Intercolonial Railway of Canada
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The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intercolonial Railway | 2 |
| Intercolonial Railway of Canada canonical | 2 |
| intercolonial railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1400260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Intercolonial Railway of Canada Context triple: [Canadian National Railway, hasPredecessor, Intercolonial Railway of Canada]
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A.
Grand Trunk Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian railway system that played a key role in linking central Canada with the Atlantic coast and the United States before being absorbed into the Canadian National Railway.
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B.
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was an early 20th-century Canadian transcontinental railway that played a key role in opening Western Canada to settlement and trade before its assets were absorbed into the national rail system.
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C.
Canadian Northern Railway
The Canadian Northern Railway was an early 20th-century Canadian transcontinental railway whose network later became a core component of the Canadian National Railway system.
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D.
Ontario Northland Railway
Ontario Northland Railway is a regional rail operator in northeastern Ontario that provides freight and passenger services connecting remote communities with larger urban centers.
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E.
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad is a regional rail line in the northeastern United States and Canada that provides freight transportation across parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Intercolonial Railway of Canada Target entity description: The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.
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A.
Grand Trunk Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway was a major 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian railway system that played a key role in linking central Canada with the Atlantic coast and the United States before being absorbed into the Canadian National Railway.
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B.
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was an early 20th-century Canadian transcontinental railway that played a key role in opening Western Canada to settlement and trade before its assets were absorbed into the national rail system.
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C.
Canadian Northern Railway
The Canadian Northern Railway was an early 20th-century Canadian transcontinental railway whose network later became a core component of the Canadian National Railway system.
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D.
Ontario Northland Railway
Ontario Northland Railway is a regional rail operator in northeastern Ontario that provides freight and passenger services connecting remote communities with larger urban centers.
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E.
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad is a regional rail line in the northeastern United States and Canada that provides freight transportation across parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government-owned railway
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| carried |
freight
ⓘ
passengers ⓘ |
| completed | 1876 ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Amherst
ⓘ
Campbellton ⓘ Halifax ⓘ Moncton ⓘ Rivière-du-Loup ⓘ Truro ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1868 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| endPoint | Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Canada
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Moncton
ⓘ
surface form:
Moncton, New Brunswick
|
| historicalSignificance | key early component of Canada’s national railway system ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America Act, 1867
|
| linkedRegion |
Maritime Provinces
ⓘ
surface form:
Maritime provinces
central Canada ⓘ |
| mergedDate | 1918 ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Canadian National Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian National Railways
|
| notableStructure |
Miramichi River bridge
ⓘ
Reversing Falls Railway Bridge ⓘ |
| opened | 1872 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New Brunswick
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ Prince Edward Island ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| partOf |
Canadian national transportation network
ⓘ
Transcontinental rail link in Canada ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | Canadian Confederation transportation commitments ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
interprovincial transportation
ⓘ
national integration ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Atlantic Canada
ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| startPoint |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Canadian National Railway ⓘ |
| trackOwnership | public ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mail transport
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Intercolonial Railway of Canada Description of subject: The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.
Referenced by (5)
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