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The "North Shore"
G&W's Québec Gatineau Railway took control of 278 miles of former Canadian Pacific trackage in the Québec province back in November 1997. Since then, they bring back an huge amount of railcars on their rails and made profitable stretch of trackage nearly abandoned by the former owner.
It was the case with the "North Shore" or CP's Lachute subdivision, running on the north shore of the Outaouais River linking Montréal, Québec's biggest city with Ottawa, Canada's capital.
In the last years of CP tenure, they even mothballed the line for a 35 miles stretch between Lachute and Thurso deserving both ends from either Ottawa or Montréal for the remaining customers.
Trafic never reached back the golden years of the line but QG assured a steady service over the years and three customers can still be found in the Gatineau area and guarantee three trips per week over this accessible and scenic line.
QG 738-22
2300 2008
Milepost 72.9 Lachute subdivision
Montebello,QC
January 22nd 2019
The "North Shore"
G&W's Québec Gatineau Railway took control of 278 miles of former Canadian Pacific trackage in the Québec province back in November 1997. Since then, they bring back an huge amount of railcars on their rails and made profitable stretch of trackage nearly abandoned by the former owner.
It was the case with the "North Shore" or CP's Lachute subdivision, running on the north shore of the Outaouais River linking Montréal, Québec's biggest city with Ottawa, Canada's capital.
In the last years of CP tenure, they even mothballed the line for a 35 miles stretch between Lachute and Thurso deserving both ends from either Ottawa or Montréal for the remaining customers.
Trafic never reached back the golden years of the line but QG assured a steady service over the years and three customers can still be found in the Gatineau area and guarantee three trips per week over this accessible and scenic line.
QG 738-22
2300 2008
Milepost 72.9 Lachute subdivision
Montebello,QC
January 22nd 2019