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Image:AnnapolisStationc.jpg|VIA Yarmouth - Halifax Train No. 152 pauses at [[Annapolis Royal Station]] at 9:05 a.m. on its [[The Last Train|last run]] on Saturday, January 13, 1990. | Image:AnnapolisStationc.jpg|VIA Yarmouth - Halifax Train No. 152 pauses at [[Annapolis Royal Station]] at 9:05 a.m. on its [[The Last Train|last run]] on Saturday, January 13, 1990. | ||
File:Berwicklast1.jpg|Residents of [[Berwick]] gather to witness the [[The Last Train|last westbound passenger train]] at the at the [[Berwick Station]], January 13, 1990. | File:Berwicklast1.jpg|Residents of [[Berwick]] gather to witness the [[The Last Train|last westbound passenger train]] at the at the [[Berwick Station]], January 13, 1990. | ||
| + | File:Chronicle-Herald 1990-01-13 - VIA Rail.jpg|''Chronicle-Herald 1990-01-30 - VIA Rail|Farewell to VIA in the Valley - January 30, 1990'' article on school children witnessing [[The Last Train|final passenger run]] at [[Kentville Station]]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:56, 15 December 2017
The DAR experienced a series of last trains in the late 20th century as equipment was withdrawn, services were cut and track was abandoned in the era of declining railway traffic. The most memorable to many were the final passenger trains that crossed Western Nova Scotia in January 1990.
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VIA Yarmouth - Halifax Train No. 152 pauses at Annapolis Royal Station at 9:05 a.m. on its last run on Saturday, January 13, 1990.
Residents of Berwick gather to witness the last westbound passenger train at the at the Berwick Station, January 13, 1990.
Farewell to VIA in the Valley - January 30, 1990 article on school children witnessing final passenger run at Kentville Station.
