Prince Edward Island railway - wikipedia Prince Edward Island railway Prince Edward Island Railway Locale Prince Edward Island, Canada Dates of operation 1871 -- 1918, merged into CNR, abandoned in 1989 Track gauge 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 ⁄ in ) standard gauge Previous gauge 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) until 1930 Headquarters Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Map of the Prince Edward Island Railway, c. 1912 Typical of the narrow - gauge engines that served the PEIR, Engine Number 1 was a compact machine with a 4 - 4 - 0 layout. These engines proved unsuccessful in mainline use, having been designed primarily for switching and yard use. This steam engine left the rails near New Annan in 1903. No one was hurt, but another accident at the same location three years earlier scalded the engineer to death. Such accidents were common on the PEIR 's narrow - gauge line, which was subject to shifts and frost heaves. The Prince Edward Island Railway ( PEIR ) was a historic Canadian railway on Prince Edward Island ( PEI ). The railway ran tip - to - tip on the island, from Tignish in the west to Elmira in the east, with major spurs serving Borden - Carleton 's train ferry dock, the capital in Charlottetown, Montague and Georgetown and the original eastern terminus at Souris. A major spur from Charlottetown served Murray Harbour on the south coast. Construction began in 1871 but costs almost bankrupted the government by the next year, a problem that helped pave PEI 's entrance into Confederation. The work was picked up by the Canadian Government Railways and largely completed by the mid-1880s. The PEIR saw heavy use, especially during World War II, but like many railways saw declining use through the 1970s. The line officially closed on 31 December 1989 and the rails removed between 1990 and 1992, with the provincial government receiving a one - time payment of $200 million to upgrade the road network in exchange for not opposing the closure. The provincial government purchased the properties in 1994, and 75 % of the route now forms the basis of the Confederation Trail rail trail system. The station in Elmira, at the eastern end of the line, is now used as the Elmira Railway Museum. Contents 1 History 1.1 Construction 1.2 Confederation 1.3 Canadian Government Railways 1.4 Canadian National Railways 1.5 The rise of automobiles and trucks 1.6 The decline of rail on P.E.I. 1.7 Deregulation and abandonment 1.8 Preservation 2 Route 3 Rolling stock 3.1 Narrow - Gauge Locomotives 4 Diesel Locomotives 4.1 Railcars 4.2 Ferry service 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Construction Located wholly within the province of Prince Edward Island, construction of the PEIR started in 1871, eventually financed by the Dominion of Canada. The line was initially built to 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) gauge, under the supervision of Chief Engineer John Edward Boyd a native of Saint John, New Brunswick who first advocated the use of narrow gauge for the New Brunswick Railway in the 1860s, and was responsible for the first surveys of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway and the Toronto and Nipissing Railway in Ontario. The PEIR was frequently criticized for its meandering path, reputedly caused by construction contractors who were paid by the mile ; this may also be accounted for in economies taken by reducing the amount of grading and trenching required by going around hills and obstacles. At one point there was on average one railway station for every 2.5 miles ( 4 km ) of track. The main line connected the northwestern port of Alberton ( later extended to Tignish ) with the Northumberland Strait ports of Summerside, Charlottetown, Georgetown, and Souris. By 1872, construction debts threatened to bankrupt the colony. Confederation The United Kingdom had consistently encouraged the small colony to enter into Canadian Confederation, something which it had been avoiding since playing host to the Charlottetown Conference a decade earlier. The railway construction debts pushed the colony into reconsidering Confederation, and following further negotiations, Prince Edward Island became a province of Canada on July 1, 1873. The understated provision in the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union reads as follows : That the railways under contract and in course of construction for the Government of the Island, shall be the property of Canada ; Canadian Government Railways Thus the Government of Canada came to inherit the PEIR in 1874 at the same time as construction was progressing on the Intercolonial Railway ( IRC ), which would link the