Sydney and Louisburg Railway information

The Sydney and Louisburg Railway (S&L) was a Canadian railway. Built to transport coal from various mines to the ports of Sydney and Louisbourg, the S&L...

by both locals and visitors. The town was originally spelled Louisburg and several companies, including the Sydney and Louisburg Railway adopted this spelling...

incorporated entity named "Devco Railway". Devco Railway took over the operations of the Sydney and Louisburg Railway on March 30, 1968 when DEVCO expropriated...

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eleven mines in all, and was responsible for 40% of Canada's coal production. Coal was transported on the Sydney and Louisburg Railway to both of those ports...

Dominion Coal Company (DOMCO) between Sydney and Louisbourg. The trackage was organized as the Sydney and Louisburg Railway (S&L) in 1910. The S&L, along with...

On March 30, 1968 DEVCO expropriated DOSCO's coal mines and the Sydney and Louisburg Railway, settling for a payment of $12 million. The federal government's...

the company, and in 1895 were extended south to Louisbourg. The railroad lines were incorporated in 1910 as the Sydney and Louisburg Railway. By 1912, DOMCO...

and the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the Sydney and Louisburg Railway (S & L). The Fortress of Louisbourg series includes: 'The Harbour and Dauphin...

Steam Railway, a joint project with the Sydney and Louisburg Railway Historical Society, which saw unused Devco Railway tracks between Glace Bay and Port...

Dominion Atlantic Railway, the Halifax and Southwestern Railway and the Sydney and Louisburg Railway), contributed to a growing trend toward urbanization...

shipped by the Sydney & Louisburg Railway (and later the Devco Railway) from the mines to a large battery of coke ovens bordering the railway lines on the...

for several years the company did business as the Sydney & Louisburg Division of the Cumberland Railway. In 1972, with H.S. Haslam as general manager, the...

where the Mira River enters into Mira Bay. It features both fresh and saltwater beaches and is a popular swimming area during the summer months. Mira Gut...

government ship Montmagny and brought to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, where they were shipped to Halifax via the Sydney and Louisburg Railway. The first jury trial...

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Street Sydney NS 46°08′N 60°11′W / 46.14°N 60.19°W / 46.14; -60.19 (Science Building) Federal (2899) Upload Photo Sydney and Louisburg Railway Station...

Canada's railways as beginning on February 25, 1832, with the incorporation of British North America's first steam-powered railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence...

Brunswick until the early 1960s when both railways completely dieselized. A third steam locomotive, Sydney and Louisburg 42, was used briefly in the early-mid...

Sydney Harbour and built the Sydney & Louisburg Railway with its headquarters in Glace Bay, to transport coal from the mines to the ports at Sydney and...

last mine closed in the 1980s. Glace Bay was the hub of the Sydney & Louisburg Railway and a major fishing port. At one time, Glace Bay was known as the...

1999 Sydney & Louisburg Railway Historical Society Ziel, Ron; Steam in the Sixties. Meredith. 1967. Ziel, Ron; Twilight of World Steam. Grosset and Dunlop...

HMS Lochinvar, Fleet Minesweeper base, Port Edgar, South Queensferry HMS Louisburg (also HMS Roseneath), Combined Operations, Roseneath, Dunbartonshire HMS...

shipbuilding: Halifax Shipyards Cumberland Railway and Coal Company Sydney & Louisburg Railway, an historic railway in Cape Breton Island, NS. In 1957, A.V. Roe...