Proud of our History - the SS Scotia II

January 22, 2015 - Marine Atlantic

Marine Atlantic, its predecessor CN Marine, and pre-confederation Newfoundland coastal boats have a strong and proud history serving the people of Atlantic Canada through ferry terminals, passenger vessels and rail service.

Similar to the SS Scotia I, the SS Scotia II was designed to carry train cars, passengers and freight between Cape Breton and mainland Nova Scotia and helped supplement the Northumberland Strait service to Prince Edward Island when required. With the opening of the Canso Causeway in 1955, the SS Scotia II was moved to the Prince Edward Island service and used when traffic volumes required.

As always, we welcome your photos for posting in a future blog. Please email your photos to [email protected] including any facts such as the date and location.

In next week’s blog posting, we highlight St. Anthony, NL, which had a historical attachment to Marine Atlantic and its predecessors until 1997.

 

Image of the SS Scotia II
Image of the SS Scotia II
Image of the SS Scotia II
Image of the SS Scotia II
Image of train car on track toward terminal
Image of the SS Scotia II