Intercolonial Railway
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The Intercolonial Railway of Canada, also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway, was a historic Canadian railway that operated from 1872 to 1918, when it became part of Canadian National Railways.
ICR cars dockside at Pictou, Nova Scotia, c. 1912.
Steel Intercolonial self-dumping car in Nova Scotia, circa 1916.
Canadian Government Railways
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Canadian Government Railways was the legal name used between 1915–1918 for all federal government-owned railways in Canada.
Intercolonial Railway
…carry the burden of military supplies from central Canada to the Atlantic coast. After 1915, the busy wartime railway officially operated under the name Canadian Government Railways but continued to be widely known as the Intercolonial. An equally important connection was the line from Cape Breton where the largest private employer…
The Ocean Limited run under the CGR.
CGR 50-ton coal car, former Intercolonial Railway (faded paint can be seen).