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==Kentville Car Shop==
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=[[Kentville]] Car Shop=
  
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Built by DAR Bridge & Building Deptartment November to December 1937 after original W & A wooden car shop burned on October 20, 1937.
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==First Car Shop 1869 to 1937 ==
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Built by the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] in 1869, the car shop in [[Kentville]] not only repaired cars but also built some freight cars and many W&A and DAR passengers cars, including [[DAR000001|No.1]], [[DAR000004|No. 4]], [[DAR000005|No. 5]], [[DAR000006|No. 6]] and baggage cars [[DAR000052|Nos. 52]], 53, 55 and 56. It was destroyed by a massive fire of unknown cause on October 20, 1937 which also destroyed a passenger coach, caboose and flanger which were inside the shop.<ref>[[Advertiser 1937-10-21 - $45,000 LOSS IN EARLY MORNING FIRE|"$45,000 LOSS IN EARLY MORNING FIRE HERE, Car Shop of D. A. R. Completely Razed, Cause of Blaze Unknown", ''The Advertiser'', October 21, 1937, page 1]]</ref>
  
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Concrete base, brick tile walls, two through tracks 46 feet by 217 feet, office attached.
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===Gallery===
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Image:Early Kentville station.jpg|The first recorded photo of the [[Kentville Station]] taken in 1869, also showing the [[Kentville Freight Shed|Freight Shed]] and [[Kentville Car Shop|Car Shop]].
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File:WAR-KentvilleStation1871Jul27.jpg|[[Kentville Station]], [[Kentville Car Shop|Car Shop]], [[Kentville Repair Shop|paint shop]] and [[Kentville Railyard|Rail Yard]], July 27, 1871.
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File:Birdseyecarshop.jpg |[[Bird's Eve View of Kentville Nova Scotia 1879‎‎]]: detail showing W&AR [[Kentville Car Shop]] at left and the [[Kentville Repair Shop|Kentville Paint Shop]] at right, 1879.
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File:200803032.jpg|[[Kentville]] with the [[Kentville Railyard]], [[Kentville Car Shop]], [[Kentville Station]] and the [[Cornwallis Hotel|Aberdeen Hotel]], circa 1869.
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File:200716239 NSA.jpg|[[Kentville Station]] with the [[Kentville Freight Shed]] and the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in distance, circa 1910.
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File:DC2008.2.1 medres.jpg|[[Kentville Station]] with [[:Category:Parlor and Observation|parlour]] car [[DARHALIGONIAN|Haligonian]] or [[DARMAYFLOWER|Mayflower]]; [[Kentville Freight Shed]] and [[Kentville Car Shop|Car Shop]], after 1904 addition.
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Image:KentvilleStatione.jpg|Kentville Station with car shop in the background, circa 1904-1914.
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File:Kalkman077.jpg|DAR Van [[DAR000096|DAR No. 96]] in [[Kentville]] with the [[Kentville Car Shop]] and conductor [[Taylor, Thomas Henry|Harry Taylor]] on the left, circa 1920.
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File:Advertiser_Oct_21_1937.jpg|Article in [[:Category:The Advertiser|The Advertiser]] about destruction of car shop by fire, Oct, 21, 1937.
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File:Kalkman47.jpg|Ruins of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] after Oct. 21, 1937 fire and [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in background, likely taken Oct. 21 to 22, 1937.
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Converted to Car and Locomotive Shop after Roundhouse closed.
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==Second Car Shop 1937 to 199x==
  