strategic winter ports of the Canadian Maritimes with Central Canada. New locomotives were purchased from the United Kingdom and from Canadian manufacturers along with new rail cars. In 1885, a new line was built connecting the Charlottetown - Summerside main line at Emerald Junction with another Northumberland Strait port at Cape Traverse. From Cape Traverse, iceboats would cross the Abegweit Passage to Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick during the winter months. Another new line was built east from Charlottetown to Murray Harbour, part of which included building the Hillsborough River Bridge, using a former IRC bridge over the Miramichi River at Newcastle, New Brunswick. Branches were also constructed at this time off PEIR lines to Vernon Bridge, Montague, and Elmira. From 1915 - 1918, the PEIR and the IRC would come to be known collectively as the Canadian Government Railways ( CGR ), although each company would maintain its separate corporate identity and management. The most revolutionary change to the PEIR occurred in 1915 when a new icebreaking railcar ferry called Prince Edward Island was ordered by the federal government, arriving from the United Kingdom with a capacity of 12 rail cars, however it would not be until 1917 that the port facilities at Port Borden and Cape Tormentine would be ready to handle the vessel. In the meantime, the Prince Edward Island continued to operate the service to the port of Pictou, Nova Scotia from Georgetown and Charlottetown for the next two years. The new ferry port at Borden required the Cape Traverse - Emerald Junction line be modified, and a line was constructed to Borden, along with marshalling yards and other facilities. The Cape Traverse line would only last a few more years before being abandoned following the move to Borden. Up until this point, the PEIR was a completely captive system, having no need for interchange with mainland North American railways. Following the start of railcar service in 1917, the lines to Charlottetown and Summerside from Borden were dual - gauged, capable of handling mainland cars with the standard gauge of 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 ⁄ in ) and the PEIR 's narrow gauge of 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ). Canadian National railways After re-gauging, the PEIR could support full - sized locomotives and trains. This example is pulling through the Maple Hill region in the spring of 1949. In September 1918, management of the CGR ( including the PEIR ) was transferred to the newly nationalized Canadian Northern Railway ( CNoR ). These companies were assumed by a new Crown corporation established by the federal government in December 1918, called Canadian National Railways ( CNR ). By 1923 all corporate entities ceased to exist under CNR. Diesel engine used in PEI in the 1950s. PEI had diesel service a full decade before the rest of Canada. Soon after CNR took over, it was decided to standard gauge all narrow gauge trackage on Prince Edward Island. This was completed from Tignish to Charlottetown by 1924, and remaining lines in the east end of the province were completed by 1926 except for the Murray Harbour line which was standard gauged by September, 1930. The last significant railway construction on Prince Edward Island occurred during the early 1930s when the Hillsborough River Bridge carrying the Murray Harbour line over the Hillsborough River was unable to handle the heavier standard gauge cars, thus a 10 - mile ( 16.1 km ) connecting track called the Short Line was built from a point at Maple Hill Junction on the Mount Stewart Jct. - Georgetown line, to connect with the Murray Harbour track at Lake Verde Junction. In 1951, the Hillsborough River bridge was deemed too weak to carry even the lightest engines and cars, thus the trackage was removed and trains trying to reach Southport on the opposite side of Charlottetown Harbour would have to run over 30 miles ( 48.3 km ) via Mount Stewart Junction and the Short Line. CNR was extremely busy on Prince Edward Island during the Second World War when a 2 - mile ( 3.2 km ) spur line was built from St. Eleanors, west of Summerside, to service a new air force base ( CFB Summerside ), and the railway was pressed into service to supply a radar base in Tignish, as well as a flight training school in Mount Pleasant, midway between Summerside and Tignish. Increased use of diesel locomotives in North America during and after the Second World War saw CNR completely dieselize its operations on Prince Edward Island by the late 1940s as a means to save money on hauling bulk coal to the province. This meant that Prince Edward Island rail lines had diesel locomotives fully one