Intercolonial Railway of Canada

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:builtFor	confederation of Canada
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dissolved	1918
gptkbp:founded	1872
gptkbp:gauge	standard gauge
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Moncton,_New_Brunswick
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first government-owned railway in Canada key to Canadian Confederation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Intercolonial Railway of Canada
gptkbp:mainLine	approximately 1,100 km
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway gptkb:Canadian_Government_Railways
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Chignecto_Ship_Railway gptkb:Canso_Causeway Joggins Fossil Cliffs (railway passed nearby)
gptkbp:notableEvent	amalgamation into Canadian National Railway in 1918 completion of main line in 1876
gptkbp:operatingStatus	defunct
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:publicTransit	passenger freight
gptkbp:purpose	connect Maritime provinces with Quebec and Ontario
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:New_Brunswick gptkb:Nova_Scotia gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:routeEnd	gptkb:Rivière-du-Loup,_Quebec gptkb:Truro,_Nova_Scotia gptkb:Saint_John,_New_Brunswick gptkb:Moncton,_New_Brunswick gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec
gptkbp:servesCity	gptkb:Campbellton gptkb:Amherst gptkb:Halifax gptkb:Moncton gptkb:Montreal gptkb:Saint_John gptkb:Truro gptkb:Bathurst gptkb:Sackville gptkb:Miramichi gptkb:Rivière-du-Loup
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5