The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that a major washout has halted traffic along part of Canadian National Railway's main line in Nova Scotia after a big storm struck the province over the weekend. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that a washed-out culvert left a stretch of track sagging unsupported over a massive ditch about 90 kilometres north of Halifax on the key rail connection for freight and passengers between the city and the rest of the country. CN spokesman Scott Brown said in a statement: "Over the weekend, our network in the area was impacted by washouts, flooding and power outages. CN crews have already restored much of the damaged infrastructure, but some repairs will be delayed until the floodwaters recede. As of Monday morning, all CN tracks are passable in Nova Scotia except for a significant washout that occurred just south of Truro." CN declined to offer an estimate as to when service on the now-unmoored track would resume. Via Rail has also issued a travel warning after three months worth of rain deluged the province in 24 hours. As such, Via Rail's ocean route between Montreal and Halifax cannot operate east of Moncton, N.B., until further notice."