3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁producing ▁a ▁network ▁reaching ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Unfortunately ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁comple ting ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁enorm ous , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Royal ▁T unnel , ▁leaving ▁the ▁company ▁str add led ▁with ▁deb ts . ▁It ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁trans cont inental ▁rail ways , ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁Tr unk ▁Pacific ▁Railway , ▁the ▁later ▁of ▁which ▁reached ▁the ▁Pacific ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁had ▁already ▁discovered ▁there ▁was ▁not ▁enough ▁traffic ▁to ▁share ▁with ▁the ▁CP , ▁let ▁alone ▁a ▁third ▁entr ant . ▁ ▁The ▁C No R ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁pay ▁its ▁deb ts , ▁and ▁approached ▁the ▁government ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁b ail out . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁government ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁merged ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Government ▁Rail ways , ▁and ▁then ▁renamed ▁it ▁all ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Rail ways ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Service ▁continued ▁as ▁the ▁Ir ond ale ▁Sub div ision . ▁ ▁Ab andon ment ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁little ▁used ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁history , ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁line ▁was ▁abandoned ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁A ▁short ▁section ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁w ye ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁C OR ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁sp ur ▁line ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁Dom tar ▁fla ke board ▁plant . ▁The ▁remainder ▁had ▁its ▁rails ▁lifted ▁starting