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=Fairview Junction, Nova Scotia= | =Fairview Junction, Nova Scotia= | ||
[[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] Mile 5 from [[Halifax]] on CN's Bedford Subdivision | [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] Mile 5 from [[Halifax]] on CN's Bedford Subdivision | ||
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==Facilities & Features== | ==Facilities & Features== | ||
| + | According to the website of the Fairview Historical Society[http://fairviewhistoricalsociety.ca/old-train-station/]: | ||
| + | "The original Fairview Train Station was built around 1919 and located near what was known as the Fairview underpass. The Train Station was built where Three Mile House once stood on the Bedford Highway. The Three Mile House, a favourite picnic place, was built in 1857 and was owned by a Mr. Gough who also owned a zoo. It was demolished in 1918 to make way for the Train Station. | ||
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| + | The Fairview Train Station was demolished in 1957 to make way for the new Fairview Underpass, or more commonly known today as the Fairview Overpass." | ||
==Commerce & Industry== | ==Commerce & Industry== | ||
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File:HalifaxWest1878.jpg|Fairview Area showing the tracks of the Nova Scotia Railway, 1878 | File:HalifaxWest1878.jpg|Fairview Area showing the tracks of the Nova Scotia Railway, 1878 | ||
| + | Image:Fairview_RR_Station_1920s.jpg|Fairview Station and Fairview Underpass in the 1920s. | ||
Image:CP8132d.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with westbound freight at [[Fairview Junction|Fairview Cove]] in July 1973. | Image:CP8132d.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with westbound freight at [[Fairview Junction|Fairview Cove]] in July 1973. | ||
Image:CP8132c.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with westbound freight and CN RDCs at [[Fairview Junction|Fairview Cove]] in July 1973. | Image:CP8132c.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with westbound freight and CN RDCs at [[Fairview Junction|Fairview Cove]] in July 1973. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 27 February 2020
Fairview Junction, Nova Scotia
Halifax Subdivision Mile 5 from Halifax on CN's Bedford Subdivision
- Next station east: Armdale
- Next station west: Rockingham
Facilities & Features
According to the website of the Fairview Historical Society[1]: "The original Fairview Train Station was built around 1919 and located near what was known as the Fairview underpass. The Train Station was built where Three Mile House once stood on the Bedford Highway. The Three Mile House, a favourite picnic place, was built in 1857 and was owned by a Mr. Gough who also owned a zoo. It was demolished in 1918 to make way for the Train Station.
The Fairview Train Station was demolished in 1957 to make way for the new Fairview Underpass, or more commonly known today as the Fairview Overpass."
Commerce & Industry
Description & History
Operations & Orders
Gallery
Fairview Area showing the tracks of the Nova Scotia Railway, 1878
Fairview Station and Fairview Underpass in the 1920s.
No. 8132 with westbound freight at Fairview Cove in July 1973.
No. 8132 with westbound freight and CN RDCs at Fairview Cove in July 1973.
