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Town of Digby with the Digby Wharf in foreground and the Digby Station, railyard and Digby Water Tower in the background, late 1950s.

Digby, Nova Scotia

Subdivision Yarmouth, Mile 20.2
Next Station East: Smith's Cove
Next Station West: Acaciaville

Elevation 43'.

Features

Gallery

DAR 1918 track plan showing Digby, the west yard and the Digby Wye.
DAR 1918 track plan showing Digby and the east yard.
Digby circa 1890s.
Digby circa 1890s, with the Saint John-Digby ferry SS Prince Rupert.
No. 18 leading train at Digby, circa 1894.
Digby and the first Big Joggins Bridge as described in the brochure "The Evangeline Land", circa 1910.
No. 11 at the Digby Station at Digby circa 1912.
A train possibly on the wharf spur at Digby.
Digby Wharf from the beach. circa 1925.
Nice shot of Digby with part of the yard and wharf in background, circa 1930.
Snowplow No. 907 with locomotive No. 537 at Digby Station, circa 1937.
DAR0534 at Digby, June 1938.
Snowplow at Digby, unknown date.
DAR No. 541 with freight at Digby Station with Digby Water Tower in background, October 1949.
Locomotive No. 1015 with a freight near Digby at an unknown date, circa. 1950.
Topographical map of Digby, Acaciaville, Bloomfield and North Range, 1952
Collision between locomotives No. 1015 and No. 1111 at Digby, on July 19, 1956.
Collision between locomotives No. 1015 and No. 1111 at Digby, on July 19, 1956.
DAR crew extricates No. 1015 after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
No. 1015 and tank cars after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
No. 1015 after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, with Big Joggins Bridge in the background July 19, 1956.
Locomotive No. 1015 after a collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
Crane No. 802 arrives to lift locomotive 1015 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
Wreck Crane No. 802 prepares to lift locomotive No. 1015 after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
Crane No. 802 lifting locomotive 1015, after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
Digby Station, with unidentified fellow photographer in foreground and Digby Post office in background, photographed by Harold Jenkins, circa June 1959.
Digby waterfront. The Digby DAR station is visible at the left edge of the photo.
Digby ferry wharf -- Princess Helene at wharf.
View from a passenger train just after leaving the Digby Wharf in October, 1949.
Engine 8133 going though Digby in June 1967, just near Mileage Marker 20.
Albert "Shine" Manning & Mel Alexander at Digby Station with meet of DAR Train No. 1 and Train No. 2, May 26, 1977.
Conductor Albert "Shine" Manning throws a switch at Digby with Digby Station in background,June 27, 1977.
VIA RDC Travelling though Digby in August 1989
A short freight is eastbound through Digby in November 1989.
A short freight is eastbound through Digby along First Ave. in November 1989.
A short freight is eastbound through Digby along First Ave. in November 1989.
Mile 20 still exists in Digby. The beige building with three skylights sits on the roadbed close to the location of the old station. March 3, 2007
Looking railway west at Digby. The mainline ran along the side of the street. March 3, 2007.