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Shop closed 199x
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Built by DAR Bridge & Building Department after original W & A wooden car shop burned in October 1937. Construction began in November 1937, finished December 1937:<ref>[[Advertiser_1937-11-11_Railway_Notes|George Bishop, "Railway Notes", ''The Advertiser'', Nov. 11, 1937]] and "Railway Notes", ''The Advertiser'', Jan. 27, 1938</ref>
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*46 feet by 217 feet
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*Concrete base, brick tile walls
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*Two through tracks
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*Attached office
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The Car Shop was converted to Car and Locomotive Shop after Roundhouse closed in the 1960s.
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The shop closed in October 1993 when the DAR abandoned its tracks in Kentville. Servicing for cars and the three remaining DAR locomotives was moved to outdoor facilities in [[Hantsport]].<ref>[[:Category:David Othen|David Othen]], ''[[Dominion Atlantic Railway The Final 25 Years]]'', page 79.</ref>
  
 
Demolished 200x
 
Demolished 200x
  
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==Gallery==
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File:Kalkman48.jpg|The new [[Kentville Car Shop]] and [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling bucket loader mast]], circa late January 1938.
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Image:KentYardBuildings1.JPG|Car Shops seen from the [[Kentville Coaling Tower|Coaling Tower]], circa late 1940s, early 1950s.  
 
Image:KentYardBuildings1.JPG|Car Shops seen from the [[Kentville Coaling Tower|Coaling Tower]], circa late 1940s, early 1950s.  
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Image:DAR2665b.jpg|[[DAR2665|No. 2665]] in the [[Kentville Railyard]] in August 1951 after bringing in [[Train No. 95]] from [[Halifax]]. Also visible is business card [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] parked against the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] and to the left the [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]].
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File:CSTM-MAT000555.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0555|No. 555]] in front of the [[Kentville Car Shop]], circa 1940.
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Image:Car Shop Crew 1949.jpg|The [[Kentville Car Shop]] crew, 1949.
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Image:DAR2665b.jpg|[[DAR2665|No. 2665]] in the [[Kentville Railyard]] in August 1951 after arriving with [[Train No. 95]]. Also visible is business car [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] parked by the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] with the [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]] to left.
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Image:DAR2516a.jpg|[[DAR2516|Engine No. 2516]] loco for [[Train No. 95]] heading to engine service facilities in front of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in August 1951.  [[Kentville Boiler Plant]] exhaust stack behind that.
 
Image:DAR2516a.jpg|[[DAR2516|Engine No. 2516]] loco for [[Train No. 95]] heading to engine service facilities in front of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in August 1951.  [[Kentville Boiler Plant]] exhaust stack behind that.
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Image:DAR0470b.jpg|[[DAR0470|No. 470]] in front of [[Kentville Car Shop]] at [[Kentville]] in August 1951.
 
Image:DAR0470b.jpg|[[DAR0470|No. 470]] in front of [[Kentville Car Shop]] at [[Kentville]] in August 1951.
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Image:CPR8134 and 58 Pontiac.jpg|[[CPR8134|No. 8134]], '58 Pontiac [[Inspection Cars|inspection car]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower]], [[Kentville Roundhouse]], the [[Kentville Water Tower]] and the [[Kentville Car Shop]] all visable from this view of the [[Kentville Railyard]], [[Kentville]] in August 1959.
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Image:InspectionCar1958.jpg|1958 Pontiac [[Inspection Cars|inspection car]] at the SE corner of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in [[Kentville]].
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File:KentvilleRailyard_-_LookingEast_-_1958July.png|[[Kentville Railyard]] looking east showing the [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant]], [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]], [[Kentville Freight Shed|freight shed]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding]] towers and [[Kentville Machine Shop|machine shop]], 1958 July 31.
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Image:InspectionCar1958.jpg|1958 Pontiac [[:Category:Inspection Cars|inspection car]] at the SE corner of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in [[Kentville]], circa 1958.
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Image:CPR8138 and 58 Pontiac.jpg|[[CPR8138|No. 8138]], '58 Pontiac [[:Category:Inspection Cars|inspection car]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|Roundhouse]], the [[Kentville Water Tower|Water Tower]] and the [[Kentville Car Shop|Car Shop]] all visible at the [[Kentville Railyard]], August 1959.
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File:CPR8131f.jpg|[[Kentville Roundhouse|Turntable]], [[Kentville Boiler Plant|power plant]], [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]] and [[CPR8131|No. 8131]], from door of [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse]] in August 1959.  
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File:KentvilleCarShopEmployees.jpg|Employees inside the [[Kentville Car Shop]], date unknown.
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Image:CPR8131-8132.jpg|[[CPR8131|No. 8131]] and [[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with loco shops and [[Kentville Turntable|turntable]] on right, and [[Kentville Car Shop|car shops]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|power plant]] on left in August 1959.
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Image:Kentville Railyard 1961.jpg|View of the [[Kentville Railyard]] looking east from the roundhouse in 1961.
 
