Victoria Railway

Not to be confused with Victorian Railways of Australia.
Victoria Railway
Map
Overview
LocaleOntario, Canada
Dates of operation1878–1990s (line abandoned)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Victoria Railway was a 55.52-mile (89.35 km) long[1] Canadian railway that operated in Central Ontario. Construction under Chief Engineer James Ross began in 1874 from Lindsay, Ontario, with authority to build through Victoria County to Haliburton, Ontario, to which it opened on November 24, 1878 (1878-11-24).[2][3][4] The line is best known as having been built by a large group of Icelandic immigrants, who found the Kinmount winters too rough, and so they all moved to Gimli, Manitoba.[5] The line became part of the Midland Railway of Canada and then later part of the Canadian National Railways. The line was abandoned completely by the early 1990s.[1]

  1. ^ a b Smith, Jeffrey P (2011-07-27). "CNR Haliburton Subdivision". CNR in Ontario. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Smith, Jeffrey P (2011-05-05). "Haliburton". CNR in Ontario. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Victoria Railway, The". Online Plaque Guide. Ontario Heritage Trust. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "The Victoria Railway". Ontario's Historical Plaques. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CentennialHaliburton100Years was invoked but never defined (see the help page).