Railroads of
Canada

1. Via Rail Canada
   VIA Rail Canada is an independent Crown corporation set up in 1978. VIA operates trains in all regions of Canada over a network spanning the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay.
   
   
2. Algoma Central Railway
   The Algoma Central Railway operates regular Passenger Service between our depot in Sault Ste. Marie and our northern terminus, 296 miles to the north, in Hearst, Ontario. Our rail line runs through the heart of 22,000 square miles of recreational wilderness called Algoma Country and provides access to numerous lakes and rivers, private camps and cottages and a variety of Wilderness Lodges. In many cases the Railway is the only means of access to this remote region.
   
   
3. Central Maine & Quebec Railway
   Central Maine & Quebec Railway serves the Eastern corridor from Quebec down to Maine.
   
   
4. WCE - West Coast Express
   Providing service to the communities of the Northeast sector, West Coast Express is Vancouver's efficient commuter rail service. We operate Monday to Friday during peak commuter periods.
   
   
5. Northlander (Ontario Northland)
   Passenger Train - Cochrane to Toronto.
   
   
6. Calgary Transit
   Calgary Light Rail Transit Line. The system is comprised of two lines known as route 201 and 202. The 201 line has a North-South orientation reaching from Somerset/Bridlewood in the South to Dalhousie in the North. The 202 line is East-West oriented starting at Whitehorn and ending at 10 St. S.W. (downtown).
   
   
7. TTC - Toronto Transit Commission
   Toronto subway and Scarborough Rapid Transit line
   
   
8. EXO - Metropolitan Transportation Network (Montreal)
   Exo is operating public transit services by train and bus, as well as specialized transit in the Montreal Metropolitain Community. The exo network consists of five train lines, 52 stations, some 242 bus lines, 61 taxibus routes, and 66 parking lots offering 28,160 parking spaces and 3,585 bicycle spaces.
   
   
9. TransLink - The Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
   The Vancouver Metro, called SkyTrain, is an automated metro in downtown Vancouver and serves the southeastern neighborhoods of the metropolitan area. West Coast Express Rail is a 68 kilometre commuter service from Mission and the Northeast Sector to downtown Vancouver
   
   
10. STM - Montreal Metro
    The Montréal metro is made up of 65 stations spread out along four lines.
    
    
11. G&W - Genesee & Wyoming Inc
    Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns or leases 116 freight railroads worldwide (collectively “G&W� or the “company�)* organized in locally managed operating regions with 7,300 employees serving 3,000 customers. G&W’s four North American regions serve 43 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 113 short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000 track-miles.
    
    
12. Gio Rail - Trillium Railway
    Trillium Railway Co. Ltd. is a short line railway operating company. In business since 1997, it currently operates two short line railways in Southern Ontario. Through the Port Colborne Harbour Railway (PCHR) and the St. Thomas & Eastern Railway (STER) customers receive consistent and reliable freight service on over 100 km. of trackage.
    
    
13. CP Rail - Canadian Pacific Railway
    Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) is a Class 1 North American railway providing freight transportation services over a 14,000-mile network in Canada and the U.S. Our high density network serves virtually every major sector and ships commodities like grain, coal, lumber and potash as well as cars, agricultural equipment, home electronics, food and furniture.
    
    
14. HCRY - Huron Central Railway
    The Huron Central Railway, acquired from CP Rail, began operating in July 1997 between the northern Ontario centers of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie along the north shore of Lake Huron.
    
    
15. QGR - Quebec Gatineau Railway
    The Quebec Gatineau Railway provides rail transportation services to the major industrial regions and ports in the Province of Québec. We are situated on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa rivers, an area comprising Québec City, Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan, Joliette, Montréal, St-Jérôme, Lachute, Gatineau and Hull. QGR, acquired from Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail, began operating in November 1997.
    
    

  
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