The Chemin de fer de l'Outaouais, (CFO) or the Compagnie de chemin de fer de l'Outaouais (CCFO) is a railroad that linked the city of
Gatineau to
Wakefield
Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...
, in the province of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
. Before 1986 the track extended to
Maniwaki.
The company is owned by the cities of
Gatineau,
Chelsea
Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to:
Places Australia
* Chelsea, Victoria
Canada
* Chelsea, Nova Scotia
* Chelsea, Quebec
United Kingdom
* Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames
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, and
La Pêche
La Pêche (, Quebec French pronunciation: ) is a municipality along both sides of the Gatineau River in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, about north of downtown Gatineau.
Bord ...
.
See also
*
Hull–Chelsea–Wakefield Railway
The Hull–Chelsea–Wakefield Railway was a heritage railway in Quebec, Canada, running tourist trains through the scenic Gatineau Hills and beside the Gatineau River between Hull (part of the city of Gatineau) and the tourist town of Wakef ...
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1904 in rail transport[Colin Churcher's Railway Pages (January 31, 2006), ]
Significant dates in Ottawa railway history
''. (Retrieved February 8, 2006).
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Quebec Gatineau Railway
References
External links
Government of CanadaUP THE LINE
Quebec railways
Companies based in Gatineau
Transport in Gatineau
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