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Toronto & Nipissing Railway
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The Toronto and Nipissing Railway was the first public narrow-gauge railway in North America. A Scottish born businessman George Laidlaw promoted its development and was invaluable in its chartering. In 1868, it chartered to build from Toronto to Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada, via York, Ontario, and Victoria Counties. At Nipissing, it would meet the transcontinental lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It opened in 1871 and the railway merged with the Midland Railway of Canada in 1882.
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85229852