decade before the rest of Canada saw the last of steam, giving the province a prominent place in Canadian railway history as one of the first regional dieselization projects. The rise of automobiles and trucks The rising popularity of automobiles travelling on government - funded all - weather highways saw passenger rail traffic decline sharply during the 1950s and into the 1960s. The last passenger train on Prince Edward Island operated in 1968, being replaced by buses thereafter. CN ( name change to Canadian National Railway or acronym CN in 1960 ) was a major presence in Prince Edward Island 's economy, from operating the freight and passenger railway ( and later bus ) services, to a large fleet of company owned and operated ferries. The ferry system was noteworthy by the fact that it was mandated by Prince Edward Island 's `` Terms of Union '' under the British North America Act of Canadian Confederation, to provide `` efficient steamship service. '' This required the use of icebreakers, some of which were the largest of their kind in the world at one time. The decline of rail on PEI Trucks soon began to take traffic away from freight operations on Prince Edward Island, particularly as CNR improved the ferry system to accept more road vehicles. By the 1970s, critical agricultural cargo such as the potato harvests were increasingly transferring to trucks with each successive season. As a result, CN increasingly began to avoid investing capital into improving railway infrastructure in the province. In a classic `` demarketing '' strategy, CN 's deteriorating track conditions resulted in further loss of service to trucks. By the early 1980s CN made it clear the days of its railway operations on Prince Edward Island were numbered, however Island politicians at the provincial and federal level managed to dissuade CN from abandoning. The renewed talk of a fixed link in 1985 - 1986, following aborted attempts at building a highway / railway causeway across Abegweit Passage in 1957 and 1965 -- 1969, saw CN accelerate its attempts to withdraw railway service on Prince Edward Island. Deregulation and abandonment Deregulation in the Canadian railway industry in 1987 was all that was required to encourage CN to successfully abandon its rail system. By September, 1988 it had abandoned the money - losing service ( see Terra Transport ) in Newfoundland, and in July, 1989 abandonment was announced for Prince Edward Island. On December 31, 1989, John Hamilton Gray carried the last operational rail cars and locomotives off Prince Edward Island. Cynics of CN 's decision have noted that residents of Prince Edward Island voted completely in favour of the opposition Liberals in the 1988 Canadian federal election, which may have possibly tipped the government 's hand in not attempting to preserve federally subsidized rail service in the province. Salvage crews worked throughout 1990, 1991 and 1992 removing tracks, cross-ties, and other railway facilities. In return for agreeing to not oppose CN 's abandonment, the provincial government was given compensation by the federal government in the form of a $200 million one - time highway subsidy for selected upgrades to major provincial roads to account for increased wear from trucks. In 1994, the provincial government purchased the entire right - of - way for the former PEIR from CN. Throughout the late 1990s, the provincial government in cooperation with the Trans - Canada Trail foundation and various community volunteers, worked to complete the Confederation Trail system. Today 75 % of total PEIR mileage is open as public recreation trails with the remaining 25 % estimated to be opened over the next decade. Preservation In 1975 the railway station in Elmira was re-opened to become the Island 's first railway museum. The museum is housed in the actual Elmira railway station. The museum originally included two former Canadian National Railway passenger cars : one former wood sided baggage car and a steel railway post office ( RPO ) car. In the 1990s arson claimed the baggage car. Approximately a decade later, RPO was scrapped having succumbed to age and a lack of preservation activities. The trucks from the baggage car are still on the property. Several railway cars were on display at the provincially operated railway museum at Elmira until the mid-2000s but have since been scrapped due to neglect on the part of the PEI Museum & Heritage Foundation. In 1990, a diesel locomotive ( class RSC - 14 number 1767 ) donated to Summerside several years earlier, needed to be moved to nearby Kensington. Although now abandoned, the railway 's tracks were still intact between both locations, except for several grade crossings at local roads