C. N. R. Train Ferry Leaving Mulgrave

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Front: Ferry sitting in a body of water with a shore in the background. Ferry name shown as Scotia II. "In October 1914 a similar vessel, the Scotia II, slid down the ways at the Armstrong Whitworth yard destined for the same Canso crossing. Although somewhat alike and sometimes confused the two vessels had one striking difference, at least until modifications were made to the Scotia in the 1920s. The Scotia II had only two stacks for its boilers and the bridge high over the bow of the ship was mirrored by a life-boat platform at the stern. The Scotia II was almost thirty feet longer and a few feet wider than the Scotia and was able to carry eighteen 45-foot rail cars on three tracks significantly increasing its rail car capacity. Because the aprons had only two sets of tracks the switch for third track was on the ship. She was also more powerful with larger engines giving 454 horsepower to the 292 hp for the Scotia . She also drew a little more water with a draft of 18 feet." Source: https://sailstrait.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/scotia-and-scotia-ii-helped-link-new-brunswick-and-p-e-i/ Back: