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Central Maine & Quebec Railway

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Freight railroad operating in Canada and the USA

The Central Maine and Québec Railway (reporting mark CMQ) was a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec with headquartered in Bangor, Maine. It was owned by Railroad Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group, LLC. It is now a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway since June 2020.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2014Founded1

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The Central Maine and Québec Railway (reporting mark CMQ) was a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec with headquartered in Bangor, Maine. It was owned by Railroad Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group, LLC. It is now a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway since June 2020.2

Corporate structure

Central Maine & Quebec Railway is part of a group headed by Canadian Pacific Kansas City. 38 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Canadian Pacific Kansas City Calgary
    • Canadian Pacific Railway Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Kansas City Southern de México Subsidiary · Monterrey, Mexico
    • Napierville Junction Railway Subsidiary
    • 16147011 Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • 3939804 Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Caymex Transportation, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CP (US) Holding Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CPFL S.à.r.l. Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • CPFS AG Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • CPKCM Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Cygnus Canadian Holding Company Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Cygnus Holding LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Kansas City Southern Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Kansas City Southern International Ventures, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • KSU Holdings LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • NAFTA Rail, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • North American Freight Transportation Rail Corporation, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Soo Line Corporation Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • The Kansas City Southern Railway Company Subsidiary · Missouri, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Maine Eastern Railroad1
  2. Succeeded Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway1
  3. Succeeded by Canadian Pacific Railway1

Timeline

  1. Jun 4, 2020Acquired Acquired by Canadian Pacific Railway1
  2. 2020Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 2019Acquired Acquired by Canadian Pacific Railway1
  4. 2014Founded Founded1

Sources

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