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Sydney and Louisburg Railway
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The Sydney and Louisburg Railway (S&L) was a Canadian railway. Built to transport coal from various mines to the ports of Sydney and Louisbourg, the S&L operated in the eastern part of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia. The railway uses a slightly different spelling for the town of "Louisbourg".
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Headquarters | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Locale | Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia Canada |
Dates of operation | 1910–1968 |
Successor | Devco Railway, Sydney Coal Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Previous gauge | several disconnected 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge systems converted to standard gauge 1910-11 |
Length | 63 kilometres (39 mi) |
Track length | 187 kilometres (116 mi) |
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