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References
- ↑ "Historical Nova Scotian Railway Photographs - Canadian National Lines". Nova Scotia's Railway Heritage. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ Rachel Psutka (16 October 2012). "A winding history of a railway". The Casket. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
The last Via Rail passenger train stopped in Monastery in 1990
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