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| − | Edward E. Armstrong was from a long-established family of farmers in the Falmouth area. He was an early investor in expanding the apple industry. He built a brick fruit warehouse at [[Falmouth]] in 1906, across from the [[Falmouth Station]]. Armstrong built | + | Edward E. Armstrong was from a long-established family of farmers in the Falmouth area. He was an early investor in expanding the apple industry. He built a brick fruit warehouse at [[Falmouth]] in 1906, across from the [[Falmouth Station]]. Armstrong built a pair of of 37 foot [[:Category:Refrigerator Cars|refrigerator cars]] in 1906, [[ARL002500|ARL Nos 2500 and 2501]].<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=ms02AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA99&lpg=RA1-PA99&dq=E.+E.+Armstrong+apple+refrigerator+car&source=bl&ots=87_hGckPcO&sig=ACfU3U22GgCEjyNlaqC16zGCGk_J_aCo-A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6-Ne-jOLpAhWll3IEHULVC9wQ6AEwDXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=E.%20E.%20Armstrong%20apple%20refrigerator%20car&f=false "Report of the Chief of the Fruit Division", Canadian Parliament, March 31, 1906, p.99]</ref> intended for fruit and dairy service. He had two more built in 1907 and by 1913, he had a fleet of five private refrigerator car. They were built at [[:Category:Rhodes, Curry & Co.|Rhodes, Curry & Co.]] in Amherst. Each had a 60,000 pound capacity and were painted light blue and lettered for the "Armstrong Refrigerator Line" on one end with a diamond shield and "Owned by E.E. Armstrong, Falmouth N.S." lettered on the other.<ref>''Amherst Daily News'', August 26, 1905, cited in Mike Parker, ''End of the Line The Dominion Atlantic Railway: A Trip Back in Time'', Lawrencetown NS: Pottersfield Press (2019), p. 196</ref> Armstrong sold his refrigerator cars to the Intercolonial Railway in April 1913.<ref>[[Canadian_Railway_and_Marine_World_-_1913-04_-_E._E._Armstong_of_Falmouth_Sells_His_Refridgerator_Cars|"E. E. Armstrong of Falmouth Sells His Refridgerator Cars", ''Canadian Railway and Marine World'', April 1913]]</ref> |
Armstrong's warehouse was later lengthened with a third loading door. His warehouse was later bought by the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse|Falmouth Fruit Company]] who added to it and joined it together with an even larger new brick tile warehouse. The original Edwards brick warehouse survives today, as part of a large warehouse for the Avon Valley Floral Company, a prominent surviving railway landmark easily spotted from the Highway 101 at Falmouth. | Armstrong's warehouse was later lengthened with a third loading door. His warehouse was later bought by the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse|Falmouth Fruit Company]] who added to it and joined it together with an even larger new brick tile warehouse. The original Edwards brick warehouse survives today, as part of a large warehouse for the Avon Valley Floral Company, a prominent surviving railway landmark easily spotted from the Highway 101 at Falmouth. | ||
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File:GertridgeArmstrongFBPostJan202022.jpg|[[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]] in [[Falmouth]] with his refrigerator cars [[ARL002500|Nos. 2500 and 2501]] circa 1906 and same location in 2022. | File:GertridgeArmstrongFBPostJan202022.jpg|[[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]] in [[Falmouth]] with his refrigerator cars [[ARL002500|Nos. 2500 and 2501]] circa 1906 and same location in 2022. | ||
File:Gertridge Reefer 4.jpeg|DAR westbound freight at [[Falmouth Station]] with a brakeman on [[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse|E. E. Armstrong's]] refrigerator car [[ARL002500|No. 2500]], circa 1910. | File:Gertridge Reefer 4.jpeg|DAR westbound freight at [[Falmouth Station]] with a brakeman on [[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse|E. E. Armstrong's]] refrigerator car [[ARL002500|No. 2500]], circa 1910. | ||
| + | File:CRMW 1913 April P170B.jpg|News clipping: [[Canadian_Railway_and_Marine_World_-_1913-04_-_E._E._Armstong_of_Falmouth_Sells_His_Refridgerator_Cars|"E. E. Armstrong of Falmouth Sells His Refridgerator Cars", ''Canadian Railway and Marine World'', April 1913.]] | ||
