South Eastern Railway (Quebec)
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In 1866 the South Eastern Counties Junction Railway was incorporated to build from a point on the Stanstead, Shefford and Chambly Railroad to a point on the province line in the township of Potton, Quebec
which was completed in 1873. Soon afterwards, the railway amalgamated with the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties Railway, the combined lines being known as the South Eastern Railway.
After many years of haphazard running and accumulated deficits, it was eventually taken over by the Canadian Pacific Railway
which had leased the South Eastern in 1887 and which subsequently continued to operate the line.
Potton, Quebec
Potton is a township of 1,700 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, 125km southeast of Montreal and next to the United States border, north of North Troy, Vermont. The main village in the township is Mansonville...
which was completed in 1873. Soon afterwards, the railway amalgamated with the Richelieu, Drummond and Arthabaska Counties Railway, the combined lines being known as the South Eastern Railway.
After many years of haphazard running and accumulated deficits, it was eventually taken over by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
which had leased the South Eastern in 1887 and which subsequently continued to operate the line.