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| − | The first enginehouse in [[Annapolis Royal]] was a large structure, 120 feet long x 58 feet wide, and included an enclosed turntable.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cihm_25953/page/n29|Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873,]]'' (1873), page 24.]</ref> It held three locomotives.<ref>[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], page 64.</ref> It was built in 1868 to serve as the engine terminal for the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] | + | The first enginehouse in [[Annapolis Royal]] was a large structure, 120 feet long x 58 feet wide, and included an enclosed turntable.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/cihm_25953/page/n29|Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873,]]'' (1873), page 24.]</ref> It held three locomotives.<ref>[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], page 64.</ref> It was built in 1868 to serve as the engine terminal for the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]], but was destroyed in a fire on March 11, 1896.<ref>[[W.W. Clarke]], [[History of the Earliest Railways of Nova Scotia]], page 12.</ref> A replacement engine house was built. It remained for many years behind the station, later used for storage.<ref>Note by [[:Category:Doug Shaffner|Doug Schaffner]], 8 January 2009.</ref> |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 7 May 2020
Annapolis Royal Enginehouse
The first enginehouse in Annapolis Royal was a large structure, 120 feet long x 58 feet wide, and included an enclosed turntable.[1] It held three locomotives.[2] It was built in 1868 to serve as the engine terminal for the Windsor and Annapolis Railway, but was destroyed in a fire on March 11, 1896.[3] A replacement engine house was built. It remained for many years behind the station, later used for storage.[4]
Gallery
No. 25, Strathcona with a westbound express at the Annapolis Royal Station. Note the freight shed, bulk fuel facility, and old Engine House behind the station.
Derailment on May 7, 1922 showing the in the Annapolis Royal Railyard, Freight Shed, the enginehouse, DAR boxcar No. 69938, and DAR boxcar 1310.
References and Footnotes
External Links
- ↑ MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, (1873), page 24.
- ↑ Marguerite Woodworth, History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway, page 64.
- ↑ W.W. Clarke, History of the Earliest Railways of Nova Scotia, page 12.
- ↑ Note by Doug Schaffner, 8 January 2009.
