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==Mount Denson , Nova Scotia== | ==Mount Denson , Nova Scotia== | ||
| − | * Mile 36. | + | * Mile 36.20 [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] (from [[Windsor Junction]]) and Mile 52.43 from [[Halifax]]. |
Next Station West: [[Hantsport]] | Next Station West: [[Hantsport]] | ||
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==Description & History== | ==Description & History== | ||
| − | Mount Denson was the scene of a major head-on collision on July 23, 1894 when a westbound excursion passenger train bound for Bear River hit an eastbound gypsum special. Both engineers were seriously injured the passengers escaped unscathed. A DAR locomotive, [[DAR0556|No. 556]], was named after Mount Denson.<ref>[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', p. 351, 352</ref> | + | Mount Denson was the scene of a major head-on collision on July 23, 1894 when a westbound excursion passenger train bound for Bear River hit an eastbound gypsum special. Both engineers were seriously injured, but the passengers escaped unscathed. |
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| + | A DAR locomotive, [[DAR0556|No. 556]], was named after Mount Denson in the 1920s.<ref>[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', p. 351, 352</ref> | ||
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| + | The Highway No. 1 level crossing at Mount Denson 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> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
| + | File:HA-36.20 Mount Denson.jpg|1918 TRack Chart of Mount Denson | ||
File:DAR - Mount Denson Station - John MacDonald Collection - Unknown People - Unknown Date.jpg| Mount Denson Station | File:DAR - Mount Denson Station - John MacDonald Collection - Unknown People - Unknown Date.jpg| Mount Denson Station | ||
File:Wolfville_21_H1_East.jpg|Topographic map from Avonport to Shaws Bog circa 1956. | File:Wolfville_21_H1_East.jpg|Topographic map from Avonport to Shaws Bog circa 1956. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [https://mcdadeheritagecentre.ca/ Hantsport & Area Historical Society] | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Subdivision Halifax| | + | [[Category:Subdivision Halifax|HA-36.20]] |
Latest revision as of 18:49, 18 July 2024
Mount Denson , Nova Scotia
- Mile 36.20 Halifax Subdivision (from Windsor Junction) and Mile 52.43 from Halifax.
Next Station West: Hantsport
Next Station East: Shaw's Bog
Facilities & Features
Built at first with a simple platform, 80 feet long and 12 feet wide,[1] Mount Denson eventually had a simple station shelter, about about 25' x 10-15' wide and no known windows based on image.
Description & History
Mount Denson was the scene of a major head-on collision on July 23, 1894 when a westbound excursion passenger train bound for Bear River hit an eastbound gypsum special. Both engineers were seriously injured, but the passengers escaped unscathed.
A DAR locomotive, No. 556, was named after Mount Denson in the 1920s.[2]
The Highway No. 1 level crossing at Mount Denson received the one of the DAR's first set of wigwag warning signals and bell in the spring of 1937.[3]
Gallery
1918 TRack Chart of Mount Denson
Mount Denson Station
Topographic map from Avonport to Shaws Bog circa 1956.
Article by H. B. Jefferson about the train wreck at Mount Denson; the creation of the DAR; the beginning of the Flying Bluenose and the parlour car "Haligonian", May 17, 1958.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, page 21
- ↑ Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, p. 351, 352
- ↑ The Advertiser, Feb. 25, 1937 and July 28, 1937
