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− | The Windsor Railyard | + | =[[Windsor]] Railyard= |
+ | The Windsor Railyard increased in size over the years, beginning with only a few sidings by the station but growing over the years with the furthest most east end starting near HWY 101 over past a few 100 meters before the first mile marker on the Truro Sub. The southern most end starting near Wentworth Rd and the Northwestern most end pre HWY 101 being what is now the corner of Upper Water St & HWY 1 and HWY 101 era being parallel to HWY 101 near the start of Exit 6 South Bound. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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− | + | File:NSA Windsor birdseye railway detail.jpg|[[Bird's Eve View of Windsor Nova Scotia 1878]]: detail of railyard, 1878. | |
− | + | File:201908835.jpg|[[Windsor Wharves]], with the [[Windsor Station]] on right, the early [[Windsor Freight Shed]] in foreground, a [[W&AR Box Cars|Windsor & Annapolis boxcar]] and a [[:Category:Photo Car|Palace Rail Road Photo Car]] in the [[Windsor Railyard]], early 1880s. | |
− | + | File:Windsor Station 03.jpg|Passengers and passenger cars at [[Windsor Station]], date unknown. | |
− | + | File:DAR - Engine 380 On TurntableD-Windsor-Harold Jenkins Photo-1912.JPG|[[DAR0380|Locomotive No. 380]] with crew on the turntable at the [[Windsor Enginehouse]], 1912, at the location in later years of the expanded railyard. | |
− | Image: | + | Image:Windsor_1914_panorama.png| Full Panorama of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921 from [[:Category:H. H. Reid Photo|Harry Reid's Photos]]. |
− | Image:1914 windsor | + | Image:1914 windsor 4.jpg|Detail of panorama of [[Windsor Railyard]] showing [[DAR000046|Baggage No. 46]], [[DAR000425|flat car No. 425]], box cars, and a [[Refrigerator Cars|refrigerator car]] on the [[Windsor Wharves]] sometime after 1921. |
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+ | Image:1914 windsor 1.jpg|Detail of panorama of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921 showing [[DAR000046|Baggage No. 46]], [[DAR000425|flat car No. 425]], van [[DAR435786]], and [[DAR069958|box car 69958]]. | ||
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+ | Image:1914 windsor 2.jpg|Detail of panorama of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921 showing van [[DAR435786]]. | ||
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+ | Image:1914 windsor 5.jpg|Detail of panorama of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921 showing van [[DAR435786]] and a [[:Category:Refrigerator Cars|refrigerator car]] in centre. | ||
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+ | Image:1914 windsor 3.jpg|Detail of panorama of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921 showing GTR Boxcar 35151. | ||
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+ | File:Kalkman56.jpg|[[Windsor Railyard]] with [[Windsor Station]] and [[Windsor Freight Shed|Freight Shed]] to left, the [[Windsor Wharves]] in background and DAR rolling stock including [[DAR435786|DAR van DAR435786]], [[DAR000425|flatcar No. 425]], and [[DAR069958|box car 69958]], half of panoramic photo by [[:Category:H. H. Reid_Photo|H.H. Reid]], early 1920s. | ||
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+ | File:Kalkman45.jpg|[[Windsor Railyard]] with Windsor Textiles in the background and full freight yard including [[DAR001410|DAR box car No. 1410]], half of a panoramic view by [[:Category:H. H. Reid_Photo|H.H. Reid]], early 1920s. | ||
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+ | File:WindsorStationPanorama.jpg|Another panoramic view using Harry Reid photos, sometime after 1921. | ||
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+ | File:WindsorStation01.jpg|[[Windsor Station]] and part of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921. | ||
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+ | File:WindsorStation02.jpg|Part of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921. | ||
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+ | File:WindsorStation03.jpg|Part of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921. | ||
