Talk:International Railway of Maine

Lemma
SPUI moved this "article" to International Railway (Canada) which is quite nonsense. I moved it back to the official name. --Thogo (Talk) 10:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Opening year
What are the sources for the opening year 1889? I don't believe that this is true. The road was owned by Atlantic&North West Ry., leased to Ontario&Quebec in 1883, and finally leased to CP in 1886. Please find sources for the 1889 date. Thank you. --Thogo (Talk) 10:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)


 * According to the ICC valuation for the International of Maine: "The Atlantic and Northeast[sic] Railway Company continued the work in Maine, and the road between Boundary and Mattawamkeag was completed and opened for operation on June 1, 1889." --NE2 21:20, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

A&NW?
While I'm at it, I'm going to try to figure out how this relates to the Atlantic and North-West Railway (incorporated May 15, 1879). According to the ICC valuation, it acquired the property on December 6, 1886. It then includes this strange note: "This report will deal only with that portion of the property of the Atlantic and Northeast[sic] Railway Company located in the State of Maine, which will be considered as standing in the name of the International Railway of Maine."

According to Moody's Transportation Manual, 1992, the A&NW owned the following (I've added who currently operates and probably owns the lines):
 * St. Lawrence River Bridge (South End) to Farnham, 33.1 miles; (CP and Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway)
 * Brookport to Megantic, 125.7 miles; (Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway)
 * West connection to M&A at Foster, 0.2 mile; (appears to be abandoned)
 * Megantic to U.S. boundary, 15.3 miles; (Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway)
 * U.S. boundary to Mattawamkeag, Me., 144.6 miles; (Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway and Eastern Maine Railway)
 * Sherbrooke to Newington, 0.9 mile. (probably Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway)

As best as I can tell, the line east of Megantic was spun off to the Canadian Atlantic Railway in September 1988, and abandoned on December 31, 1994. The Canadian American Railroad and Eastern Maine Railway bought the line and restored service on January 6, 1995. Lennoxville to Megantic appears to have been included in the latter sale but not the former.

St. Jean to Lennoxville became part of the Quebec Southern Railway on September 28, 1996, while Montreal to St. Jean was included in the St. Lawrence and Hudson Railway on October 1, 1996, but given back to the CP on January 1, 2001. So was the A&NW without any property at the end of 1996? Or were any of these leases? --NE2 21:20, 15 November 2008 (UTC)