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Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad

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44 relations: Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, British North America, Brossard, Canada, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadians, Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad, Charles Dickens, Country music, Delaware and Hudson Railway, George Stephenson, Grand Trunk Railway, John Molson, La Prairie, Quebec, Lake Champlain, Lieutenant governor, Locomotive, Louis-Joseph Papineau, Lower Canada, Montreal, Montreal and Lachine Railroad, New York (state), New York City, Newcastle upon Tyne, North America Railway Hall of Fame, Oldest railroads in North America, Orval Prophet, Patriote movement, Plateway, Portage railway, Quebec, Rail profile, Rail transport, Rail transport in Canada, Richelieu River, Rouses Point, New York, Saint Lawrence River, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Stephenson's Rocket, Track (rail transport), United States, Wagonway.

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (1 August 1776 – 27 March 1849, Markethill), styled The Honourable Archibald Acheson from 1790 to 1806 and Lord Acheson from 1806 to 1807, was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century.

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British North America

The term "British North America" refers to the former territories of the British Empire on the mainland of North America.

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Brossard

Brossard (or;, or) is a municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada and is part of the Greater Montreal area.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company (Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec that serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.

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Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), also known formerly as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railroad incorporated in 1881.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad

The Champlain and St.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic.

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Country music

Country music, also known as country and western or simply country, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s.

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Delaware and Hudson Railway

The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) is a railroad that operates in the northeastern United States.

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George Stephenson

George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.

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Grand Trunk Railway

The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system that operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and in the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

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John Molson

John Molson (December 28, 1763 – January 11, 1836) was an English-born brewer and entrepreneur in colonial Quebec and Lower Canada.

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La Prairie, Quebec

La Prairie is an off-island suburb (south shore) of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon.

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Lake Champlain

Lake Champlain (French: Lac Champlain) (Abenaki: Pitawbagok) (Mohawk: Kaniatarakwà:ronte) is a natural freshwater lake in North America mainly within the borders of the United States (in the states of Vermont and New York) but partially situated across the Canada–U.S. border, in the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Lieutenant governor

A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction.

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Locomotive

A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.

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Louis-Joseph Papineau

Louis-Joseph Papineau (October 7, 1786 – September 23, 1871), born in Montreal, Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the seigneurie de la Petite-Nation.

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Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada (province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841).

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Montreal and Lachine Railroad

The Montreal and Lachine Railroad opened on November 19, 1847, with service between Bonaventure Station in Montreal and the Saint Lawrence River.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, from the North Sea.

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North America Railway Hall of Fame

North America Railway Hall of Fame (NARHF) is a not-for-profit organization housed in the recently restored Canada Southern Railway Station in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

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Oldest railroads in North America

This is a list of the earliest railroads in North America, including various railroad-like precursors to the general modern form of a company or government agency operating locomotive-drawn trains on metal tracks.

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Orval Prophet

Orval William Prophet (31 August 1922 – 4 January 1984) was among the first Canadian country music performers to achieve a career of international scope.

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Patriote movement

The Patriotes movement was a political movement that existed in Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) from the turn of the 19th century to the Patriote Rebellion of 1837 and 1838 and the subsequent Act of Union of 1840.

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Plateway

A plateway is an early kind of railway or tramway or wagonway, with a cast-iron rail.

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Portage railway

A portage railway is a short and possibly isolated section of railway used to bypass a section of unnavigable river or between two water bodies which are not directly connected.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Rail profile

The rail profile is the cross sectional shape of a railway rail, perpendicular to its length.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Rail transport in Canada

Canada has a large and well-developed railway system that today transports primarily freight.

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Richelieu River

The Richelieu River rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows to the north in the province of Quebec, Canada and empties into the St. Lawrence river.

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Rouses Point, New York

Rouses Point is a village in Clinton County, New York, United States, along the 45th parallel.

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Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence River (Fleuve Saint-Laurent; Tuscarora: Kahnawáʼkye; Mohawk: Kaniatarowanenneh, meaning "big waterway") is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America.

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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in eastern Montérégie in the Canadian province of Quebec, about southeast of Montreal.

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Saint-Lambert, Quebec

Saint-Lambert is a city (ville) in southwestern Quebec, Canada located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Montreal.

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Stephenson's Rocket

Stephenson's Rocket was an early steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement.

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Track (rail transport)

The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Wagonway

Wagonways (or Waggonways) consisted of the horses, equipment and tracks used for hauling wagons, which preceded steam-powered railways.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champlain_and_St._Lawrence_Railroad

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