Parc Linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord
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The Parc Linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord is a multiuse recreational rail trail located in Quebec, Canada. It runs through the Rivière du Nord valley.[1] It originally was a railway line operated by Canadian Pacific Railway which operated it at a continuous financial loss since its construction in the 1890s. During the 1990s, it was dismantled to make way for a recreational multi-use trail except for the portion between Montréal and Saint-Jérôme which is still in service as the Saint-Jérôme line. Prior to decommissioning, passenger traffic on this line was so scarce that it gave way to the humorous and intricately philosophical and poetic song by Félix Leclerc, "Le train du nord".[citation needed]
It runs for 200 kilometres (124 miles) between Saint-Jérôme and Mont-Laurier and is used for biking, cross-country skiing and hiking. Le P'tit Train du Nord linear park is a regional recreational and touristic asset for the Laurentian which offers its own residents access to high-quality transportation and leisure activities on the one hand as well as allowing for management of a major tourist attraction generating significant economic benefits for the region on the other.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Desjardins, Stéphane (2020-02-19). "Divin vélo sur le Parc linéaire du P'tit train du Nord". Virage – Le magazine en ligne (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Parc linéaire Le P'tit Train du Nord" (Web). Tourisme Québec and Bell Canada. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
- ^ "About Us". P'tit Train du Nord. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
External links
- Official website
- "Easy Slopes, Please: Biking the Mountains of Quebec" by Julia Lawlor, The New York Times, July 13, 2007
- Detailed Google map
- CS1 Canadian French-language sources (fr-ca)
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- Geography of Laurentides
- Rail trails in Quebec
- Transport in Laurentides
- Tourist attractions in Laurentides
- 1990s establishments in Quebec
- Linear parks