Building the National Railways (1851 - 1885)

An act respecting the Intercolonial Railway, 1875
Acte concernant le chemin de fer Intercolonial, 1875

Document Summary:

Section 1: Considers the line of interconnecting railway tracks from Montréal to Halifax to now be the official Intercolonial Railway.

Section 2: Authorizes the sale of unneeded railway land in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Section 3: Repeals any act already passed in the provincial legislatures of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia regarding this railway.