Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway
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The Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence Junction Railway was a historic Canadian
narrow gauge railway operating in the Richelieu River
valley of Quebec
. The 1871 charter of the Philipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska Railway Company was renamed in 1875 and commenced operation between Stanbridge
and Saint-Guillaume
in October of 1879. The 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) line was leased to the South Eastern Railway
(SER) in 1880. The rail line and locomotives were converted
to standard gauge in 1881. The railway economy was based on agricultural products including hay
shipped to cities of the eastern United States
as feed for horse
s pulling delivery wagons. The line was leased to the Canadian Pacific Railway
in 1887 and survived into the 21st century as part of the CPR Farnham Division.
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...
narrow gauge railway operating in the Richelieu River
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...
valley of 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....
. The 1871 charter of the Philipsburg, Farnham and Yamaska Railway Company was renamed in 1875 and commenced operation between Stanbridge
Stanbridge Station, Quebec
Stanbridge Station is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 309.-Population:Population trend-Language:...
and Saint-Guillaume
Saint-Guillaume, Quebec
Saint-Guillaume is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of southwestern Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,578.-Population:Population trend-Language:Mother tongue language -References:...
in October of 1879. The 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) line was leased to the South Eastern Railway
South Eastern Railway (Quebec)
In 1866 the South Eastern Counties Junction Railway was incorporated to build from a point on the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly Railroad to a point on the province line in the township of Potton, Quebec which was completed in 1873...
(SER) in 1880. The rail line and locomotives were converted
Gauge conversion
In rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks...
to standard gauge in 1881. The railway economy was based on agricultural products including hay
Hay
Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...
shipped to cities of the eastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as feed for horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s pulling delivery wagons. The line was leased to the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
in 1887 and survived into the 21st century as part of the CPR Farnham Division.
Narrow-Gauge Locomotives
| Number | Builder | Type | Date | SER number | SER name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canadian Locomotive Company Canadian Locomotive Company The Canadian Locomotive Company, commonly referred to as CLC, was a Canadian manufacturer of railway locomotives located in Kingston, Ontario. Its works were located on Ontario Street and Gore Street on Kingston's waterfront.... |
4-4-0 | 1879 | 19 | Saint Pie |
| 2 | Canadian Locomotive Company Canadian Locomotive Company The Canadian Locomotive Company, commonly referred to as CLC, was a Canadian manufacturer of railway locomotives located in Kingston, Ontario. Its works were located on Ontario Street and Gore Street on Kingston's waterfront.... |
4-4-0 | 1879 | 20 | Abbotsford |
| 3 | Canadian Locomotive Company Canadian Locomotive Company The Canadian Locomotive Company, commonly referred to as CLC, was a Canadian manufacturer of railway locomotives located in Kingston, Ontario. Its works were located on Ontario Street and Gore Street on Kingston's waterfront.... |
4-4-0 | 1879 | 21 | Bedford |
| 4 | Canadian Locomotive Company Canadian Locomotive Company The Canadian Locomotive Company, commonly referred to as CLC, was a Canadian manufacturer of railway locomotives located in Kingston, Ontario. Its works were located on Ontario Street and Gore Street on Kingston's waterfront.... |
4-4-0 | 1879 | 22 | L'Ange Gardien |