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International Railway of Maine

Railroad linking Canada and the US

The International Railway of Maine was a historic railroad constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, and Mattawamkeag, Maine, closing a key gap in the railway's transcontinental main line to the port of Saint John, New Brunswick.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1881Founded1

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Greenville Jct ME station - CPR
Photo: Caseyjonz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The International Railway of Maine was a historic railroad constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, and Mattawamkeag, Maine, closing a key gap in the railway's transcontinental main line to the port of Saint John, New Brunswick.2

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The new route was served by CPR's passenger rail service between Windsor Station in Montreal and Union Station in Saint John, where passengers could continue on the Intercolonial Railway to Moncton and Halifax.

Until the early 1960s, traffic on the International of Maine Division was extremely heavy and the railway was well-used.

The 201 mile section of railway across the state of Maine was operated directly by CPR from 1889 to 1988. The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958 and the provision of icebreaking services for the port of Montreal by the new Canadian Coast Guard after the 1960s saw the importance of a winter port at Saint John diminish.

From Wikipedia’s article on International Railway of Maine, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Canadian Pacific Lines in Maine1

Timeline

  1. 1881Founded Founded1

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