NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND PROVINCIAL HERITAGE PLACE
New Brunswick’s early railroad history comes to life at McAdam Railway Station, a magnificent stone, château-style structure built at the turn of the 20th century for Canadian Pacific Railway president Sir William Cornelius Van Horne. Once a vital link in Canada’s development, it served over 15 passenger trains daily, connecting Atlantic Canada with the Eastern Seaboard States and Western Canada. A formal dining room, telegraph office, mail and baggage room, lunch counter, hotel rooms, a separate men’s and ladies waiting room, and a jail cell are all open for public viewing. There is also a replica auxiliary car that serviced train wrecks and derailments. A man-made pond, created in 1900 for the steam engines to draw water, now provides a beautifully groomed walking trail. The rail line remains active today and it's not uncommon to see freight trains rolling through, just as they did over 100 years ago.
