Quebec Central Railway

Overview

• HeadquartersSherbrooke¹

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The Quebec Central Railway (reporting mark QCR) was a railway in the Canadian province of Quebec, that served the Eastern Townships region south of the St. Lawrence River. Its headquarters was in Sherbrooke. It was originally incorporated in 1869 as the Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway, and changed its name to the Quebec Central Railway in 1875. In 1894, it built a line southward to Mégantic to connect to Canadian Pacific Railway's east-west line, the International Railway of Maine. It would eventually own around 580 km of track. In 1912, the Canadian Pacific Railway leased the Quebec Central for 99 years but continued to operate as Quebec Central Railway, including passenger service to American cities. The Quebec Central in turn leased the Massawippi Valley Railway, a short line from Lennoxville to Newport, in 1926; this allowed passenger service from Quebec City via Sherbrooke to the United States.²

Timeline

1. 2007Acquired Acquired by Transports Québec¹
2. 2006Dissolved Dissolved¹
3. 2000Acquired Acquired by Express Marco¹
4. 1994Dissolved Dissolved¹
5. 1912Acquired Acquired by Canadian Pacific Railway¹
6. 1869Founded Founded¹