Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Prince Edward Island Railway
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- P.E.I.R.
- P.E.I. Railway
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Cap 4 of the 1871 Statutes of Prince Edward Island authorized the construction of a 3' 6" gauge railway connecting Alberton with Georgetown, touching at Summerside and Charlottetown with extension to Souris and Tignish. As part of the terms of confederation in 1873 , the railway became the property of the Dominion Government. Branch lines between Emerald Junction and Carleton Cove and between Charlottetown and Murray Harbour were opened in 1885 and 1905 respectively. A further branch from Harmony to Elmira was authorized in 1908. Between 1919 and 1926 the gauge was converted to standard gauge. Under Dominion Order in Council P.C. 115, the Prince Edward Island Railway was entrusted for management and operation to Canadian National Railways.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD 24.1Aa
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
15 June 1999. Entered into AtoM 1 December 2014.
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Publications of the Railway; Timetables, rules etc. (see Acc2756)