Description: Edits were made at scales at 1:400 down to 1:200 using 15cm resolution orthoimagery.Track type definitions:Main - Heavy traffic, most often two or more tracks on a line.Crossover - Used to switch between tracks on a mainline (taken from NRWN).Branch - Connects main lines, usually single tracked, lower quality, and lower speed limits.Siding - Short lengths of track running parallel to the main/branch track that is used for passing or short/long term storage.Spur - Short lengths of track that are built to give a company access to the rest of the rail network (usually only freight).Yard - Operated by railway companies to marshal and store trains and cars.Disused - Physical tracks still exist, but do not appear to be used for any type of service.Abandoned - Physical infrastructure has been removed and therefore cannot be used at all.(Track type definitions sourced from OpenStreetMap documentation).Owner: the full name of the company including "Railway" followed by the "reporting mark" used by the railway company to identify its rolling stock on the North American Railway network.The Canadian National Railway Company 'CN' came into being on June 6, 1919 in order to consolidate a collection of scattered railways across the country that had fallen under Federal Government ownership. Over the years, this collection of lines grew into one of the largest of railway companies on the continent.The Canadian Pacific Railway Company 'CPR' was created in 1881 as a private company. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Its rail network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the United States such as Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York City. Its headquarters are in Calgary, Alberta.The Goderich-Exeter Railway 'GEXR' is a short line freight railway that operates over 169 miles (272 km) of track in Southern Ontario. Created in 1992, it was the first short line railway in Canada to be purchased from a class I railway, in this case Canadian National Railway (CN). It took over operation of further CN trackage in 1998. As of 2004, the railway has 44 employees. Its headquarters, formerly in Goderich, were moved to Kitchener in December 1998.
Copyright Text: Outside of Peel: GeoBase National Railway Network (NRWN) v1.0; Attribute definitions: OpenStreetMap; Geometry within Peel: Region of Peel - SIIT - Information Management - Peel Data Centre