Quebec Central Railway

The Quebec Central Railway (abbreviated QC or QCR ) is a railway company in the Canadian province of Québec. It opens up the Eastern Townships area between the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River and the border with the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Sherbrooke. It was founded in 1869 as " Sherbrooke, Eastern Townships and Kennebec Railway" and took its present name in the year 1875. The network reached a length of nearly 500 kilometers. 1912 leased the Canadian Pacific Railway, the company for 999 years.

On 1 June 1926, the QC took over the route Wells River Sherbrooke by the Boston and Maine Railroad, whose lying in the U.S. section was later sold to the Northern Vermont Railroad and still is in operation.

The passenger traffic on the routes of QC ended in April 1967, the freight in November 1994., The Quebec Central was dissolved on 23 December 1994. Since the Canadian Pacific but had only just ten percent of the share capital, they could not just take off the rails and get rid of the path. A freight forwarder in the region bought the train, founded the company new and let from June 2000 trains roll again. In addition to regular freight transport and tourist trains on the rail network.

• Railroad Company ( Canada )
• Traffic (Québec)
• Economy (Québec)
• Established in 1869