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Mining Railroads
Hokkaido Coal Mining Railway Company.
42in Gauge. Established in 1889 when the state-owned Horonai Coal Mine (幌内炭鉱, Horonai Tankō) and Horonai Railway were sold to the company. The company developed coal mines and transported coal to consumers by its own railways and a fleet of steamships.The railway of the company was nationalized on October 1, 1906 under the Railway Nationalization Act. At this time the company was renamed Hokkaido Colliery & Steamship Co., Ltd. (北海道炭礦汽船, Hokkaidō Tankō Kisen). Today the railroad is part of Hokkaido Railway Company.
Hokkaido, Japan. 1889 - 1906