National Transcontinental Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Transcontinental_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:absorbedBy gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1903
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Part of Canadian transcontinental railway system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Transcontinental Railway
gptkbp:mainLine 1,800 miles
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Cap-Rouge_trestle
gptkb:Quebec_Bridge
gptkbp:opened 1915
gptkbp:purpose Transcontinental rail link across Canada
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Manitoba
gptkb:New_Brunswick
gptkb:Quebec
gptkb:Northern_Ontario
gptkbp:route gptkb:Moncton,_New_Brunswick
gptkbp:routeEnd gptkb:Winnipeg,_Manitoba
gptkbp:status defunct
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1913
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkb:Union_Station_(Winnipeg,_Canada)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5