While railways have made an important contribution in all regions of the country, Quebec remains the birthplac
e of the railway in Canada and home to the nation's first five public railways: the Champlain & St. Lawrence Rail Road,1836, the Montreal & Lachine Railroad in 1847, the St. Lawrence & Industry Village Railroad in 1850, the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroa
d, in 1852, and the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
...[+++] in 1853.
La contribution ferroviaire est importante partout au pays, mais le Québec demeure le berceau du rail canadien avec l'inauguration de nombreux chemins de fer publics, dont les cinq premiers à voir le jour au pays: le Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad en 1836, le Montreal & Lachine Railroad en 1847, le St. Lawrence & Village of Industry Railroad en 1850, le St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad en 1852, et le Grand Trunk Railway of Canada en 1853.