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Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway Company [textual record, cartographic material]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1893-1926

Reference:

R231-421-2-E, RG30M 80103/69, RG30-IV-E-4

Type of material:

Textual material, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

164040

Context of this record:

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Canadian National Railway Company fonds

Predecessor companies

Government-acquired railways in Quebec

Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway Company
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1893-1926

Bilingual equivalent:

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.5 m of textual records
2 maps

Language of material:

English

Accession:

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[Plans showing routes for CNR and predecessor railway companies, drawings of bridges and offices, and a CNR organization chart] [multiple media]

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Sub-series consists of records created and maintained by the Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway Company and includes books of reference (property), 1893-1926, plans, 1909-1910, and tariffs.

Cartographic material consists of a map of the Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway telegraph system (drawing number 309-3) dated 1909, and a Quebec Southern Railway route map, file 185-1, no date.
Additional name(s):

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Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway Company

Quebec Southern Railway Company

United Counties Railway Company

East Richelieu Valley Railway Company
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Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway Company : The Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway Company was owned by the American Delaware and Hudson Railroad and was formed by the acquisition and union of a number of independent Quebec lines.

Two of these were the United Counties Railway Company, which was incorporated under Quebec Act, 46 Vic., Cap. 90 of 30 March 1883 and which operated 59.3 miles of line between Iberville and Bellevue Junction and the East Richelieu Valley Railway Company incorporated under Quebec Act, 54 Vic., Cap. 91 of 30 December 1890 which owned 21.9 miles of line from Noyan Junction to Iberville. These two companies experienced financial difficulties and, in 1900, both were acquired by the Delaware and Hudson which incorporated the Quebec Southern Railway Company under Dominion Act, 63-64 Vic., Cap. 76 of 7 July 1900 to operate their lines.

Another component was the South Shore Railway Company, which was incorporated under Quebec Act, 57 Vic., Cap. 72 of 8 January 1894 to obtain the property of two other companies. These were the Great Eastern Railway Company and the Montreal and Sorel Railway Company. Their tracks plus new construction gave a 61 mile line from St. Lambert to the St. Francis River. This company passed into the ownership of the Delaware and Hudson on 5 December 1903 and were operated by the Quebec Southern.

On 13 July 1906 the Quebec, Montreal and Southern Railway Company was incorporated under Dominion Act, 6 Edward VII, Cap. 150 to acquire the property and lines of the companies comprising the Quebec Southern Railway Company. With new construction added the company operated a 191 mile line. On 16 July 1929 the company was acquired by Canadian National Railway. RG30 General Inventory

Finding aid:

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(Paper) Finding aid 30-47 is a file list relating to volumes 7946 to 7960. 30-47 (90: Open)

(Paper) Finding aid 30-84 is a typed file list relating to volumes 12864 to 12865. 30-84 (90: Open)

Cartographic material (Paper) Finding aid consists of an item listing. RG30M 80103/69. Finding aid available in main reference room. (90: Open)

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Custodial history:

RG30M 80103/69 (items #9, 16) was transferred in Feb. 1981 from the Federal Archives Division, RG30, direct transfer #36, vols. 2988 to 3054.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Plans appear to have been transferred to the Picture Division. See finding aid 30-84, volume 12866.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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80103/69 CA
RG30M 80103/69

Former archival reference no.:

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RG30M 80103/69
RG30-IV-E-4
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG30]

[Consultation 90 Open]

7946--7960;

[Consultation 90 Open]

12864--12865;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 30-47] 4

[Consultation 90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09