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Revision as of 09:54, 1 September 2018
Truro Roundhouse
The Canadian National Railway had a large 30 stall roundhouse with attached boiler house, machine shop, car shop and coal tower in Truro. DAR locomotives on the Truro Subdivision used the roundhouse to fuel and turn. Prince Street offered access to good views of the turntable leads allowing rail fans to snap many photos of visiting DAR locomotives.
The following information was furnished by Andrew Blackburn:
There were at least 2 stalls set aside in the CNR roundhouse for the DAR locos; one passenger train engine and one the freight engine. Toward the end of steam there may have been only one loco in Truro over night as the mixed only ran to Windsor.
In the picture "No. 44 at Truro Roundhouse in Truro in April 1949" the engine is still facing east and would be turned the next morning after the night's stay in the roundhouse. Coal and water also would be added.
As reported in the Truro Daily News on April 28, 1959, the last steam engine regular service to Truro was Pacific No. 2501 on April 28, 1959. The diesel returned that evening ending the steam era on the Midland line. The same newspaper stated in another article that the DAR will spend $2,000,000 converting the line over to diesel by buying 10 loco's.
The Truro roundhouse was demolished sometime after the end of the steam era. The boiler house and machine shop survived to be used as storage by a trucking and building supply firm until it was finally demolished around 2016.
Gallery
No. 44 at Truro Roundhouse in Truro in April 1949.
DAR Flanger 905 at the Truro Roundhouse, circa 1950.
Boiler house and machine shop, the remnant of the Truro Roundhouse, Mar. 17, 2014.
References and Footnotes
External Links
Great air view of the Truro Roundhouse in 1931, a detail from the Nova Scotia Archives McCully collection - helpful for identifying locations of Truro Roundhouse shots of DAR locomtoives.