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+ | File:WindsorStation05.jpg|Part of [[Windsor Railyard]] sometime after 1921. | ||
Image:Windsor Train on Water Street, Heading for Station - 1912 - 1.jpg|Looking at [[Windsor Station]] and [[Windsor Railyard|railyard]] from Water Street in 1912. | Image:Windsor Train on Water Street, Heading for Station - 1912 - 1.jpg|Looking at [[Windsor Station]] and [[Windsor Railyard|railyard]] from Water Street in 1912. | ||
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Image:DAR0036a.jpg|[[DAR0036|“Basil”]] at the [[Windsor Railyard]] in 1922. | Image:DAR0036a.jpg|[[DAR0036|“Basil”]] at the [[Windsor Railyard]] in 1922. | ||
File:No.36&boxcar69784.jpg|Wider view of [[DAR0036|“Basil”]] at the [[Windsor Railyard]] with [[DAR069784|boxcar 69784]], circa 1922. | File:No.36&boxcar69784.jpg|Wider view of [[DAR0036|“Basil”]] at the [[Windsor Railyard]] with [[DAR069784|boxcar 69784]], circa 1922. | ||
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+ | File:Windsor 1941 Sheet11.jpg|Windsor [[:Category:Fire Insurance Maps|Fire Insurance Map]], Sheet 11, showing the [[Windsor Station|Windsor Baggage Station]], [[Windsor Railyard]], [[Windsor Wharves]], [[Colonial Fertilizer]] and the Windsor Wear Textile Factory, July 1941. | ||
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+ | File:Windsor 1941 Sheet2.jpg|Windsor [[:Category:Fire Insurance Maps|Fire Insurance Map]], Sheet 2, with the [[Windsor Station]], [[Windsor Freight Shed|Freight Shed]], the [[Windsor Railyard]], the [[L. A. Armstrong Apple Warehouse|L.A. Armstrong Warehouse]] and the B. Sexton Warehouse, July 1941. | ||
Image:Dar1041b.jpg|[[Train No. 96]] departs for [[Halifax]] with [[DAR1041|No. 1041]] leading after leaving station in August 1949. | Image:Dar1041b.jpg|[[Train No. 96]] departs for [[Halifax]] with [[DAR1041|No. 1041]] leading after leaving station in August 1949. | ||
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Image:DAR2526 & Train 98.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] shunts [[Train No. 98]] in reverse past Fruit Express car [[DAR004626|No. 4626]] at [[Windsor]] preparing to leave for [[Halifax]] in late afternoon on July 3, 1954. | Image:DAR2526 & Train 98.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] shunts [[Train No. 98]] in reverse past Fruit Express car [[DAR004626|No. 4626]] at [[Windsor]] preparing to leave for [[Halifax]] in late afternoon on July 3, 1954. | ||
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+ | File:Inspection car fruit express.jpg|DAR [[:Category:Inspection_Cars|Inspection Car M-107]] at [[Windsor]] passing Fruit Express car [[DAR004626|No. 4626]] in the [[Windsor Railyard]] with the [[Windsor Water Tower]] in background, circa July 1954. | ||
Image:DAR1020a.jpg|[[DAR1020|No. 1020]] at [[Windsor Water Tower]] in [[Windsor]] leading [[Train No. 5]] to [[Truro]] from [[Kentville]] on July 10, 1954. | Image:DAR1020a.jpg|[[DAR1020|No. 1020]] at [[Windsor Water Tower]] in [[Windsor]] leading [[Train No. 5]] to [[Truro]] from [[Kentville]] on July 10, 1954. | ||
Image:DAR2528b.jpg|[[DAR2528|No. 2528]] at [[Windsor]] on July 3, 1954. | Image:DAR2528b.jpg|[[DAR2528|No. 2528]] at [[Windsor]] on July 3, 1954. | ||
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+ | File:DAR_plan_Windsor_1955-01 enhanced.jpg|Survey plan of [[:Category:Subdivision_Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] tracks, structures, alignment and right-of-way through [[Windsor]], January 1955. | ||
File:Windsor Station and Yard 1956.jpg|[[Windsor Railyard]] and old [[Windsor Station]] on August 28, 1956. | File:Windsor Station and Yard 1956.jpg|[[Windsor Railyard]] and old [[Windsor Station]] on August 28, 1956. | ||
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File:Dayliner at Windsor 1961 b.jpg| Looking towards Windsor Station from Downtown Windsor ERA 1961, at what is now the Corner of Upper Water St & HWY 1. | File:Dayliner at Windsor 1961 b.jpg| Looking towards Windsor Station from Downtown Windsor ERA 1961, at what is now the Corner of Upper Water St & HWY 1. | ||
