Quebec Southern Railway (reporting remark QSR) refers to two former railways operated in

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 ...

from 1900 to 1903 and again from 1996 to 2003. The railway was owned by American railway operators, but most of its existence was under Canadian ownership.

First Incarnation

QSR began as East Richelieu Valley Railway in 1890 and 1895 it was acquired by

United Counties Railways United Counties Railways was a short-lived railway that was formed in 1883 and merged in 1900 to form Quebec Southern Railway. UCR was formed in 1883 and operated rail operations in Quebec from Bellevue Junction (near Sorel) to Richelieu, then e ...

and in 1900 renamed as QSR when it was acquired by Rutland Railroad. The QSR name was short-lived as it was acquired by

Delaware & Hudson Railway The Delaware and Hudson Railway (D&H) is a railroad that operates in the Northeastern United States. In 1991, after more than 150 years as an independent railroad, the D&H was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). CP operates D&H ...

and renamed Quebec, Montreal & Southern Railway in 1906.

Second Incarnation

QMSR became part of

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

's Quebec operations from 1929 to 1991 and then under rival

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

(CP) from 1991 to 1996, spun off by CP to

Iron Road Railways Iron Road Railways Incorporated (IRR) was a railroad holding company which owned several short line railroads in the U.S. state of Maine, as well as the Canadian provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. IRR was formed in 1994 and headq ...

which resurrected the QSR named in 1996. The 2002 bankruptcy of Iron Road Railways saw QSR's assets sold in 2003. The rail line and property was acquired by the

Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway was a Class II freight railroad that operated in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec between 2002 and 2014. It was headquartered in Hermon, Maine. Its Canadian subsid ...

and the QSR name disappeared once more. After the 2013 bankruptcy of MMA, the rail line and property were acquired in 2014 by the Central Maine and Quebec Railway .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quebec Southern Railway Defunct Quebec railways 1996 establishments in Quebec 2003 disestablishments in Quebec 1900 establishments in Quebec 1906 disestablishments in Quebec