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.
The history of rail transport in Canada began in the early 19th century. The Canadian railway system saw several expansion "booms" throughout history, as well as a major change from broad to standard
The Albion Railway's Samson locomotive, the oldest surviving locomotive in Canada
Ceremonial driving of the Canadian Pacific Railway's last spike at Craigellachie, British Columbia, in 1885.