▁of ▁the ▁Ch ig nect o ▁Sh ip ▁Railway ▁- ▁had ▁it ▁been ▁completed . ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Henry ▁K etch um , ▁the ▁ship ▁railway ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁impress ive ▁engineering ▁fe ats ▁of ▁its ▁day . ▁The ▁railway ▁would ▁use ▁two ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁to ▁transport ▁small ▁cargo ▁and ▁passenger ▁ships ▁between ▁the ▁upper ▁Bay ▁of ▁Fund y ▁and ▁the ▁North umber land ▁Stra it , ▁with ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 ▁kilomet re ▁journey - by - se a ▁around ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁to ▁a ▁mere ▁ 2 4 ▁kilometres . ▁It ▁ran ▁between ▁Fort ▁Lawrence , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁outside ▁Am her st , ▁and ▁T id n ish ▁on ▁the , ▁North umber land ▁Stra it . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁and ▁the ▁project ▁never ▁saw ▁f ru ition . ▁▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁ ▁Both ▁S ack ville ▁and ▁Am her st ▁would ▁develop ▁into ▁industrial ▁towns . ▁On ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁La Plan che ▁Street ▁( now ▁called ▁Bridge ▁Street , ▁N B ▁Route ▁ 1 0 6 ) ▁was ▁S ack ville ' s ▁dow nt own ▁core . ▁On ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁( st ill ▁called ▁La Plan che ▁Street , ▁NS ▁Route ▁ 2 0 4 ) ▁was ▁Am her st ' s ▁old ▁industrial ▁park ▁immediately ▁before ▁its ▁dow nt own . ▁The ▁La Plan che ▁industrial ▁park ▁manufact ured