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The Musquodoboit & Eastern Shore System (M.E.S.S.) Musquodoboit is pronounced Muska-dobit. Circa 1960-62 in Mainland Nova Scotia. Steam still rules supreme as the remaining great steamers find a final reprieve from the cutter's torch. You'll find just about anythingon this line. Geologically speaking, Nova Scotia is one of the most diverse rock formations in North America. Everything from gold, gypsum, salt, coal and sanstone etc. The MESS will haul it all. The Railway is a take off from one of the CN's branch lines that was used for timber and fresh fish. The passenger service was referred to as the "Blueberry Express" due in part to the speed the train travelled at. I have been told it was slow enough to allow passengers get out and pick bluberries while the train travelled along. I have also been been told that at one point this branchline hauled some of the biggest tonnage in Canada as it supplied Coal Mine Braces to Europe. I have not been able to confirm this so it may be fact or fiction. Still a good premise for a fictional railway none the less. Regards Fergie
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