where rails had been removed. The locomotive was towed by construction machinery across temporary tracks built over these roads to its new location, where it remains on display as part of a community - operated railway museum. The former Kensington Railway Station was designated a National Historic Site of Canada. Another railway car is currently undergoing preservation at Borden - Carleton. This car is a plywood sided, former CNR, caboose and is located adjacent to a replica railway station. Both can be seen from the Confederation Bridge. Two former railway tank cars reside beside the railway on the property of Island Construction on the Sherwood Road in Charlottetown. Both tank cars are adjacent to the railway trail can be easily seen and photographed from the trail. These tank cars are 36 ' long each. During the final years of railway operation on PEI these tank cars could be seen parked in the Borden railway yard and were used to store fuel oil for the ferry boats. Both tank cars are painted a light blue colour ( the same paint scheme they featured during their railway service ). Route The western end of the PEIR starts in Tignish, abutting Church Street which forms the downtown axis. A wye - junction just west of the end serves as a turnaround, running north to Maple Street. The line initially runs west - southwest out of town but soon turns south towards the northern edge of the original western terminus of the line at Alberton. Here the line folds back on itself, leaving town west - northwest almost parallel to the incoming line, an artifact of its later extension. The line originally bent south to run through town to the docks at Northport ( now called Alberton South ). The line to Northport was turned into a spur by building a large wye junction at the sharp curve that developed when the extension was added. The line continues westward, avoiding Cascumpec Bay, which extends inland to the west for some distance. This takes the line through Elmsdale and O'Leary, where it starts bending back toward the east and south, running through Wellington ( and forming Wellington Station ). Here it turns east to Summerside. Just west of Summerside a wye was built to provide a spur line to service Summerside Airport, running along the eastern side of the airport. The line continues eastward out of Summerside to the New Annan area, where several large potato processing factories were built. Today this is the site of major factories for Cavendish Farms, which runs two dozen factories in this area. The line runs through Kensington and then turns south to Emerald Junction, where a wye junction splits off a spur leading southwest to Borden - Carleton, serving the former ferry docks. The line continues east from the junction, running east and south to Royalty Junction, just north of Charlottetown. Here a wye formed a spur serving the downtown area. The line continues away from Charlottetown running east - northeast to Mount Stewart, where it splits in a wye just west of town. The mainline continues northeast, while a major spur bends south and then southwest for the run to Montague Junction. Here a wye forms a spur running southwest to Montague and southeast and Georgetown. The mainline continues out of Mount Stewart and passes through Morell, and, on the eastern side of town, begins to parallel the northern coast of the island as far as Saint Peter 's Bay. Here it leaves the coast and continues eastward to a wye at Harmony Junction, where it originally looped back westward and then south for the short run to Souris. The Harmony wye made the Souris line a spur, with the mainline continuing east to its ultimate end in Elmira. Like the western end, a wye junction and spur just west of Elmira allowed the trains to turn around. The Murray Harbour Line started at the end of the mainline spur in Charlottetown, crossing the Hillsborough River Bridge ( the original pilings can still be seen ) before bending sharply to the northeast through Bunbury. From here it runs roughly eastward to Lake Verde, where a wye provides a spur running south a short distance to a large turning loop at Vernon Bridge. With the closing of the Hillsborough bridge, a second wye was added just to the east of the first, spurring off the Short Line that runs northward to meet the Montague / Georgetown spur just south of Mount Stewart, near Maple Hill. The mainline of the Murray Harbour Line continues eastward a short distance before turning south at Hermitage, and then eastward again when it meets the Belle River on the south coast, running the remaining distance to Murray Harbour. A spur was later added in the Belle River area to Wood Islands. This collection of spurs on the PEIR is the only