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Train No. 99
Train No. 99 "The Midnight"
Halifax to Yarmouth Evening Passenger Service
This long-running overnight Halifax to Yarmouth mixed train was popularly known as The Midnight as it arrived in Annapolis Valley towns around midnight.
Train No. 99 and its complimentary Train No. 100 began as a three-days-a-week (Mon, Thur, Sat) overnight mixed train with freight cars and a passenger sleeping car. On January 3, 1926, No. 99 and 100 became Daily except Sunday trains and a passenger coach and baggage car were added to the sleeper. It became widely known as "The Midnight" but was officially called the eastbound "Fast Freight"(1)
Train No. 99 at Halifax on July 7, 1954 evening departure to Yarmouth.
References
(1)"Train Service on DAR Will Provide Better Facilities", Kentville Advertiser, Jan. 1, 1926, p. 3, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Manangement Microfilm Reel 4050.
