Edward S. Gray photos

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Literally out of the blue sky today, I received a CD in the mail from Ed Gray with 26 negatives scanned. Thanks very much Mr. Ed! I'm not sure how you found us, how you got my address or anything like that but these are muchly appreciated.

Because the docking sequence of the Princess of Acadia was so good, I created a section on both the Princess and the Digby Wharf's page. Hope you enjoy and thanks for the great descriptions.

The rest of the set is another sequence of the Princess of Acadia sailing out of the Digby gut and another sequence that I hpoe I can turn into a panorama of the Annapoils basin.

Check out Mr. Ed's collection so far:
http://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=C ... Gray_Photo

Here's the photo sequence from the Digby Wharf:
http://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=D ... f#Princess of Acadia Docking Sequence

[Tedsgrandson]

Hi Edward:

I would also like to say thanks very much for posting these pictures, and that I thoroughly enjoyed seeing these.

Although I grew up in Dartmouth, I spent a lot of time in Digby as a kid visiting with my grandparents. My grandfather worked as a ticket agent at the Digby Wharf, and of course I watched this docking procedure many times. This really brought back memories. However, I think that my favorite picture of this bunch is the one of the Dayliner 9057 that you took as it passed Levy's Drug Store. I've stood in almost that same spot many times and watched as the trains made their way down to the Wharf.

Steve, you did a great job in categorizing these pictures. Also, thanks for your pictures of the railway cars from the 1930's. It appears that most of these were taken in Kentville. It really blows me away to think that will the railway having been such a big part of Kentville's history that the Town was not interested in preserving any of this, especially the old station.

Jim Joyce
Dartmouth, N.S.

[downeastrailfan]

Great to see more colour shots from the 1960's. I was thrilled with the SW1200RS and heavyweight passenger cars on the wharf. Photos of these passenger trains are rare.

Thanks Ed!