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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Locale | Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Maine |
| Dates of operation | 1988–1994 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Canadian Atlantic Railway (CAR) was a Canadian and U.S. railway that existed from 1988 to 1994.
The CAR was created in September 1988 as a business unit of CP Rail (CPR) to serve the Maritime Provinces and the state of Maine.[1] Its creation was predated by several years of declining traffic during the 1980s on CPR's eastern mainline from Montreal to Saint John and its supporting branchlines.[1] The assets of CAR were sold or abandoned in stages and the company ceased to exist December 31, 1994, as CP Rail exited eastern Canada and at the same time ceased to be a transcontinental railway.[1]
- ^ a b c Confalone, Mike; Posik, Joe (2005). Rails Across New England, Volume 1. Goffstown, New Hampshire: Railroad Explorer. p. 19. ISBN 0-9725320-1-3.