File:DAR - Engine 8133 Train 11 - Moving East-Falmouth-Harold Jenkins Photo-July 1959.JPG|[[CPR8133|Locomotive No. 8133]] and [[Train_No._11#19.3F.3F_-_19.3F.3F.2C_To_Yarmouth_Passenger_Service|Train No. 11]], passing ruins of [[Falmouth Station]] and the [[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]], now made part of the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]], July 1959. | File:DAR - Engine 8133 Train 11 - Moving East-Falmouth-Harold Jenkins Photo-July 1959.JPG|[[CPR8133|Locomotive No. 8133]] and [[Train_No._11#19.3F.3F_-_19.3F.3F.2C_To_Yarmouth_Passenger_Service|Train No. 11]], passing ruins of [[Falmouth Station]] and the [[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]], now made part of the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]], July 1959. | ||
File:Falmouth IMG 1288.JPG|Loading doors of the old [[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]], later the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]] in [[Falmouth]], June 19, 2011. | File:Falmouth IMG 1288.JPG|Loading doors of the old [[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]], later the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]] in [[Falmouth]], June 19, 2011. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 11 November 2023
Edward E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse Falmouth
(Later incorporated into the Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse)
- Brick Construction
- Capacity (1927): 7,500 Apple Barrels[1]
- Track Location:North Side of Tracks on spur, westward faing switch
History
Edward E. Armstrong was from a long-established family of farmers in the Falmouth area. He was an early investor in expanding the apple industry. He built a brick fruit warehouse at Falmouth in 1906, across from the Falmouth Station. Armstrong built a pair of of 37 foot refrigerator cars in 1906, ARL Nos 2500 and 2501.[2] intended for fruit and dairy service. He had two more built in 1907 and by 1913, he had a fleet of five private refrigerator car. They were built at Rhodes, Curry & Co. in Amherst. Each had a 60,000 pound capacity and were painted light blue and lettered for the "Armstrong Refrigerator Line" on one end with a diamond shield and "Owned by E.E. Armstrong, Falmouth N.S." lettered on the other.[3] Armstrong sold his refrigerator cars to the Intercolonial Railway in April 1913.[4]
Armstrong's warehouse was later lengthened with a third loading door. His warehouse was later bought by the Falmouth Fruit Company who added to it and joined it together with an even larger new brick tile warehouse. The original Edwards brick warehouse survives today, as part of a large warehouse for the Avon Valley Floral Company, a prominent surviving railway landmark easily spotted from the Highway 101 at Falmouth.
Gallery
Receipt for refrigerator cars ARL Nos 2500 and 2501, ordered from Rhodes, Curry & Co. by Edward E. Armstrong, Aug. 17.1905.
Photograph of custom refrigerator car ARL No. 2500 made for Edward E. Armstrong, circa 1906.
Refrigerator car ARL No. 2501, made for Edward E. Armstrong, circa November 1906.
Falmouth Station with Windsor in background and new E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse, 1906.
Falmouth Station with the E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse and Armstrong's two refrigerator cars Nos. 2500 and 2501, circa 1906.
E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse in Falmouth, circa 1910.
E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse in Falmouth with his refrigerator cars Nos. 2500 and 2501 circa 1906 and same location in 2022.
DAR westbound freight at Falmouth Station with a brakeman on E. E. Armstrong's refrigerator car No. 2500, circa 1910.
Locomotive No. 8133 and Train No. 11, passing ruins of Falmouth Station and the E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse, now made part of the Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse, July 1959.
Loading doors of the old E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse, later the Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse in Falmouth, June 19, 2011.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
- ↑ "Report of the Chief of the Fruit Division", Canadian Parliament, March 31, 1906, p.99
- ↑ Amherst Daily News, August 26, 1905, cited in Mike Parker, End of the Line The Dominion Atlantic Railway: A Trip Back in Time, Lawrencetown NS: Pottersfield Press (2019), p. 196
- ↑ "E. E. Armstrong of Falmouth Sells His Refridgerator Cars", Canadian Railway and Marine World, April 1913
External Links
Avon Valley Floral company, current owners
Chris Gertridge, Facebook Post about E.E. Armstrong fruit cars, October 20, 2022
