Pacific Wilderness Railway
Company
Provider of scenic rail tours of Southern Vancouver Island aboard the classic
rail coaches.
Prince George Railway and Forestry Museum
The Central British Columbia Railway & Forest Industry Museum is a
non-profit registered charitable organization. The Society's goal is to preserve and
display historic railway and forests artifacts. There are over sixty pieces of rolling
stock, nine historical buildings and numerous smaller artifacts.
Rails Canada
All Rail, all Canadian, search engine and directory. Find Canadian rail
related websites.
Railway Association of Canada
This site outlines current trends and happening on the prototype rail scene.
The site is an invaluable source of particulars on railways in Canada today.
Railway
History in Kensington
A very well constructed page telling the history of railways in this town on
Prince Edward Island.
Rocky Mountaineer
Come and experience the Canadian Rockies by Rail aboard "The Most
Spectacular Train Trip in the World." Rocky Mountaineer Railtours offers all daylight
train excursions between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Jasper, Banff or Calgary,
Alberta.
St. Lawrence & Hudson
Railway
Uunofficial home page of Canadian Pacific's St.Lawrence & Hudson
Railway.
Salem & Hillsborough
Railroad
Official site of the Salem & Hillsborough Railroad, a tourist railroad and
museum operated by a small group of volunteers.
Scenic
Railway Journeys in the USA and Canada
There are numerous scenic railway journeys in both the USA and Canada. These
include regular services over normal railway lines, and tourist trips on reconstructed or
restored lines. The list in this section includes just a very small sample of what is
available.
South Simcoe Railway
Web site of the South Simcoe Railway, an historic turn-of-the-century steam
train excursion.
Southern Railway of British Columbia
Web site of a major transporter of freight in the Lower British Columbia
Mainland.
Toronto,
Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Historical Society
This group preserves the history of the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway.
Created in 1892, the TH&B served the Hamilton, Ontario area until 1987 when it was
merged with the lines of its corporate parents, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the New
York Central system.
TrainsCan
The site provides information on railways and railway-related subjects in
Canada. This information is from the perspectives of the railway industry, model railways,
and rail fans.
Unofficial Web Site of the
Algoma Eastern Railway
A very well produced site devoted to the history of this Northern Ontario
line.
United Transportation Union
Official web site of the UTU. A union representing about 125,000 active and
retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States and Canada.
Upper Canada Railway Society
The Upper Canada Railway Society was founded in 1941. We are a volunteer
non-profit organisation that has regular monthly railfan meetings in Toronto and Hamilton,
Ontario, and offer occasional railway and transit tours and trips, ranging from evening
visits to longer weekend trips.
VIA Rail
Corporate page of Canada's passenger service provider. The site includes
current, as well as historical information and a collection of photographs.
York-Durham Heritage Railway
Take a journey on the York-Durham Heritage Railway where riders are treated to
a nostalgic ride through some of the most beautiful country in the province.
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