Image:Kentville Railyard 1961.jpg|View of the [[Kentville Railyard]] looking east from the roundhouse in 1961.
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Image:CP8136 at Kentville Yard.jpg|[[Kentville]] engine servicing facilities on July 20, 1967. Visable is the [[Kentville Coaling Tower]], Engine [[CPR8136|No. 8136]], the [[Kentville Roundhouse]] and the corner of the [[Kentville Car Shop]].  
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KeddyConlin18.jpg|Front of RDC [[DAR9058|No. 9058]] in the [[Kentville Car Shop]] after collision with a [[Burro Crane]] at [[Coldbrook]], Oct. 30, 1965.
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File:Kentville Railyard 1967 c.jpg|[[Kentville Railyard]] with left to right, the [[Kentville Car Shop]], [[Kentville Repair Shop]] and the [[Kentville Station]], 1967.
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Image:CP8136 at Kentville Yard.jpg|[[Kentville]] engine servicing facilities on July 20, 1967. Visible are the [[Kentville Coaling Tower]], Engine [[CPR8136|No. 8136]], the [[Kentville Roundhouse]] and the corner of the [[Kentville Car Shop]].  
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Image:CPR8136b.jpg|[[CPR8136|No. 8136]] at the [[Kentville Car Shop]] circa 1972.
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File:01350007.JPG|[[CPR8136|No. 8136]] parked on one of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] tracks, August 1972.
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File:01350006.JPG|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] parked on one of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] tracks, August 1972.
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Image:CPR8138a.jpg|[[CPR8138|No. 8138]] at [[Kentville Car Shop]] in Kentville in August 1973.
 
Image:CPR8138a.jpg|[[CPR8138|No. 8138]] at [[Kentville Car Shop]] in Kentville in August 1973.
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Image:CP8132a.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] at [[Kentville]] August 1974 beside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] with the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] behind.
 
Image:CP8132a.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] at [[Kentville]] August 1974 beside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] with the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] behind.
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File:Slide 77 - 2 may 76.JPG|Inside the Car shop looking out - 2nd May 1976
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Image:CPR8137-8139a.jpg|[[CPR8137|No.8137]] and [[CPR8139|No. 8139]] & unknown sister inside [[Kentville Car Shop]] in June 1976.
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Image:CP8131 inside Kentville shops May 1977 David Othen medium.jpg|CP [[CPR8131|No. 8131]] inside [[Kentville Car Shop]] in May 1977.
 
Image:CP8131 inside Kentville shops May 1977 David Othen medium.jpg|CP [[CPR8131|No. 8131]] inside [[Kentville Car Shop]] in May 1977.
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Image:Car Shop Kentville 1977.jpg|Diesel shop in Kentville, formerly the [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]] on August 17, 1977.
 
Image:Car Shop Kentville 1977.jpg|Diesel shop in Kentville, formerly the [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]] on August 17, 1977.
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File:DAR436994 Kentville 1979-04-14.jpeg|[[DAR436994|Van 436994]] at [[Kentville]] April 14 1979 in front of the [[Kentville Car Shop|mechanical shop]]. Note the sand tower on the roof.
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Image:CPR8136a.jpg|[[CPR8136|No. 8136]] and two sisters at the [[Kentville Car Shop]] on July 7, 1979.
 
