The Chemin de fer Baie des Chaleurs is a rail line in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The line began began operations in December 1996 as a subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, after being previously a part of CN. Its system consists of a single 202 miles (325 km) track linking Matapédia

Matapédia

Matapédia may refer to:*in Quebec,**La Matapédia Regional County Municipality**the town of Matapédia**the Matapédia River**Matapédia , a provincial electoral district*the album Matapédia by Kate and Anna McGarrigle...

 to Gaspé

Gaspé, Quebec

Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 14,819....

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. In 2007, CN repurchased the majority of the short lines that made up the Quebec Railway Company, but specifically declined to buy this railroad. To maintain operations, it was purchased by the government of Quebechttp://cnplus.cn.ca/it/Shortlines/SL_Static.nsf/shortlines/4602BA25AD48385D85256758004124C7?opendocument and now operates under the state company Corporation des Chemins de fer de la Gaspesie.http://www.proximityissues.ca/Maps/RAC-2004-QC_sub.pdf.