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| − | The freight shed in [[Wolfville ]] was built in 1912 at the same time as the [[Wolfville Station]]. The station and shed shared a long platform along the DAR mainline and the shed was served by a 510 foot, 12 car spur from a east facing switch which also served several business along Front Street. In the | + | The freight shed in [[Wolfville ]] was built in 1912 at the same time as the [[Wolfville Station]]. The station and shed shared a long platform along the DAR mainline and the shed was served by a 510 foot, 12 car spur from a east facing switch which also served several business along Front Street. In the 1980s, a Wolfville entrepreneur purchased a wooden CN caboose which was parked on the freight shed spur for conversion to a snack bar. However the conversion was never completed and the caboose was ultimately demolished. The freight siding was removed shortly after the caboose was delivered and the freight shed was torn down in 1986.<ref>[[Gary W. Ness]], [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] Vol. I, page 22.</ref> |
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File:HA-49.14 Wolfville.jpg|1918 Track Chart of Wolfville showing freight shed and freight spur location. | File:HA-49.14 Wolfville.jpg|1918 Track Chart of Wolfville showing freight shed and freight spur location. | ||
Image:Wolfville Station - CPR No 793.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]], [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] and trackside warehouses, circa 1920. | Image:Wolfville Station - CPR No 793.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]], [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] and trackside warehouses, circa 1920. | ||
| + | File:201216207.jpg|Aerial view of [[Wolfville]] showing the [[Wolfville Station]], [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] and [[Wolfville Wharves|wharf sheds]], 1931. | ||
File:12138-1.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]], summer or early fall 1973. | File:12138-1.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]], summer or early fall 1973. | ||
| + | File:Wolfville August 1974.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]], August1974. | ||
Image:Wolfville, NS July 18, 1975.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] on July 18,1975. | Image:Wolfville, NS July 18, 1975.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] on July 18,1975. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 30 January 2021
The freight shed in Wolfville was built in 1912 at the same time as the Wolfville Station. The station and shed shared a long platform along the DAR mainline and the shed was served by a 510 foot, 12 car spur from a east facing switch which also served several business along Front Street. In the 1980s, a Wolfville entrepreneur purchased a wooden CN caboose which was parked on the freight shed spur for conversion to a snack bar. However the conversion was never completed and the caboose was ultimately demolished. The freight siding was removed shortly after the caboose was delivered and the freight shed was torn down in 1986.[1]
Gallery
The "new" Wolfville Station and freight shed in 1914.
1918 Track Chart of Wolfville showing freight shed and freight spur location.
Wolfville Station, freight shed and trackside warehouses, circa 1920.
Aerial view of Wolfville showing the Wolfville Station, freight shed and wharf sheds, 1931.
Wolfville Station and freight shed, summer or early fall 1973.
Wolfville Station and freight shed, August1974.
Wolfville Station and freight shed on July 18,1975.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Gary W. Ness, Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway Vol. I, page 22.
