Quebec Gatineau Railway
Appearance
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QGRY locomotive with typical G&W livery in Gatineau | |
Overview | |
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Headquarters | Boisbriand, Quebec |
Reporting mark | QGRY |
Locale | Quebec, Canada |
Dates of operation | 1997– |
Predecessor | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Chemins de fer Québec-Gatineau Inc. (CFQG), in English the Quebec Gatineau Railway (reporting mark QGRY) is a shortline railway operating the 450 km (280 mi) long ex-Canadian Pacific Railway line between Quebec City, Trois-Rivières, Laval, Lachute and Gatineau, formerly Hull. It was acquired in 1997 by Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc., subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Trois-Rivières Subdivision
[edit]Mile | Stations |
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155.8 | Wolfe's Cove Spur, 3.1 mi S. |
152.9 | Quebec City (Connection with CN) |
152.4 | Lorette |
146.5 | Bélair |
134.3 | Pont-Rouge |
131.7 | Hot box Detectors |
129.3 | Saint-Basile |
125.0 | Portneuf |
117.85 | Crossing of CN La Tuque Sub. |
117.5 | La Chevrotière |
114.4 | Hot box Detectors |
107.2 | La Pérade |
101.6 | Hot box Detectors |
95.1 | Champlain |
84.9 | Cap-de-la-Madeleine |
Cap-de-la-Madeleine Spur 2.2 mi. S. | |
83.3 | Trois-Rivières Loop Spur |
82.3 | Trois-Rivières |
Jct. Saint-Maurice Valley Sub. | |
81.3 | Trois-Rivières Loop Spur |
78.9 | Hot box Detectors |
70.3 | Devault |
62.1 | Hot box Detectors |
60.3 | Lavoie |
52.3 | Saint-Barthelemy |
47.3 | Hot box Detectors |
44.0 | Berthier |
Berthierville Spur. 2.1 mi S. | |
35.7 | Lanoraie |
Saint-Gabriel Spur 8.4 mi N. | |
32.4 | Hot box Detectors |
23.29 | Crossing with CN Joliette Sub |
22.8 | L'Épiphanie |
17.8 | Cabane Ronde |
16.76 | Hot box Detectors |
14.0 | Mascouche |
10.6 | Terrebonne |
0.0 | Saint-Martin Jct |
Jct. with CP Parc Sub |
Saint-Gabriel Spur
[edit]Mile | Stations |
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0.0 | Lanoraie |
6.3 | Joliette |
7.11 | Crossing of CN Joliette Sub. |
8.0 | End of track (?) |
Connection (?) Chemin de fer Lanaudière |
Saint-Maurice Valley Subdivision
[edit]Mile | Stations |
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0.0 | Trois-Rivières |
1.6 | Jct Trois-Rivières Sub. |
21.7 | Shawinigan |
23.73 | Connection to CN |
27.9 | Grand-Mère |
Lachute Subdivision
[edit]Mile | Stations |
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28.0 | Saint-Augustin |
The former CN connection was lifted when the CN sold the Deux-Montagnes line to the AMT. | |
32.9 | Montfort Jct |
Jct with Monfort Sub. | |
44.1 | Lachute |
55.2 | Marelan |
74.5 | Montebello |
90.6 | Thurso |
99.9 | Buckingham Jct (Masson) |
Jct Buckingham Spur | |
109.7 | Hot box Detectors |
111.9 | Gatineau |
116.4 | Laman[1] |
Connection with HCW (Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais), abandoned | |
118.6 | Hull |
119.3 | Île Lemieux, repurposed as bike trail[2] |
Chief William Commanda Bridge, repurposes as bike trail[2] | |
Possible future connection to Bytown and Prescott Railway, Ottawa Central Railway, Trillium Line or Letsgomoose[3] |
Buckingham Spur
[edit]Mile | Stations |
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0.0 | Buckingham Jct (Masson) |
Jct Lachute Sub. | |
1.7 | Murphy |
3.2 | Buckingham |
Montfort Subdivision
[edit]Mile | Stations |
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23.1 | |
24.6 | Belle-Rivière |
Connection with Lachute Sub | |
34.3 | Carbo |
34.4 | Carbo Spur, 1.0 mi E. |
36.4 | Rinfret |
Connection to AMT ( former CPR line ) 1.0 mi E | |
39.4 | Saint-Jérôme |
Saint-Jérôme Spur, 3.0 mi N. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Laman Junction (CPR Maniwaki sub) turntable - Railway Roundhouses on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ^ a b Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian (4 August 2023). "Chief William Commanda pedestrian bridge now open". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Moose Consortium
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