− | File:Dayliner at Windsor 1961 c.jpg| Looking from Fort Edward towards the station | + | File:Dayliner at Windsor 1961 c.jpg|Looking from Fort Edward towards the [[Windsor Station|old station/baggage and express depot]] on left and Irving Oil in background, circa 1961 |
Image:Windsor Railyard 1961.jpg|View from from the [[Windsor Water Tower|Windsor Water Tank]] looking towards Truro & Halifax lines on August 27, 1961. | Image:Windsor Railyard 1961.jpg|View from from the [[Windsor Water Tower|Windsor Water Tank]] looking towards Truro & Halifax lines on August 27, 1961. | ||
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Image:411588.JPG|[[DAR411588|No. 411588]] at the [[Windsor Railyard]] on Sept. 12, 1964. | Image:411588.JPG|[[DAR411588|No. 411588]] at the [[Windsor Railyard]] on Sept. 12, 1964. | ||
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+ | File:DAR - Windsor Yard and Station Looking East - Harold Jenkins Photo-Summer 1970.JPG|The [[Windsor Railyard]], [[Windsor Freight Shed]] and [[Windsor Station]] looking east, Summer 1970. | ||
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+ | File:DAR - Windsor Yard and Station Looking West-Harold Jenkins Photo-Summer1970.jpg|The [[Windsor Railyard]] and [[Windsor Station]] looking west, Summer 1970. | ||
Image:DAR9059f.jpg|[[DAR9059|No. 9059]] leaves for [[Halifax]] from [[Windsor]] on August 7, 1973. | Image:DAR9059f.jpg|[[DAR9059|No. 9059]] leaves for [[Halifax]] from [[Windsor]] on August 7, 1973. | ||
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File:01350022.JPG|[[CPR8134|No. 8134]] at [[Windsor Railyard]] on Sept 2, 1978. | File:01350022.JPG|[[CPR8134|No. 8134]] at [[Windsor Railyard]] on Sept 2, 1978. | ||
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+ | File:Dar001303c.jpg|Coach 1303 sitting in Windsor Yard, Unknown Date. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:58, 19 May 2024
Windsor Railyard
The Windsor Railyard increased in size over the years, beginning with only a few sidings by the station but growing over the years with the furthest most east end starting near HWY 101 over past a few 100 meters before the first mile marker on the Truro Sub. The southern most end starting near Wentworth Rd and the Northwestern most end pre HWY 101 being what is now the corner of Upper Water St & HWY 1 and HWY 101 era being parallel to HWY 101 near the start of Exit 6 South Bound.
Gallery
Bird's Eve View of Windsor Nova Scotia 1878: detail of railyard, 1878.
Windsor Wharves, with the Windsor Station on right, the early Windsor Freight Shed in foreground, a Windsor & Annapolis boxcar and a Palace Rail Road Photo Car in the Windsor Railyard, early 1880s.
Passengers and passenger cars at Windsor Station, date unknown.
Locomotive No. 380 with crew on the turntable at the Windsor Enginehouse, 1912, at the location in later years of the expanded railyard.
Full Panorama of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921 from Harry Reid's Photos.
Detail of panorama of Windsor Railyard showing Baggage No. 46, flat car No. 425, box cars, and a refrigerator car on the Windsor Wharves sometime after 1921.
Detail of panorama of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921 showing Baggage No. 46, flat car No. 425, van DAR435786, and box car 69958.
Detail of panorama of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921 showing van DAR435786.
Detail of panorama of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921 showing van DAR435786 and a refrigerator car in centre.
Detail of panorama of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921 showing GTR Boxcar 35151.
Windsor Railyard with Windsor Station and Freight Shed to left, the Windsor Wharves in background and DAR rolling stock including DAR van DAR435786, flatcar No. 425, and box car 69958, half of panoramic photo by H.H. Reid, early 1920s.
Windsor Railyard with Windsor Textiles in the background and full freight yard including DAR box car No. 1410, half of a panoramic view by H.H. Reid, early 1920s.
Windsor Station and part of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921.
Part of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921.
Part of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921.
Part of Windsor Railyard sometime after 1921.
Looking at Windsor Station and railyard from Water Street in 1912.
