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Fortress of Louisbourg
National Historic Site of Canada
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Lieu historique national du Canada
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LOUISBOURG HISTORICAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIETIES
When Coal was King
The Transportation Problem
An Ice-Free Port
The Idea Developed
A Tortuous Route
Captain Kenelly
The Line to Louisbourg - The Original S&L
By Land and By Sea
Communications
A Rail Link with the Rest of Canada
The Cape Breton Railway
A Celebratory Run
On the Brink of Prosperity
The Syndicate of H.M. Whitney
Dominion Coal
Coal and Rail: The Political and Economic Background
Sorting Out the Lines
Historic Ceremony, 1895.
Details of the S&L Line
The Coal Pier at Louisbourg
Glace Bay: The Hub
Train Wreck at Mira, 1903
The Norris Family
Lingo
Records and Telegraphs
Freight and Passengers Too!
Coupling and Braking
Looking Back
A Hint of Things to Come
Winding Down
A New Life . . . as a Museum
A Missed Opportunity
The S&L Museum Today
The Locomotives
S&L Locomotive Classification
S&L Diesel Classification
Dates and events of Significance in the History of the S&L Railway
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