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The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&AR) was the most significant of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. The W&AR was formed by Nova Scotian railway promoters and British investors in 1864 to connect the government owned "Windsor Branch" of the Nova Scotia Railway at [[Windsor]] with [[Annapolis Royal]]. Construction was completed in 1869. The railway struggled at first but soon developed a growing passenger and freight traffic from the Annapolis Valley. Built at first to the broad gauge of 5' 6", it converted to standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2" in 1875. The W&AR faced a formidable rival in the [[WCR|Western Counties Railway]] (WCR) which used political connections several times to take control of the lucrative "Windsor Branch". The W&AR merged with the WCR in 1894 to create the Dominion Atlantic Railway with the W&AR's old mainline becoming the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax]] and Middleton subdivisions of the Dominion Atlantic. The W&AR was the senior partner in the merger which established the old W&AR headquarters in [[Kentville]] as the headquarters of the new company. The Dominion Atlantic inherited the W&AR's "Land of Evangeline" identity and the W&AR's livery of bright magenta red locomotives. The W&AR was also a small-scale builder of wooden railway passenger and freight cars at its Kentville Shops, building several cars that survived into the DAR fleet.
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The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&AR) was the most significant of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. The W&AR was formed by Nova Scotian railway promoters and British investors in 1864 to connect the government owned "Windsor Branch" of the Nova Scotia Railway at [[Windsor]] with [[Annapolis Royal]]. Investors were attracted by the traffic potential between Halifax, the Bay of Fundy and New England ports as well a the orchard potential of the Annapolis Valley.<ref>[[W&AR 1867 Prospectus|Prospectus, ''WINDSOR AND ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY NOVA SCOTIA'', London: J. Haddon & Co. Printers (1867), Copy No. 24]] [[:Category: Louis Comeau Collection|Comeau Family Collection]], p. 3-4, p. 5-6</ref> Construction was completed in 1869. The railway struggled at first but soon developed a growing passenger and freight traffic from the Annapolis Valley. Built at first to the broad gauge of 5' 6", it converted to standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2" in 1875. The W&AR faced a formidable rival in the [[WCR|Western Counties Railway]] (WCR) which used political connections several times to take control of the lucrative "Windsor Branch". The W&AR merged with the WCR in 1894 to create the Dominion Atlantic Railway with the W&AR's old mainline becoming the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax]] and Middleton subdivisions of the Dominion Atlantic. The W&AR was the senior partner in the merger which established the old W&AR headquarters in [[Kentville]] as the headquarters of the new company. The Dominion Atlantic inherited the W&AR's "Land of Evangeline" identity and the W&AR's livery of bright magenta red locomotives. The W&AR was also a small-scale builder of wooden railway passenger and freight cars at its Kentville Shops, building several cars that survived into the DAR fleet.
  
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W. & A. R. had a special rail customer during the 1880's The Palace RR Photograph Car Company. They operated a special car which was a mobile photograph studio which would travel the line. A Lewis Rice operated once of these such cars along with his photographic studios in Windsor & Wolfville. (3)
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W. & A. R. had a special rail customer during the 1880's The Palace RR Photograph Car Company. They operated a special car which was a mobile photograph studio which would travel the line. A Lewis Rice operated once of these such cars along with his photographic studios in Windsor & Wolfville.<ref>Tom Sheppard, Historic Wolfville: Grand Pre and Countryside, page 178.</ref>
  
 
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*[[Gary W. Ness|Gary Ness]]'s [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Vol. I), page 1, (Vol. II), page 13.
 
*[[Gary W. Ness|Gary Ness]]'s [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Vol. I), page 1, (Vol. II), page 13.
 
*[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], pages 51-87.
 
*[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], pages 51-87.
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* (3) Tom Sheppard, Historic Wolfville: Grand Pre and Countryside, page 178.
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Revision as of 20:40, 24 January 2022


Windsor and Annapolis Railway Company, Limited

Cover of the 1889 Passenger Schedule.

1867 Prospectus

The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&AR) was the most significant of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. The W&AR was formed by Nova Scotian railway promoters and British investors in 1864 to connect the government owned "Windsor Branch" of the Nova Scotia Railway at Windsor with Annapolis Royal. Investors were attracted by the traffic potential between Halifax, the Bay of Fundy and New England ports as well a the orchard potential of the Annapolis Valley.[1] Construction was completed in 1869. The railway struggled at first but soon developed a growing passenger and freight traffic from the Annapolis Valley. Built at first to the broad gauge of 5' 6", it converted to standard gauge of 4' 8 1/2" in 1875. The W&AR faced a formidable rival in the Western Counties Railway (WCR) which used political connections several times to take control of the lucrative "Windsor Branch". The W&AR merged with the WCR in 1894 to create the Dominion Atlantic Railway with the W&AR's old mainline becoming the Halifax and Middleton subdivisions of the Dominion Atlantic. The W&AR was the senior partner in the merger which established the old W&AR headquarters in Kentville as the headquarters of the new company. The Dominion Atlantic inherited the W&AR's "Land of Evangeline" identity and the W&AR's livery of bright magenta red locomotives. The W&AR was also a small-scale builder of wooden railway passenger and freight cars at its Kentville Shops, building several cars that survived into the DAR fleet.

W. & A. R. had a special rail customer during the 1880's The Palace RR Photograph Car Company. They operated a special car which was a mobile photograph studio which would travel the line. A Lewis Rice operated once of these such cars along with his photographic studios in Windsor & Wolfville.[2]

W&AR Locomotives

These are the W&A broad gauge locomotives, 9 of which were traded to the Canadian Government on July 1, 1875 that never made it to the DAR roster.

  • W&AR Joseph Howe, - second hand from Canadian Government
  • W&AR Sir Gaspard le Marchant, - second hand from Canadian Government
  • W&AR St. Lawrence, - Portland
  • W&AR No. 1 First Evangeline, - Messrs. Fox, Walker & Co., traded to the ICR 1875
  • W&AR No. 2 First "Gabriel", - Messrs. Fox, Walker & Co., , traded to the ICR 1875
  • W&AR No. 3 First Hiawatha, - Messrs. Fox, Walker & Co., traded to the ICR 1875
  • W&AR No. 4 First Blomidon/Minnehaha, - Messrs. Fox, Walker & Co., traded to the ICR 1875
  • W&AR First Gaspereau, - Messrs. Fox, Walker & Co.
  • W&AR First Grand Pre, (destroyed January 5, 1872 by fire at the Halifax Roundhouse) - Messrs. Fox, Walker & Co.
  • W&AR First Mic-Mac
  • W&AR Maliseet
  • W&AR First Minnehaha
  • W&AR St. Croix - second hand from Portland in 1871
  • W&AR Lightning - second hand from Great Western Railway in 1871

The locomotives below are the W&A standard gauge locomotives which later became DAR locomotives.

Gallery

References and Footnotes

  1. ↑ Prospectus, WINDSOR AND ANNAPOLIS RAILWAY NOVA SCOTIA, London: J. Haddon & Co. Printers (1867), Copy No. 24 Comeau Family Collection, p. 3-4, p. 5-6
  2. ↑ Tom Sheppard, Historic Wolfville: Grand Pre and Countryside, page 178.

Subcategories

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