Ontario and Pacific Junction Railway
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The Ontario and Pacific Junction Railway (O&PJ) is a historic Canadian
railway company that was chartered in Ontario
. It was a "paper" railway that received a charter for construction but was never built.
The company was incorporated in 1874 to connect the railways of Southern Ontario
to the proposed transcontinental line of the Canadian Pacific Railway
that had been chartered by the Government of Canada
in 1872.
The O&PJ failed to obtain the funding necessary to commence construction and a similar line was completed by a rival company, the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway
.
The directors of the O&PJ included: James David Edgar
, president, along with William Thomson, John Turner, D. Galbraith, John Moat, Henry S Howland, Hermon Henry Cook
and Alexander Peter Cockburn
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
railway company that was chartered in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It was a "paper" railway that received a charter for construction but was never built.
The company was incorporated in 1874 to connect the railways of Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
to the proposed transcontinental line of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
that had been chartered by the Government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
in 1872.
The O&PJ failed to obtain the funding necessary to commence construction and a similar line was completed by a rival company, the Northern and Pacific Junction Railway
Northern and Pacific Junction Railway
The Northern and Pacific Junction Railway is a historic Canadian railway located in northern Ontario.It was constructed in the 1880s to connect the railways of Southern Ontario to the new transcontinental line of the Canadian Pacific Railway , from the Northern Railway of Canada, at Gravenhurst,...
.
The directors of the O&PJ included: James David Edgar
James David Edgar
Sir James David Edgar, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician.In his twenties, Edgar was a law student, legal editor of the Toronto Globe, an alderman on Toronto's city council, and an organizer for the Liberal Party in Ontario. He was also rare among English Canadians of the time for his sympathy for...
, president, along with William Thomson, John Turner, D. Galbraith, John Moat, Henry S Howland, Hermon Henry Cook
Hermon Henry Cook
Hermon Henry Cook was an Ontario lumber merchant and political figure. He represented Simcoe North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878 and Simcoe East from 1882 to 1891...
and Alexander Peter Cockburn
Alexander Peter Cockburn
Alexander Peter Cockburn was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Victoria North in the 1st Parliament of Ontario and Muskoka and then Ontario North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1887.He was born in Finch in 1837, the son of Scottish...
.