Private company

Bay of Quinte Railway

Railway in Ontario, Canada

The Bay of Quinte Railway (reporting mark BQ) was a short-line railway in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was formed as the Napanee, Tamworth and Quebec Railway (NT&QR), chartered in 1878 by Edward Rathbun and Alexander Campbell, with plans to run from Napanee through Renfrew County and on to the Ottawa Valley.2 It is headquartered in Deseronto.1 It ceased to exist in 1910.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1897Founded1
  • HeadquartersDeseronto1

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Bay of Quinte Railway Engine No.5
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Bay of Quinte Railway (reporting mark BQ) was a short-line railway in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was formed as the Napanee, Tamworth and Quebec Railway (NT&QR), chartered in 1878 by Edward Rathbun and Alexander Campbell, with plans to run from Napanee through Renfrew County and on to the Ottawa Valley.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Canadian Northern Railway1

Timeline

  1. 1910Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1897Founded Founded1

Sources

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