The former Wakefield, Quebec train station.

Comments by Member of Parliament Alex Shepherd in the House of Commons, Ottawa: Mr. Alex Shepherd (Durham) February 7, 1994.

     "I note that most of the tracks in eastern Canada are owned by CN and more precisely by the taxpayers of Canada. Currently CN, which displays the Canadian flag on its trains, and CP are in negotiation for consolidation of rail services in eastern Canada.
    
House of Commons Debates   Ottawa     January 30, 2014.
Mr. Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ontario) Green Party.
     "Mr. Speaker, CN Rail will abandon the line from Bathurst to Miramichi that Via Rail needs to connect the Maritimes to the rest of Canada. CN is also ending passenger service north of Sault Ste. Marie. Passenger rail service is in jeopardy across the country."
Hon. Lisa Raitt (CPC).
     "Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member has already said, CN is a private company that takes decisions regarding which lines it wants to operate in the country. If it chooses not to operate and to discontinue a line, it goes through a process...CN is following that right now. That said, it is important to note that Via is an arms-length corporation that makes its own business decisions."

I am standing on decommissioned CNR tracks in Wakefield, Quebec. The station has been converted into a lovely restaurant with views of the Gatineau River.

That same location in 1965.

The wooden floors and ceiling are part of the original building.