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| − | + | ==Falmouth, Nova Scotia== | |
| − | <Gallery> | + | Mile 32.47 from [[Windsor Junction]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] (Mile 48.69 from [[Halifax]]) |
| − | Image:Plaster Train Falmouth.jpg | + | |
| + | *Next Station East: [[Windsor]] | ||
| + | *Next Station West: [[Shaw's Bog]] | ||
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| + | Elevation: 31 feet | ||
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| + | ==Facilities & Features== | ||
| + | *[[Falmouth Station]] | ||
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| + | ==Commerce & Industry== | ||
| + | *[[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse|Edward E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]] | ||
| + | *[[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]] | ||
| + | *William Sangster Apple Warehouse | ||
| + | *L. A. Armstrong Apple Warehouse | ||
| + | *British Canadian Fruit Association Apple Warehouse | ||
| + | *Falmouth evaporator | ||
| + | *Avon Valley Greenhouse Ltd. | ||
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| + | ==Description & History== | ||
| + | This small but agriculturally rich community just across the river from [[Windsor]] was initially served by a [[Falmouth Station|26'x15' station]] and platform and a large 100'x20' hay shed with its own platform on a 200' spur.<ref>Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873]]'', page 21</ref> A standard [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] style station was built in 1888.<ref>Construction date given in transcript of the Department of Railways and Canals, Engineer's Report, 1888, compiled by [[J. B. King]], Scotia Railway Society Collection, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 Series S Vol. 4 File 15</ref> A brick fruit warehouse was built by E.E. Thompson in 1906 on the north side of the tracks. It was later greatly enlarged by the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse|Falmouth Fruit Company]]. Three other warehouses, of wooden construction, were built on the south side of the tracks. An apple evaporator also operated at Falmouth before World War II. In the postwar period, Avon Valley Greenhouse Limited built a greenhouse beside the station at Falmouth to grow and ship cut flowers.<ref>[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|1969 Memorandum of General Information]], page 4.</ref> Westward from Falmouth, a steep grade to [[Shaw's Bog]] often presented challenges to gypsum trains and snow plows. A level crossing near Falmouth was the site of one of the worst accidents on the DAR on July 16, 1929 with the eastbound [[New Yorker]] hit an automobile killing five members of the Wright family of [[Wolfville]].<ref>[https://serenityfuneralhome.ca/tribute/details/3468/Rhoda-Colville/obituary.html "Obituary of Rhoda Colville", Serenity Funeral Homes December 2012]</ref> The Highway No. 1 level crossing at Falmouth received the one of the DAR's first set of wigwag warning signals and bell in the spring of 1937.<ref>''[[:Category:The Advertiser|The Advertiser]]'', Feb. 25, 1937 and July 28, 1937</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Operations & Orders== | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | File:HA-32.47 Falmouth.JPG|1918 Track Chart of [[Falmouth]] | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR04100a 001 aa cs.jpg|A DAR locomotive and snow crew at the blocked mainline on the [[Falmouth]] grade during the big snow of 1905. | ||
| + | File:DAR Falmouth Station Summertime 1906.jpg|[[Falmouth Station]] with [[Windsor]] in background and new [[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]], 1906. | ||
| + | File:A021540.jpg|[[E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]] in [[Falmouth]], 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:CSTM-STR04008a 001 aa cs.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0033|No. 33]] in a wreck at [[Falmouth]], 1936. | ||
| + | File:Windsor_21_A16_East.jpg|Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956. | ||
| + | File:DAR-Loose Neg-RDC at Falmouth-Harold Jenkins Photo-1959.JPG|RDC [[DAR9058|No. 9058]] or [[DAR9059|No. 9059]] at [[Falmouth Station]] with the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]], 1959. | ||
| + | File:DAR - Engine 8133 Train 11 - Moving East-Falmouth-Harold Jenkins Photo-July 1959.JPG|[[CPR8133|Locomotive No. 8133]] hauling [[Train_No._11#19.3F.3F_-_19.3F.3F.2C_To_Yarmouth_Passenger_Service|Train No. 11]], passing ruins of [[Falmouth Station]] and the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]], July 1959. | ||
