Private company

Northern Alberta Railways

Logo: Northern Alberta Railways, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Railway in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada

Northern Alberta Railways (reporting mark NAR) was a Canadian railway which served northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. Jointly owned by both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway, NAR existed as a separate company from 1929 until 1981.2 It is headquartered in Edmonton.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersEdmonton1

Northern Alberta Railways (reporting mark NAR) was a Canadian railway which served northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. Jointly owned by both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway, NAR existed as a separate company from 1929 until 1981.2

Corporate structure

Northern Alberta Railways 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

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Canadian National Railway1

Sources

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