Spent some time this Labour Day Weekend biking a portion of CN’s former Inverness Subdivision on Cape Breton Island .....now the “Judique Flyer Trail” and named for the “fast” Mixed Trains that once traveled the line. The track began at Port Hastings Jct. just across the Canso Causeway from mainland Nova Scotia and ran 56 miles along the coast and into the highlands to the old coal mining town of Inverness. Scottish roots run deep here with the music and culture.....even the signs showing the village names are in English & Gaelic! The portion of the line along the shore is called the “Ceilidh (in Gaelic...pronounced “Kay-lee”) Coastal Trail. The track was abandoned in the late 80s but most bridges were left in place along with a couple of the stations.
Here’s a link to my album with timetables and photos (a couple from the late 70s and today)
http://picasaweb.google.ca/ghCBNS/Judiq ... directlink
Former Amtrak President David Gunn, when asked what was his favorite rail trip, said riding the trains along this line to Inverness when he was a kid. (see last paragraph of article here:)
http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news ... leid=24927
Here’s a link to my album with timetables and photos (a couple from the late 70s and today)
http://picasaweb.google.ca/ghCBNS/Judiq ... directlink
Former Amtrak President David Gunn, when asked what was his favorite rail trip, said riding the trains along this line to Inverness when he was a kid. (see last paragraph of article here:)
http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news ... leid=24927