Halifax And Southwestern Railway
The Halifax and Southwestern (sic) Railway (reporting mark H&SW) was a historic Canadian railway operating in the province of Nova Scotia.
(The correct legal name of this railway was the Halifax & South Western Railway - "South Western" was two words, not one. This is clearly defined in various Acts of the Nova Scotia Legislature; for example 1902 c.1, Act respecting the Halifax & South Western Railway Co.; 1902 c.2; 1903 c.152; 1905 c.1; etc.)
The H&SW was created in spring 1901 when William Mackenzie and Donald Mann approached the provincial government with plans to finish the abortive plans for a railway from Halifax to Yarmouth along the province's South Shore. For many years, the line had significant curvature throughout its length, a result of the rugged local topography, which earned it the moniker, "Hellish Slow & Wobbly".
Read more about Halifax And Southwestern Railway: Predecessors, Mergers and Construction, Canadian Northern, Canadian National, Decline, Preservation
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