DAR locomotive No. 556 watering at the Windsor Water Tower with the Windsor Wear textile factory and Colonial Fertilizer Plant.
“Basil” at the Windsor Railyard in 1922.
Wider view of “Basil” at the Windsor Railyard with boxcar 69784, circa 1922.
Windsor Fire Insurance Map, Sheet 11, showing the Windsor Baggage Station, Windsor Railyard, Windsor Wharves, Colonial Fertilizer and the Windsor Wear Textile Factory, July 1941.
Windsor Fire Insurance Map, Sheet 2, with the Windsor Station, Freight Shed, the Windsor Railyard, the L.A. Armstrong Warehouse and the B. Sexton Warehouse, July 1941.
Train No. 96 departs for Halifax with No. 1041 leading after leaving station in August 1949.
Train No. 96 departs for Halifax with No. 1041 leading after taking on water at the Windsor Water Tower. Visible are both the old and the new water towers.
No. 2526 shunts Train No. 98 in reverse at Windsor preparing to leave for Halifax in late afternoon on July 3, 1954.
No. 2526 shunts Train No. 98 in reverse past Fruit Express car No. 4626 at Windsor preparing to leave for Halifax in late afternoon on July 3, 1954.
DAR Inspection Car M-107 at Windsor passing Fruit Express car No. 4626 in the Windsor Railyard with the Windsor Water Tower in background, circa July 1954.
No. 1020 at Windsor Water Tower in Windsor leading Train No. 5 to Truro from Kentville on July 10, 1954.
Survey plan of Halifax Subdivision tracks, structures, alignment and right-of-way through Windsor, January 1955.
Windsor Railyard and old Windsor Station on August 28, 1956.
No. 2627, (Train No. 22) at Windsor Station, Windsor. Photo also shows baggage car No. 4092 and Windsor Freight Shed on August 1, 1958.
Dayliner No. 9058, (Train No. 11) and No. 2627, (Train No. 22) at Windsor Station, Windsor. Photo also shows baggage car No. 4092 and Windsor Freight Shed on August 1, 1958.
Midland train arrives at CPR station, Windsor in August 1959 passing crew car 411585.
No. 8135 wayfreight waiting for empty plaster train to pass in Windsor in August 1959. Note boxcar No. 259118.
Pembertons Station relocated to the Windsor Railyard with locomotive 8132 and the Windsor Water Tower in the background, 1961.
Looking from Fort Edward towards the old station/baggage and express depot on left and Irving Oil in background, circa 1961
View from from the Windsor Water Tank looking towards Truro & Halifax lines on August 27, 1961.
No. 411577 at the Windsor Railyard on April 2, 1964.
No. 411585 at the Windsor Railyard with ruins of Windsor Wharves in background on Sept. 12, 1964.
No. 411588 at the Windsor Railyard on Sept. 12, 1964.
The Windsor Railyard, Windsor Freight Shed and Windsor Station looking east, Summer 1970.
The Windsor Railyard and Windsor Station looking west, Summer 1970.
Dayliner No. 9059 leaving Windsor Railyard for Halifax on August 7, 1973.
DAR Windsor NS yard looking towards Midland line. Halifax line curving off to the right on August 7, 1973.
Windsor Railyard looking towards Midland line on August 7, 1973. Also visable is car No. 1303.
VIA 6781 leads the Apple Blossom Special in 1987 through the Windsor Railyard.
VIA 6781 leads the Apple Blossom Special in 1987 through the Windsor Railyard.
Maintenance of way equipment is parked at Windsor Railyard.
Maintenance of way equipment is parked at Windsor Railyard.
Maintenance of way equipment at Windsor Railyard on May 30, 1987.
Boxcar, flat car, crew car No. 413704, 2 flatcars, gondola, air dump car, and scale test car at Windsor Railyard on May 30, 1987.
Windsor Railyard looking east on August 30, 2011. The tracks are rusty,but still passable.
No. 8134 at Windsor Railyard on Sept 2, 1978.
References and Footnotes
External Links
Richard Manicom's cab view photo story of switching in the Windsor Railward to make up the Truro mixed in 1974: Dominion Atlantic Railway Mixed Train Assembly Seen From the Cab Windsor Nova Scotia 1974