Railways in

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
and Prince Edward Island

VIA Rail train approaching Amherst, Nova Scotia

National Operators

• VIA Rail Canada passenger service:
  • The Ocean Montreal (Quebec) to Halifax
• CN freight services

International Services

• New Brunswick Southern Railway crosses the St John River between Van Buren, Maine and St Leonard, New Brunswick, where it connects with CN
• New Brunswick Southern Railway crosses the US border between Vanceboro, Maine and St Croix, New Brunswick
• New Brunswick Southern Railway crosses the US border three times between Milltown (near St Stephen), New Brunswick and Woodland, Maine. There is no direct connection with any other railway in the US.

Local and Regional Freight Operators

• Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway Truro, Nova Scotia (interchange with CN) via Stellarton (branch to Abercrombie) and New Glasgow (branch to Trenton) to Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (interchange with Sydney Coal Railway). Total length of line about 245 miles (394 km)
• Sydney Coal Railway from the harbour at Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia (interchange with Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway) to the Nova Scotia Power generating plant at Lingan. Owned by Logistec (Website contains few details relating to railway)
• Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway Grand Falls to Cyr Junction (interchange with CN)
• New Brunswick Southern Railway
  • St John (interchange with CN) via McAdam (branch via St Stephen to Woodland, Maine) and St Croix to destinations in the US
  • St Leonard (interchange with CN) via the Van Buren Bridge to destinations in the US
• Windsor & Hantsport Railway Windsor Junction (near Halifax, Nova Scotia, interchange with CN) via Windsor (branch to Fundy Gypsum) and Hantsport to Gert Schmidt. The section from Windsor Junction to Windsor is little used, the principal traffic being gypsum from Fundy Gypsum and Gert Schmidt for shipping via Hantsport

Tourist Services

• Elmira Railway Museum on Prince Edward Island has a miniature railway

© 2006-2011 Glyn Williams
Photo image © 2005 Rod Bushway
Canadian flag image from CIA World Factbook
Special thanks to SPV for their excellent Railroad Atlases