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The '''Grand Trunk Railway''' was a Canadian railway system based primarily in Ontario and Quebec, with 13,000 km of operations over much of Canada and 1900km in neighboring parts of the U.S.  It was nationalized by the federal government in 1919 and is now part of the Canadian National Railways.
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The '''Grand Trunk Railway''' was a Canadian railway system based primarily in Ontario and Quebec, with 13,000 km of operations over much of Canada and 1900km in neighboring parts of the U.S.  It was Canada's most important railway for many years, and in the 1860s competed with the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] for the status of longest system in the world.  It never made big profits, and indeed much of its business was connecting American cities via its lines in Ontario.  It overexpanded by building a route to the Pacific and was nationalized by the federal government in 1919. It is now part of the Canadian National Railways.
    
==History==
 
==History==
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