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| Railway name | Locale | Operating years | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway | eastern Quebec | ?-1975 | Acquired by CN. |
| Calgary and Edmonton Railway | Acquired by CPR. | ||
| Campbellford, Lake Ontario and Western Railway | Acquired by CPR. | ||
| Canada Air Line Railway | Subsidiary of GWR. | ||
| Canada Atlantic Railway | central, eastern Ontario, western Quebec | 1890–1914 | Acquired by GTR. |
| Canada Central Railway | Aquried by CPR. | ||
| Canada Coal and Railroad Company | northwestern Nova Scotia | 1905–1906 | Sold to become MCR&PC. |
| Canada Coals and Railway Company | northwestern Nova Scotia | 1892–1905 | Sold to become CC&RC. |
| Canada Southern Railway | Acquired by MCRR, later NYC. Sold to CPR and CN. Abandoned. | ||
| Canadian Atlantic Railway | eastern Quebec, Maine, western New Brunswick, western Nova Scotia | 1988–1994 | CPR subsidiary created to operate lines east of Montreal including DAR. Portions abandoned or sold by 1994 to NBSR, EMR, CDAC, and WHRC. |
| Canadian Government Railways | Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba | 1915–1918 | Entrusted to CNR. Corporate entity sold to CN in 1993 for $1. |
| Canadian National Electric Railways | Division of CNR. | ||
| Canadian Pacific Electric Lines | Division of CPR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Railway | Nova Scotia, Quebec to British Columbia | 1899–1918 | Nationalized into CNR. |
| Canadian Northern Alberta Railway | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Branchlines Company | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Consolidated Railways | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Manitoba Railway | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Montreal Tunnel and Terminal Company | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Ontario Railway | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Pacific Railway | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Quebec Railway | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Saskatchewan Railway | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Canadian Northern Western Railway | Constituent company of CNoR. | ||
| Cape Breton Development Corporation Railway | Sold to SCR. | ||
| Cape Breton Railway | |||
| Cape Breton Eastern Extension Railway | |||
| Caraquet Railway | northeastern New Brunswick | Acquired by CNR. | |
| Central Canada Railway | |||
| Central Ontario Railway | Acquired by CNoR. | ||
| Central Railway of New Brunswick | Acquired by CPR. | ||
| Central Vermont Railway | Also a defunct U.S. railroad. Subsidiary of GTR, later CNR. Became NECR. | ||
| Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad | southwestern Quebec | 1836–1857 | First railway in British North America. Acquired by M&CR. |
| Chatham, Wallaceburg and Lake Erie Railway | Interurban railway. | ||
| Columbia and Kootenay Railway | Acquired by CPR. | ||
| Columbia and Western Railway | Acquired by CPR. | ||
| Cornwallis Valley Railway | Acquired by DAR. | ||
| Credit Valley Railway | Acquired by CPR. | ||
| Cumberland Railway and Coal Company | Abandoned. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Defunct Canadian Railways