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Canadian Government Railways

Logo: Allan Fleming, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Transport company

Canadian Government Railways (reporting marks CGR, IRC) was the legal name used between 1915–1918 for all federal government-owned railways in Canada. The principal component companies were the Intercolonial Railway of Canada (IRC), the National Transcontinental Railway (NTR), the Prince Edward Island Railway (PEIR), and the Hudson Bay Railway (HBR). There were also several minor branch railways in the province of New Brunswick that were acquired by CGR during this time.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1915Founded1

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CGR Ocean train 19th Century c137809k
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Canadian Government Railways (reporting marks CGR, IRC) was the legal name used between 1915–1918 for all federal government-owned railways in Canada.2

Timeline

  1. 1918Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1915Founded Founded1

Sources

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