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Both men lived in the same era and ended up in public service in the neighbouring colonies of Prince Edward Island and New
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shows the vessel as demolished on March 15, 2004; however, records indicate that the vessel departed
Freeport on April 30, 2004, passing the
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hauled the last railcars and locomotives off Prince Edward Island as CN Rail abandoned its former
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was sold in July 1997 at Point Edward by the
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