area that has not been fully converted to rail trail use, with several sections currently undeveloped. Like many lines of the era, small whistle - stop towns sprang up all along the line, typically where the railway crossed an existing road. These often bear the terms `` Junction '', `` Crossing '' or `` Station '' as part of their names. Many of these exist only as names on a map today, the dwellings long since gone. Due to its relatively recent abandonment, and especially due to maintenance as part of the rail trail conversion, the route of the PEIR remains easily visible in aerial and satellite photos. Rolling stock Narrow - Gauge Locomotives Number Builder Type Date Works number Notes 1st # 1 Hunslet Engine Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 84 Scrapped prior to 1880 2nd # 1 Mason Machine Works 0 - 4 - 4F 1873 531 Purchased from New Brunswick Railway 1880 - Scrapped 1901 - 04 3rd # 1 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1904 616 Renumbered CNR class X-4 - a # 10 - Scrapped 12 / 1924 1st # 2 Hunslet Engine Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 85 Sold to Harbour Grace Railway 1881 2nd # 2 Mason Machine Works 0 - 4 - 4F 1873 532 Purchased from New Brunswick Railway 1880 - Scrapped after 1904 1st # 3 Hunslet Engine Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 86 Sold to Harbour Grace Railway 1881 2nd # 3 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1882 227 Scrapped 9 / 1920 1st # 4 Hunslet Engine Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 87 Sold to Harbour Grace Railway 1881 2nd # 4 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1882 228 Scrapped 9 / 1920 1st # 5 Hunslet Engine Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 88 Sold to Harbour Grace Railway 1881 2nd # 5 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1882 229 Scrapped 9 / 1920 1st # 6 Hunslet Engine Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 89 Sold to Harbour Grace Railway 1881 2nd # 6 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1882 230 Scrapped 9 / 1920 1st # 7 Hawthorn Leslie and Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 225 Scrapped prior to 1884 2nd # 7 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1884 294 Renumbered CNR class X-4 - a 1st # 15 - Scrapped 2 / 1921 1st # 8 Hawthorn Leslie and Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 226 Scrapped 1884 - 89 2nd # 8 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1899 470 Renumbered CNR class X-4 - a 1st # 16 - Scrapped 2 / 1923 9 Hawthorn Leslie and Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 227 Scrapped after 1904 1st # 10 Hawthorn Leslie and Company 4 - 4 - 0T 1872 228 Scrapped 1885 - 87 2nd # 10 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1887 326 Renumbered CNR class X-4 - a 1st # 17 - Scrapped 7 / 1923 1st # 11 Baldwin Locomotive Works 4 - 4 - 0 1874 3535 Scrapped 1901 - 04 2nd # 11 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1904 617 Renumbered CNR class X-4 - a 1st # 18 - Scrapped 12 / 1924 12 Baldwin Locomotive Works 4 - 4 - 0 1874 3536 Scrapped after 1904 13 Baldwin Locomotive Works 4 - 4 - 0 1874 3537 Scrapped after 1904 14 Baldwin Locomotive Works 4 - 4 - 0 1874 3538 Scrapped after 1904 15 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1876 Scrapped after 1904 16 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1876 Scrapped after 1904 17 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1876 Scrapped after 1904 18 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1876 Scrapped after 1904 1st # 19 Canadian Locomotive Company 0 - 4 - 4F 1880 Scrapped 1899 - 1907 2nd # 19 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1904 625 Displayed at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition - Delivered as # 28 and renumbered in 1907 - Became CNR class X-4 - a # 19 - Sold 11 / 1923 to Lamoreux - Kelly Co. Montreal 1st # 20 Canadian Locomotive Company 0 - 4 - 4F 1880 Scrapped prior to 1899 2nd # 20 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1899 471 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 20 - Sold 11 / 1923 to Lamoreux - Kelly Co., Montreal 21 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1884 295 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 21 - Scrapped 2 / 1921 22 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1900 496 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 22 - Scrapped 2 / 1923 23 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1900 497 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 23 - Sold 11 / 1923 to Lamoreux - Kelly Co., Montreal 24 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1901 520 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 