The second Canadian railway line, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, is opened.

Montreal and Lachine Railroad

19th-century railroad in Quebec, Canada

The Montreal and Lachine Railroad was Montreal's first railroad. The railroad was opened on November 19, 1847, with service between Bonaventure Station in Montreal and the St. Lawrence River in Lachine. Built to bypass the Lachine Rapids, it was 12 km long. The railway merged…