Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway
Reporting marks	CBNS
Locale	Nova Scotia, Canada
Years of operation	1993 – present
Track gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Headquarters	Stellarton, Nova Scotia

The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS) is a 392 km (245 mile) railway operating in Nova Scotia between Sydney and Truro with spurs at Sydney, Port Hawkesbury/Point Tupper, Trenton and Stellarton. Image File history File links Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway logo. ... The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area {{{TotalArea}}} km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad. ... Foot (unit of length) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... Stellerton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Canada at a latitude of 45°34 North and longitude of 62°40 West. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area {{{TotalArea}}} km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Sydney, Australia Sydney, North Dakota, United States of America Sydney is a former city in Nova Scotia, Canada located on its namesake harbour. ... One of Truros tree sculptures Truro (2001 population 11,457; urban area population 44,276) is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Port Hawkesburty, on Cape Breton Island Port Hawkesbury (2001 population 3,701) is a town located on the southwestern end of Cape Breton Island, on the north shore of the Strait of Canso, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Stellerton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Canada at a latitude of 45°34 North and longitude of 62°40 West. ...

The mainline (and related spurs) were formerly owned by Canadian National Railway and were sold to shortline holding company RailTex in October, 1993, making CBNS one of Canada's first shortlines to be acquired from a class I railway. RailTex was purchased by RailAmerica in 2000. Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A Class I railroad (also called a Class 1 railroad) is a member of the largest class of railroads in North America. ... ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The CBNS route crosses varied and beautiful scenery ranging from mixed farmland, forests and river valleys formed by the Appalachian Mountains, to the Strait of Canso (it crosses on the Canso Causeway) and various inlets of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. On Cape Breton Island, the line runs beside the spectacular Bras d'Or Lake. The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ... The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait), is located in northeastern North America in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... The Canso Causeway connects Cape Breton Island to the mainland of the province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. ... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Mikmaq: Unamakika), sometimes shortened to just Cape Breton, is a large island on the Atlantic coast of North America. ... Bras dOr Lake, Nova Scotia. ...

The line interchanges with the Sydney Coal Railway (SCR), formerly the Devco Railway, at Sydney, and with CN at Truro. Yards are maintained at Sydney, North Sydney, Point Tupper, Havre Boucher, Stellarton, and Truro. The Sydney Coal Railway is a Canadian shortline railway operating in the eastern part of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia. ... The Devco Railway (DVR) ran from Sydney,NS in Cape Breton to Glace Bay,NS also on Cape Breton. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present... North Sydney, Nova Scotia North Sydney is a town on the Eastern Coast of Cape Breton Island, is part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (Since amalgamation in 1995). ... Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia Havre Boucher is a village of 3,000 people whom inhabit a village that was historically inhabited as a fishing village. ...

Customers include two pulp and paper mills, a tire manufacturing plant, two coal-fired thermal electricity generating stations, a natural gas liquefication plant, a large railway car factory, and several smaller shippers including local forestry contractors. Traffic has fallen dramatically at the eastern end of the railway following the closure of a steel mill and several coal mines near Sydney. CBNS is currently applying to abandon this section of its line. Natural gas rig Natural gas (commonly refered to as gas in many countries) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...

VIA Rail's Halifax-Sydney weekly seasonal tourist passenger train, the Bras d'Or, operated along the entire length of the CBNS, in addition to some CN trackage between Halifax and Truro, from 2000 to 2004. Due to the possible abandon of the eastern part of the CBNS network, VIA Rail suspended the service in 2005. VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced vee-ah) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ... Halifax redirects here. ...

See also

• Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway - RailAmerica website
• CN description of partner shortline - CBNS