Show canadas first railroad nail road the llast lit in canada was aa tile one built between laprairie and st johns quebec mid and opened for ur frallic lit in july 1830 tills this railway line was vaa by soine nome prominent business men inen and the liu railroad ayas contracted of wooden rails mils horsepower horsep being employed during the lie first year lit in 1837 the wooden rails nills were cic replaced by iron rails mils and the hodhes by a steam en ine the rallY ny was known ns its the ahnin plain and st lawrence coin coal pany 1 the Champl st lawrence It allway company received receded its charter in 1832 nanti years jears ngo ago |