since published a cookbook about railway pies as a continuation of the tradition. It notes that these pies were cut into five pieces, each measuring a perfect 72 degrees. Via Rail The CPR continued to use the station until 1978 when it transferred responsibility for its passenger rail service to federal Crown corporation Via Rail, however the hotel was closed in the early 1960s and used for office space for the railway. CPR maintained ownership of the building throughout Via Rail operations in McAdam from 1978 to 1981 and 1985 to 1994. Via Rail cancelled the Atlantic in 1981, leaving McAdam with no passenger service. This train was reinstated in 1985 but cut to tri-weekly in 1990 and cancelled completely on December 17, 1994, in light of CPR's Canadian Atlantic Railway subsidiary planning to abandon the entire railway from Saint John to Montreal. Heritage The CPR sold its line through McAdam to the New Brunswick Southern Railway but the station has been vacant since Via Rail service was terminated in December 1994. The station was designated a protected heritage railway station by the federal government and the NBSR transferred ownership of the structure to the village of McAdam in the late 1990s. Since then, the village has undertaken fundraising and maintenance repairs to the structure and opened it during the summer months for tours. The station is currently designated as a National Historic Site of Canada since 1976 and a Provincial Historic Site since 2003. As well, the station is a Designated Heritage Railway Station since 1990. The imposing structure is noted for "The upward thrust of its hipped gable roof and the busy rhythm of its many gabled dormers, turrets, pinnacles and pavilions, plus the smooth quality of the upper level walls, recall key elements of the style. The station is also a rare surviving example of the combined railway station/hotel, accommodating both station and hotel facilities under the same roof. As a result, the architectural presence of the McAdam CPR station is amplified much beyond that warranted by its functional requirements. " As of 2017, the station is an active museum offering tours, catered meals, and conference facilities. The Government of New Brunswick, Parks Canada and The McAdam Historical Restoration Commission (which operates and manages the station) invested nearly $400,000 for the continued success of the facility. Legacy On 5 May 1989 Canada Post issued 'Railway Station, McAdam'