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Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse
There’s a bit of history about 100 meters south of Highway 100 – to be precise, it’s located at Mile 33.19 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. That’s smack dab in Falmouth, sort of… … Continue reading
Posted in buildings, Highway 101 - Nova Scotia, history, rail
Tagged Falmouth, Highway 101 - Nova Scotia, history, railroad, railway
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Alberni Pacific 8427
Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 1600 HP Alco RS-3 120 ton locomotive
Martins River train bridge
The old railway bridge about 150 meters off the Lighthouse Route allows users of the Dynamite Trail to cross over the Martins River and Shingle Mill Road. The Dynamite Trail is a 10km section of a former rail corridor running … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic Canada, bridges, Highway 3 - Nova Scotia, history, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, rail, river
Tagged Atlantic Canada, bridges, Canada, Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, rail road, river
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Nicataux Falls
Nictaux hydroelectric generating station The hydro station, penstock, and containment dam were built in the 1930s to provide power to Middleton and surrounding areas. The water for the station is supplied through a penstock that runs under the old, and … Continue reading
A bit of Nova Scotia – Wolfville train station
The Wolfville station was built in 1912 to replace the previous wooden rail station that was destroyed by fire in 1911. The Station was abandoned in 1990 when the Dominion Atlantic Rail (D.A.R.) ceased passenger service in the Annapolis Valley, … Continue reading
Posted in A bit of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, history, Nova Scotia, people, rail
Tagged A bit of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, history, Nova Scotia, rail, train, Wolfville Train Station
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Radio Controlled Trains – Wright’s Cove
Radio controlled trains – beware! There I was in town-town (the city, HRM…) with some time on my hands, so I decided to take a drive down Wrights Cove Road to see if I could get a glimpse of Wrights … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic Canada, Halifax, history, Nova Scotia, rail
Tagged Atlantic Canada, gypsum, Halifax, history, industry, National Gypsum, Nova Scotia, rail, train
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Windsor & Hantsport Railway Company
The Windsor and Hantsport Railway is a 90.1 km railway line between Windsor Junction and New Minas with a spur at Windsor which runs several miles east, that served gypsum quarries located at Wentworth Creek and Mantua. It suspended operations … Continue reading
Posted in Highway 101, history, Nova Scotia, rail, spring, trains
Tagged gypsum, Highway 101 - Nova Scotia, history, Nova Scotia, railway, Spring, trains, Windsor, Windsor & Hantsport Railway Company
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Middleton railway bridge
The railway bridge over the Annapolis River at Middleton The railway bridge is near the confluence of the Annapolis River and the Nictaux river, east of Highway 1 at Middleton. One of two rail trails in the area, the Shore/Annapolis … Continue reading
Posted in bridges, history, Nova Scotia, rail, river
Tagged Annapolis River, history, Middleton, Nova Scotia Highway 1, railway, railway bridge
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The train does run here – Port Of Halifax
A pair of rather grimy Canadian National locomotives at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal on Bedford Basin. CN 4760 and CN 4806 are END GP 38-2W locomotives.
Posted in Halifax, Highway 2 - Nova Scotia, rail, spring, trains
Tagged Bedford Basin, Canadian National, Highway 2 Nova Scotia, locomotive, Nova Scotia, Port Of Halifax, railaway, Spring, trains
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Bridgetown railway bridge
The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) bridge over the Annapolis River in Bridgetown The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&A) constructed its mainline between Windsor and Annapolis Royal through the area in 1868, crossing over the Annapolis River at Bridgetown on a … Continue reading
