Children playing and climbing on the old Canadian National locomotive no.4803.
Picture from Toronto 2.7.2014 by Ilkka Siissalo.
FUNET railway pictures archive - Canada
Canada is a huge country with a well developed railroad infrastructure, but just like in USA in the south,
also Canadian railroads mainly focus on cargo traffic. Canada has a railroad network of 49422 kilometres,
but only 129 km is electrified. The biggest operators are Canadian National Railway CN, Canadian Pacific
Railway CP and Via Rail.
Picture categories
- British Columbia Railway BC Rail
- Canadian National CN + subsidiaries
- Canadian Pacific, CP Rail + subsidiaries
- VIA Rail
- GO Transit
- Toronto trams and metro trains
- Miscellaneous diesels
- Steam engines
There aren't many commuter passenger trains in Canada. However in the greater Toronto area there are some.
This is a rush-hour commuter train of the company GO Transit, which is a subsidiary of the Toronto area local
bus services provider Metrolinx. Picture from Toronto 2.7.2014 by Ilkka Siissalo.
