Ontario and Rainy River Railway

Ontario and Rainy River Railway

Industry	Railway
Predecessor	Canadian Northern Railway, Canadian National Railway
Founder	McKenzie and Mann[1]
Defunct	Defunct
Headquarters	Rainy River, Ontario
Number of locations	Several Branch offices: Fort Frances, Ontario Shipyards: Rainy River
Area served	Ontario Routes: Rainy River to Fort Frances
Services	Shipping company

The Ontario and Rainy River Railway existed briefly in the late 19th century.^[2] The rail line ran from Rainy River, Ontario to Fort Frances, Ontario with eventual plans to connect to Port Arthur, Ontario^[3] in the West and to the Manitoba and Southeastern Railway^[4] via a new Steel bridge at Rainy River. After the Baudette-Rainy River Rail Bridge was completed in 1901 the company was quickly absorbed by The Canadian Northern Railway^[5] which built a Round House, Bunks, a Hotel and several other pieces of equipment at the town. It later was taken over and absorbed by The Canadian National Railway Which still operates the line.^[6]

References

1. "CNR History".
2. "Railway Chronicles of the North". Railway Chronicles of the North.
3. Fort Frances Times http://www.fftimes.com/100-years-100-stories/thenewrailway.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Railway Nationalization in Canada.
5. "Rainy River Historical Plaque". Historical Plaques.
6. "Canadian National Railway". CN North America.