Ferry Service NL to NS - 100 Years - North Sydney NS - Commercial Commemorations on Waymarking.com

This plaque is at the ferry terminal in North Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Text from marker: Commemorating a century of ferry service between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
SS Bruce arrived here on 1 July 1898, completing the first crossing from Port Aux Basques.

En commémoration d'un siècle de service traversier entre Terre-Neuve et La Nouvelle-Écosse.
Le Vapeur Bruce est arrivé ici le 1 Juillet 1898, réalisant ainsi la première traversée à pasrtir de Port Aux Basques.

More Information:
The Newfoundland Railway was completed to Port Aux Basques in 1897 but the necessary docks were not completed until 1898. On June 30, 1898, the first passenger train arrived in Port aux Basques, and the SS Bruce departed for North Sydney shortly afterward with about 50 passengers.
In 1949, Newfoundland entered into Confederation and the railway was transferred to Canadian National Railways. Large dock renovations were required with extensive dual gauge trackage. By the mid-1960s, new railcar-capable ferries permitted the exchange of standard gauge railcars, requiring further expansion at the Port aux Basques terminal facilities. During that time, the Trans-Canada Highway was completed across Newfoundland. The new highway led to increased truck traffic (and tourists) which led to RORO (Roll-on / Roll-off) ferries. By 1988, the railway no longer operated.
The newest ferry, the MV Atlantic Vision, can hold about 530 cars.
More info about the Marine Atlantic Fleet.

Anniversary Year: 1998 Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1898 Address: North Sydney Terminal 355 Purves Street North Syndey, NS Canada B2A 3V2 Website: [Web Link]

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