24 - Sold 11 / 1923 to Lamoreux - Kelly Co., Montreal 25 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1901 521 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 25 - Scrapped 7 / 1923 26 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1904 618 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 26 - Scrapped 12 / 1924 27 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 4 - 0 1904 619 Became CNR class X-4 - a # 27 - Sold 11 / 1923 to Lamoreux - Kelly Co., Montreal 2nd # 28 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1907 781 Became CNR class X-5 - a # 28 - Scrapped 5 / 1927 29 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1907 782 Became CNR class X-5 - a # 29 - Scrapped 5 / 1927 30 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1907 783 Became CNR class X-5 - a # 30 - Scrapped 5 / 1927 31 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1907 784 Became CNR class X-5 - a # 31 - Scrapped 5 / 1927 32 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1918 1521 Became CNR class X-5 - b # 32 - Scrapped 12 / 1932 33 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1918 1522 Became CNR class X-5 - b # 33 - Scrapped 12 / 1932 34 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1918 1523 Became CNR class X-5 - b # 34 - Operated the last narrow - gauge train on Prince Edward Island 27 September 1930 - Scrapped 12 / 1932 35 Canadian Locomotive Company 4 - 6 - 0 1918 1524 Became CNR class X-5 - b # 35 - Scrapped 12 / 1932 36 Davenport Locomotive Works 0 - 4 - 0T 1910 Purchased from G.A. Morrison 1918 - Renumbered CNR class X-1 - a # 1 - Sold 4 / 1930 to H.N. Price Moncton Diesel locomotives Numbers Builder Type Class Built Notes 7751, 7752 General Electric 44 Ton First diesels on PEI 7800 - 7817 General Electric 70 Ton Renumbered to 26 - 43 1615, 1616 and 1617 Canadian Locomotive Company H12 - 44 1700 -- 1734 Montreal Locomotive Works RSC - 13 Scrapped. Trucks to RSC - 14 fleet. 1750 -- 1787 Montreal Locomotive Works RSC - 14 MR - 14b and MR - 14c 1975 -- 1976 Railcars Steven Boyko notes on his blog Side note : RDC D302 was tested on PEI in March 1958 but `` it proved unsuitable because of difficulties it encountered crossing the ferry ramp, and negotiating the sharp turns between Borden and Charlottetown ''. Ferry service The following vessels were owned and operated by CNR / CN ( 1918 -- 1977 ), CN Marine ( CN subsidiary, 1977 -- 1986 ) or by successor Marine Atlantic ( post-1986 ) on the Northumberland Strait ferry service : Prince Edward Island ( 1915 -- 1968 ) * Scotia I ( various times 1901 - 1955 ) * Charlottetown ( 1931 -- 1941 ) * Abegweit ( 1947 -- 1982 ) * Scotia II ( various times 1915 - 1968 ) * Confederation ( 1962 -- 1975 ) John Hamilton Gray ( 1968 -- 1997 ) * Lucy Maude Montgomery ( 1969 -- 1973 ) Holiday Island ( 1971 -- 1997 ) Vacationland ( 1971 -- 1997 ) Abegweit ( 1982 -- 1997 ) * * denotes combination train ferry / ferry See also Canadian Government Railways Canadian National Railway Confederation Trail Marine Atlantic References Jump up ^ Friends of Elmira Railway Museum website Jump up ^ Kensington Railway Station ( Prince Edward Island ) National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Jump up ^ Lavallee, Omer Narrow Gauge Railways of Canada Railfare : Montreal 1972 p. 104 ^ Jump up to : Clegg, Anthony & Corley, Ray Canadian National Steam Power Trains & Trolleys : Montreal 1969 p. 67 Jump up ^ Boyko, Steve Confessions of a Train Geek External links Elmira Museum, Prince Edward Island Museum & Heritage Foundation National Transportation Agency ( NTA ) Decision No. 348 - R - 1989 Note that NTA was succeeded by the Canadian Transportation Agency ( CTA ) in 1995. Confessions of a Train Geek Steve Boyko 's railfanning in Atlantic Canada blog Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_Edward_Island_Railway&oldid=840764727 '' Categories : Defunct Prince Edward Island railways 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Canada Narrow gauge railways in Prince Edward Island Crown corporations of Prince Edward Island Former Crown corporations of Canada Predecessors of the Canadian Government Railways 1871 establishments in Canada 1918 disestablishments in Canada Hidden categories : All articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases Articles with specifically marked weasel - worded phrases from May 2013 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2017 All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from February 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 12 May 2018, at 00 : 59 ( UTC ). 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Question: when did the trains stop running in pei
Answer: 31 December 1989