Moncton and Buctouche Railway
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The Moncton & Bouctouche Railway was a historic railroad company in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It was founded in 1883, at first as a Bouctouche and Moncton Railway, and built a 30 mile long section which branched off at Bouctouche Junction to the east of Moncton, New Brunswick
on the Intercolonial Railway, and continued north to Bouctouche, New Brunswick
. The rail line was opened on the 1st September, 1887 and extended in the next year to Moncton crossing the Intercolonial in Bouctouche Junction. The road had to fight with economic problems and was put up for compulsory auction in the end of 1894.
The M&BR was bought by the Canadian government and was integrated into the Canadian Government Railways
(CGR). In the same year Bouctouche Junction was abandoned to Moncton and purchased by a private enterprise. The Canadian National Railway
, which had been formed from various mergers in 1918–24, including the CGR, closed the line to Bouctouche on January 1, 1965.
Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces...
on the Intercolonial Railway, and continued north to Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Bouctouche is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick and in 2006 Census the population was 2,383.The town is located at the mouth of the Bouctouche River on the coast of the Northumberland Strait, approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Moncton....
. The rail line was opened on the 1st September, 1887 and extended in the next year to Moncton crossing the Intercolonial in Bouctouche Junction. The road had to fight with economic problems and was put up for compulsory auction in the end of 1894.
The M&BR was bought by the Canadian government and was integrated into the Canadian Government Railways
Canadian Government Railways
Canadian Government Railways was the legal name used between 1915–1918 for all federal government-owned railways in Canada.The principal component companies were: the Intercolonial Railway of Canada , the National Transcontinental Railway , the Prince Edward Island Railway , and the Hudson...
(CGR). In the same year Bouctouche Junction was abandoned to Moncton and purchased by a private enterprise. The Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
, which had been formed from various mergers in 1918–24, including the CGR, closed the line to Bouctouche on January 1, 1965.