| + | File:DAR - RDC Passing through Mount Denson Falmouth Area-Harold Jenkins Photo-1970.jpg|A DAR [[:Category:RDC|RDC]] passing through the [[Falmouth]] looking west up the grade to [[Shaw's Bog]], photographed by [[:Category:Harold Jenkins Photo|Harold Jenkins]], 1970. | ||
| + | File:Falmouth looking east 1975 a.jpg|[[Falmouth]], looking east towards [[Windsor]] with the [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]] to left, July 19, 1975. | ||
| + | Image:CP 8139 W Falmouth, NS 7-19-75 141.jpg|[[CPR8139|CP 8139]] West near [[Falmouth]] on July 19, 1975. | ||
| + | Image:Plaster Train Falmouth.jpg|[[:Category:Gypsum Trains|Gypsum train]] westbound climbing out of Avon River Valley at [[Falmouth]] on August 17, 1977. | ||
| + | File:IMG 1287.JPG|The [[Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse]] and former [[E. E. Thompson Apple Warehouse]], with the DAR mainline in [[Falmouth]], June 19, 2011. | ||
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| + | ==References & Footnotes== | ||
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| + | *Dominion Atlantic Railway, ''[[1927-DAR CHART of Apple and Produce Warehouses|DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 18 July 2024
Falmouth, Nova Scotia
Mile 32.47 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 48.69 from Halifax)
- Next Station East: Windsor
- Next Station West: Shaw's Bog
Elevation: 31 feet
Facilities & Features
Commerce & Industry
- Edward E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse
- Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse
- William Sangster Apple Warehouse
- L. A. Armstrong Apple Warehouse
- British Canadian Fruit Association Apple Warehouse
- Falmouth evaporator
- Avon Valley Greenhouse Ltd.
Description & History
This small but agriculturally rich community just across the river from Windsor was initially served by a 26'x15' station and platform and a large 100'x20' hay shed with its own platform on a 200' spur.[1] A standard Windsor and Annapolis Railway style station was built in 1888.[2] A brick fruit warehouse was built by E.E. Thompson in 1906 on the north side of the tracks. It was later greatly enlarged by the Falmouth Fruit Company. Three other warehouses, of wooden construction, were built on the south side of the tracks. An apple evaporator also operated at Falmouth before World War II. In the postwar period, Avon Valley Greenhouse Limited built a greenhouse beside the station at Falmouth to grow and ship cut flowers.[3] Westward from Falmouth, a steep grade to Shaw's Bog often presented challenges to gypsum trains and snow plows. A level crossing near Falmouth was the site of one of the worst accidents on the DAR on July 16, 1929 with the eastbound New Yorker hit an automobile killing five members of the Wright family of Wolfville.[4] The Highway No. 1 level crossing at Falmouth received the one of the DAR's first set of wigwag warning signals and bell in the spring of 1937.[5]
Operations & Orders
Gallery
1918 Track Chart of Falmouth
A DAR locomotive and snow crew at the blocked mainline on the Falmouth grade during the big snow of 1905.
Falmouth Station with Windsor in background and new E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse, 1906.
E. E. Armstrong Apple Warehouse in Falmouth, circa 1910.
DAR westbound freight at Falmouth Station with a brakeman on E. E. Armstrong's refrigerator car No. 2500, circa 1910.
Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956.
RDC No. 9058 or No. 9059 at Falmouth Station with the Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse, 1959.
Locomotive No. 8133 hauling Train No. 11, passing ruins of Falmouth Station and the Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse, July 1959.
A DAR RDC passing through the Falmouth looking west up the grade to Shaw's Bog, photographed by Harold Jenkins, 1970.
Falmouth, looking east towards Windsor with the Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse to left, July 19, 1975.
Gypsum train westbound climbing out of Avon River Valley at Falmouth on August 17, 1977.
The Falmouth Fruit Company Warehouse and former E. E. Thompson Apple Warehouse, with the DAR mainline in Falmouth, June 19, 2011.
References & Footnotes
- ↑ Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, page 21
- ↑ Construction date given in transcript of the Department of Railways and Canals, Engineer's Report, 1888, compiled by J. B. King, Scotia Railway Society Collection, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management, RG28 Series S Vol. 4 File 15
- ↑ 1969 Memorandum of General Information, page 4.
- ↑ "Obituary of Rhoda Colville", Serenity Funeral Homes December 2012
- ↑ The Advertiser, Feb. 25, 1937 and July 28, 1937
- Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
