Bras d'Or (train)

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Bras d'Or
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
Locale Nova Scotia, Canada
Predecessor Halifax–Sydney train
First service2000
Last service2004
Current operator(s) Via Rail
Route
Start Halifax, Nova Scotia
End Sydney, Nova Scotia
Average journey time10 hours
Service frequencyWeekly (June-October)
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Track owner(s) Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway

The Bras d'Or was a summer passenger train service operated by Via Rail in Nova Scotia, Canada, between Halifax and Sydney. From 2000 to 2004, the excursion train ran one round-trip per week in the tourist season of mid-June to mid-October. The route followed the scenic Sydney Subdivision of the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway across Cape Breton Island, at times within view of Bras d'Or Lake, after which the train is named. [1]

The Bras d'Or was the last regularly-scheduled passenger train serving Cape Breton Island.

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References

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