Next week my wife & I will embark on our 3rd annual Road Trip. On our 2 previous trips , we went West, as far as Wyoming in 2014 and Texas in 2015. This year we're headed Northeast to Nova Scotia and would appreciate suggestions for stops of interest to train goobers. We won't be going any further East than Halifax, so would be interested in places on the Western half of Nova Scotia.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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You kiddin' me Pat?
No trains in NS, west of Halifax, whatsoever! Haven't been since they ripped up the tracks 25 years ago!
Go to Briar Island and have a whale watch! 
Just sign me as . . .
"Terry in western NS, near Chester Station . . . or what remains of it!"
And I believe this shows current operations: http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rappo...r04m0032_figure1.gif
Pat:
Headed up that way your focus should be on seafood, not trains.
If you're desperate for a train fix though and your route takes you near Bangor, Maine; I'd recommend a stop at the Cole Land Transportation Museum. They have a Bangor & Aroostook BL2 along with some other railroad related pieces. It's not all trains but, it is an interesting stop.
Curt
Thanks!
Curt, we're spending 2 nights in Digby, the "Scallop Capitol of the World" so seafood is already part of the plan, as is whale watching.
I just remember the Bay of Fundy and two sites in New Brunswick from many years ago, driving through the longest covered bridge in the world, at Hartland, N.B. , kind of scary, as above a high gorge, and I met one on-coming car (it was two lane)....hope it is still in existence, and a provincial car museum near Quebec. No idea now, looking at a map, where it is/was.
Not train related, but I suggest that you take the ferry out of Portland Maine. I did it last year, in a cabin, and really enjoyed it.
Here's the guide: http://www.novascotiarailwayheritage.com/index.htm
This question sent me to the AAA/CAA "Tourbook" Atlantic Provinces and Quebec.....If you read the fine print about many of the towns in the maritime provinces, a number have railroad stations turned into railroad and general area museums.
Pat, call me as you might want to visit the (real trains) narrow gauge layout of my friend David Freeman. He is in Halifax and has a real railroad. You should recognize him from York.
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