The National Transcontinental Railway was a historic railway between Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Moncton, New Brunswick, in Canada. Much of the line is now operated by the Canadian National Railway.
Building a bridge on the National Transcontinental Railway, ca 1910.
Booklet published by the Conservative Party opposing the large amount of money given by the Liberal Party for the construction of the NTR.
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The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. It is one of Canada's
National Transcontinental Railway
…reporting mark NTR) was a historic railway between Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Moncton, New Brunswick, in Canada. Much of the line is now operated by the Canadian National Railway. The completion of construction of Canada's first transcontinental railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) on November 7, 1885, preceded a tremendous…
A CN freight train in Alberta, Canada, pulled by three diesel-electric locomotives (types EMD SD70M-2, SD75I, and SD60F).
The headquarters of CN in Downtown Montreal
Historical marker at site of Canadian Northern's "last spike" near Ashcroft, British Columbia
Properties of the CN in the United States serve, in many instances, as routes for Amtrak. Pictured is the Amtrak station in Hammond, Louisiana, refurbished with a modern passenger platform. This segment of the CN was built in 1854 to form part of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railway, which later became part of Illinois Central.[citation needed]