miles; Boston–Halifax, 730 miles; Boston–Sydney, Cape Breton, 882 miles; New York–St. John by all-rail route via Boston, 681 miles; New York–Halifax, 956 miles; New York–Sydney, 1108 miles.
Time, St. John–Point du Chene about 4 hours. Distance, 108 miles. Time of passage Point du Chene–Summerside, P. E. Island, about 3 hours. Distance, 35 miles.
The most direct connection between New York and Montreal is made over the New York Central and Hudson River, the Delaware and Hudson and Grand Trunk Railroads. Distance, about 300 miles. Time, 12 hours. Montreal may be reached from other points by various roads via Albany, Utica, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago and St. Paul, or over the trans-continental lines of the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk Railways. Distance, Chicago–Montreal, 850 miles.
From Montreal[1] there is a morning and an evening express on the Intercolonial Railway for Moncton (junction for St. John and Point du Chene, N. B.) and Halifax. The Ocean Limited (daily at 19:30 = 7:30 p.m.) reaches Halifax (836 miles) in about 27 hours.
Distance, Montreal–Quebec[2] via Intercolonial Railway, 163 miles.
