Thousand Islands Railway

Thousand Islands Railway
Thousand Islands Railway locomotive 500 preserved in Gananoque
Overview
Dates of operation1884 (1884)–1958 (1958)
SuccessorCanadian National Railway

The Thousand Islands Railway (originally Gananoque & Rideau Railway) was an 8 km (5.0 mi) long railway running from the town of Gananoque north to the Grand Trunk Railway (now CN) Toronto-Montreal mainline, just south of present-day Cheeseborough. The service ran for 111 years between 1884 and 1995. The rails were removed in October 1997.