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With the "Discontinuance of Stars" being flogged to death, and yes I am partly to blame I just felt I needed something that was a bit more thought provoking. As you may or may not know my mythical Railway, the Musquodoboit, Eastern Shore & Sydney takes place in the late 50's and fails in 1961. It is based loosely on the Sydney and Louisburg as well as a branch line of the CN which worked the Eastern Shore between Dartmouth and Upper Musquodoboit, which remained in service until the early 80's. Why did the MESS fail, same reason why many others failed -Did not reinvest or modernize -Unable to get parts for Steam Engines -Competition from other other RR's -Improvements to highway infrastructure -Down turn in the coal and other related industries -Limited markets Where is the Musquodoboit CN branchline today? Part of Trans Canada Trail used by hikers and bikers (mountain).
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