Image:CPR8136a.jpg|[[CPR8136|No. 8136]] and two sisters at the [[Kentville Car Shop]] on July 7, 1979.
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File:01350028.JPG|[[CPR8136|No. 8136]] pokes its hood out of the [[Kentville Car Shop]], undated.
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File:No date.jpg|[[DAR434061]] and [[DAR434038]] along with a VIA RDC are parked by the [[Kentville Car Shop]] on May 22, 1989.
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File:PeterSayers107 1.jpg|Locomotive [[CPR1274|No.1274]] and hopper in the [[Kentville Car Shop]], May 29, 1989.
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File:Tupper8.jpg|[[Kentville Railyard]] with the [[Kentville Coaling Tower]], [[Kentville Car Shop]] and the [[Kentville Repair Shop]], October 1990.
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File:Tupper30.jpg|The [[Kentville Boiler Plant]] and [[Kentville Car Shop]], Oct. 27, 1990.
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File:Tupper31.jpg|[[Kentville Railyard]] and the [[Kentville Car Shop]], 1990.
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File:Tupper39.jpg|North side of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] after demolition of the [[Kentville Boiler Plant]], 1990.
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File:Kentville_1992August_1273.jpg | [[CPR1273|No. 1273]] is parked outside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in August 1992.
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File:1273_in_Kentville_Shed_1992August.jpg  | [[CPR1273|No. 1273]] inside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in August 1992.
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File:1273_in_KentvilleShed_1992_August.jpg | [[CPR1273|No. 1273]] inside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in August 1992.
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File:KentvilleShed 1992August.jpg|[[CPR1273|No. 1273]] along with van [[DAR434676|No. 434676]] inside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in August 1992.
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Image:August 29, 1993.Kentville-3.jpg|The [[Kentville Car Shop]] as viewed on August 29, 1993.
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Image:August 29, 1993.Kentville-4.jpg|The [[Kentville Car Shop]] as viewed on August 29, 1993.
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==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
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* ''Kentville Advertiser'', Nov. 10, 1937, Jan. 27, 1938
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/nsis/exhibit.asp?ID=1546&Language= Nova Scotia Archives, Good zoomable air view of Kentville station, car shops, rail yard, and back road siding, circa 1960.]
  
 
[[Category:Kentville Facilities]]
 
[[Category:Kentville Facilities]]

Latest revision as of 16:29, 11 November 2023

Kentville Car Shop

First Car Shop 1869 to 1937

Built by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway in 1869, the car shop in Kentville not only repaired cars but also built some freight cars and many W&A and DAR passengers cars, including No.1, No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and baggage cars Nos. 52, 53, 55 and 56. It was destroyed by a massive fire of unknown cause on October 20, 1937 which also destroyed a passenger coach, caboose and flanger which were inside the shop.[1]

Gallery

Second Car Shop 1937 to 199x

Built by DAR Bridge & Building Department after original W & A wooden car shop burned in October 1937. Construction began in November 1937, finished December 1937:[2]

  • 46 feet by 217 feet
  • Concrete base, brick tile walls
  • Two through tracks
  • Attached office

The Car Shop was converted to Car and Locomotive Shop after Roundhouse closed in the 1960s.

The shop closed in October 1993 when the DAR abandoned its tracks in Kentville. Servicing for cars and the three remaining DAR locomotives was moved to outdoor facilities in Hantsport.[3]

Demolished 200x

Gallery

References and Footnotes

  1. ↑ "$45,000 LOSS IN EARLY MORNING FIRE HERE, Car Shop of D. A. R. Completely Razed, Cause of Blaze Unknown", The Advertiser, October 21, 1937, page 1
  2. ↑ George Bishop, "Railway Notes", The Advertiser, Nov. 11, 1937 and "Railway Notes", The Advertiser, Jan. 27, 1938
  3. ↑ David Othen, Dominion Atlantic Railway The Final 25 Years, page 79.

External Links

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