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| − | [[Kingston]]'s first station was a simple structure built by the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] in 1869. In 1887 a new station and siding were constructed (1). The station | + | [[Kingston]]'s first station was a simple structure built by the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] in 1869. In 1887 a new station and siding were constructed (1). The station contained the standard Windsor & Annapolis gothic window style station, containing a waiting room and freight room separated by the agent's office and operator's bay. |
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Image:Kingston station.jpg|[[Kingston Station]] from southeast, circa 1950. | Image:Kingston station.jpg|[[Kingston Station]] from southeast, circa 1950. | ||
Image:Stopover - CPR No 25352.jpg|Stopover at [[Kingston Station]], August 10, 1956. | Image:Stopover - CPR No 25352.jpg|Stopover at [[Kingston Station]], August 10, 1956. | ||
| − | Image:Kingston2.jpg|[[DAR9058|No. 9058]] on | + | Image:Kingston2.jpg|[[DAR9058|No. 9058]] on first run of the [[Evangeline]] RDC service in 1956 at [[Kingston Station]]. |
Image:Kingston Station and RDC.jpg|[[Kingston Station]], August 1959. | Image:Kingston Station and RDC.jpg|[[Kingston Station]], August 1959. | ||
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Revision as of 19:47, 18 September 2012
Kingston Station
Kingston's first station was a simple structure built by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway in 1869. In 1887 a new station and siding were constructed (1). The station contained the standard Windsor & Annapolis gothic window style station, containing a waiting room and freight room separated by the agent's office and operator's bay.
Kingston Station during World War II.
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Kingston Station from southeast, circa 1950.
Stopover at Kingston Station, August 10, 1956.
No. 9058 on first run of the Evangeline RDC service in 1956 at Kingston Station.
Kingston Station, August 1959.
References
(1) Construction date given in transcript of the Department of Railways and Canals, Engineer's Report, 1887, compiled by J.B. King, Scotia Railway Society Collection, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 Series S Vol. 4 File 15
