New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Railway
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | NBPI |
| Locale | New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island |
| Dates of operation | 1881–1914 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Railway, was a company incorporated in 1874 to build a line from the Prince Edward Island ferry terminal at Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick to Sackville where it would connect to the Intercolonial Railway.
New Brunswick at the time was undergoing a large expansion of its railway infrastructure, with the miles of track doubling between 1880 and 1890. PEI joined the Canadian Confederation in 1873, under the terms of which Canada was required to provide a year-round link with the mainland.
Until the building of the railway, winter transport was by Northumberland Strait iceboat.