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Mile 51.47 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Kentville|Kentville Subdivision]] | Mile 51.47 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Kentville|Kentville Subdivision]] | ||
Located just east of the [[Round Hill]] station, the Round Hill Ballast Pit was the longest serving [[:Category:Gravel Pits|ballast pits]] used by the DAR providing sandy gravel ballast for the line from the steam era to the last decades of diesel. Located on the south side of the DAR mainline, it was served by a spur at Mile 51.47.<ref>DAR Employee Time Tables 1931, 1964</ref> A variety of MOW steam shovels and loaders, such as steam shovel [[DAR000850|No. 850]], loaded [[:Category:Ballast Cars|ballast cars]] at the pit.<ref>"Round Hill Ballast Pit Photo Envelope" Leon Barron Collection, Kings County Museum</ref> | Located just east of the [[Round Hill]] station, the Round Hill Ballast Pit was the longest serving [[:Category:Gravel Pits|ballast pits]] used by the DAR providing sandy gravel ballast for the line from the steam era to the last decades of diesel. Located on the south side of the DAR mainline, it was served by a spur at Mile 51.47.<ref>DAR Employee Time Tables 1931, 1964</ref> A variety of MOW steam shovels and loaders, such as steam shovel [[DAR000850|No. 850]], loaded [[:Category:Ballast Cars|ballast cars]] at the pit.<ref>"Round Hill Ballast Pit Photo Envelope" Leon Barron Collection, Kings County Museum</ref> | ||
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Ballast Pits crews stayed in crew cars parked at Bridgetown. | Ballast Pits crews stayed in crew cars parked at Bridgetown. | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 28 December 2013
Round Hill Ballast Pit
Mile 51.47 on the Kentville Subdivision
Located just east of the Round Hill station, the Round Hill Ballast Pit was the longest serving ballast pits used by the DAR providing sandy gravel ballast for the line from the steam era to the last decades of diesel. Located on the south side of the DAR mainline, it was served by a spur at Mile 51.47.[1] A variety of MOW steam shovels and loaders, such as steam shovel No. 850, loaded ballast cars at the pit.[2]
Ballast Pits crews stayed in crew cars parked at Bridgetown.
Gallery
The Bridgetown Station in 1981 and the end of crew car No. 412201.
Crew car No. 412201 at Bridgetown in August of 1982.
Hopper car No. 361120 being used to transport ballast at Round Hill gravel pit in August 1982.
Westbound ballast train lead by No. 1275 at Kingston, going to Round Hill.
Parked ballast train at pulled by No. 1274 at the Round Hill Ballast Pit in May, 1987.
Parked ballast train with No. 1274 at Round Hill Ballast Pit in May, 1987.
No. 1274 is at Round Hill Ballast Pit in May 1987.
