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| + | The freight shed in [[Kentville]] began as a board and batten neoclassical structure built by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway on the south on the main line. It served as both station and freight shed in the first year of the line's operation until the [[Kentville Station]] was completed just across the tracks on the north side. The shed was is 30' x 24' with a basement,. It included two weight scales, one inside for small articles and one on the platform for weighing carts and heavier freight.<ref>[[Daily British Colonist - 25 August 1870 - Windsor and Annapolis Railway Celebrates First Year of Operation|"Windsor and Annapolis Railway Celebrates First Year of Operation", ''Daily British Colonist'', 25 August 1870]]</ref> By 1874, the freight shed had been extended and was described as 50' x 20', served by a team track and freight siding served the shed on the western side with a 260' x 12' platform.<ref>Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, page 22]]''</ref>. The shed was expanded with eastward expansions several times, including a major 1890 rebuild as freight and express traffic boomed.<ref>Kentville ''New Star'' newspaper, May 6 and Oct. 21, 1890</ref> A further expansion just before or during the First World War added a gothic window, possibly taken from the small [[Cornwallis Valley Railway]] station, formerly located behind the main Kentville Station. The entire freight shed was moved westward several hundred feet in the 1920s to make room for gardens facing the station. The shed served as the base for DAR [[Express Trucks]] used to deliver freight in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The wooden shed was demolished and replaced on August 7, 1954 with a large aluminium sided freight shed directly across from the station with large truck ramps for CP piggyback and Smith Transport service.<ref>Charles Thompson Smith, "The Dominion Atlantic and Nova Scotia" MA Thesis Acadia University August 1965, page 181.</ref> This shed served until nearly the end of rail operations in Kentville and was demolished in the fall of 1990.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157127137611784 [[:Category:Louis Comeau|Louis Comeau]], Facebook Post, July 9, 2020]</ref> | ||
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File:Birdseyestation.jpg|[[Bird's Eve View of Kentville Nova Scotia 1879]]: detail showing W&AR [[Kentville Station]] and [[Kentville Freight Shed|Freight Shed]], 1879. | File:Birdseyestation.jpg|[[Bird's Eve View of Kentville Nova Scotia 1879]]: detail showing W&AR [[Kentville Station]] and [[Kentville Freight Shed|Freight Shed]], 1879. | ||
Image:KentvilleStationa.jpg|The expanded shed circa 1890. | Image:KentvilleStationa.jpg|The expanded shed circa 1890. | ||
| − | Image:KentvilleStationb.jpg|The shed in 1900. | + | Image:KentvilleStationb.jpg|The shed in 1900. Note the small [[Kentville CVR Station]] to the right of the main station. |
| + | File:NSLegLib.jpg|The [[Kentville Station]] and [[Kentville Freight Shed|Freight Shed]], with glimpses of the [[Kentville CVR Station|CVR Station]] behind, photographed by [[:Category:A.L. Hardy Photo|A.L. Hardy]], circa 1905. | ||
File:Kentville 6.JPG|Kentville Freight Shed depicted on new mural on former [[P. R. Ritcey|Oyler/P.R. Ritcey warehouse]], [[Kentville]], July 15, 2013. | File:Kentville 6.JPG|Kentville Freight Shed depicted on new mural on former [[P. R. Ritcey|Oyler/P.R. Ritcey warehouse]], [[Kentville]], July 15, 2013. | ||
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. | 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:KentvilleStationd.jpg|Kentville Station and shed circa 1904-1914. | Image:KentvilleStationd.jpg|Kentville Station and shed circa 1904-1914. | ||
| − | + | File:200716239 NSA.jpg|The [[Kentville Freight Shed]] with its new gothic window, across from the [[Kentville Station]], with the [[Kentville Car Shop]] in distance, circa 1910. | |
| + | File:Dec1915.jpg|DAR [[DAR0032|locomotive No. 32]] at the [[Kentville Station]] with the [[Kentville Freight Shed]], December 1915. | ||
| + | File:KentvilleStationc.jpg|Troops from [[Aldershot]] at the [[Kentville Station]] with the [[Kentville Freight Shed]], awaiting arrival of a special recruiting train, March 11, 1916. | ||
| + | File:Kalkman42.jpg|[[Kentville Freight Shed]] with train crew and station staff, circa 1920s. | ||
| + | File:Kalkman44.jpg|Panoramic view of [[Kentville]] with the [[Kentville Railyard]], the [[Kentville Repair Shop|Freight Shed]], the [[British Canadian Fruit Association Kentville warehouse|BCFA apple warehouse]], the [[Niagara Dust Company]], the [[Kentville Freight Shed|Freight Shed]] and the [[Kentville Station]], 1922. | ||
| + | File:Kalkman25.jpg|[[Kentville Freight Shed]] with DAR express trucks, drivers and staff, 1939. | ||
| + | File:Railway Age 1941-03-22.jpg|DAR [[Express Trucks]] at the [[Kentville Freight Shed]], 1941. | ||
File:KentvilleRailyard_-_1958July.png|Kentville Railyard, July 1958, showing the new 1954 freight shed in the distance at the centre right. | File:KentvilleRailyard_-_1958July.png|Kentville Railyard, July 1958, showing the new 1954 freight shed in the distance at the centre right. | ||
File:Kentville Railyard 1967 b.jpg|[[Kentville Railyard]] looking east with the [[Kentville Station]] and the [[Kentville Freight Shed]], 1967. | File:Kentville Railyard 1967 b.jpg|[[Kentville Railyard]] looking east with the [[Kentville Station]] and the [[Kentville Freight Shed]], 1967. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:04, 6 February 2025
Kentville Freight Shed
The freight shed in Kentville began as a board and batten neoclassical structure built by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway on the south on the main line. It served as both station and freight shed in the first year of the line's operation until the Kentville Station was completed just across the tracks on the north side. The shed was is 30' x 24' with a basement,. It included two weight scales, one inside for small articles and one on the platform for weighing carts and heavier freight.[1] By 1874, the freight shed had been extended and was described as 50' x 20', served by a team track and freight siding served the shed on the western side with a 260' x 12' platform.[2]. The shed was expanded with eastward expansions several times, including a major 1890 rebuild as freight and express traffic boomed.[3] A further expansion just before or during the First World War added a gothic window, possibly taken from the small Cornwallis Valley Railway station, formerly located behind the main Kentville Station. The entire freight shed was moved westward several hundred feet in the 1920s to make room for gardens facing the station. The shed served as the base for DAR Express Trucks used to deliver freight in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The wooden shed was demolished and replaced on August 7, 1954 with a large aluminium sided freight shed directly across from the station with large truck ramps for CP piggyback and Smith Transport service.[4] This shed served until nearly the end of rail operations in Kentville and was demolished in the fall of 1990.[5]
Gallery
The first recorded photo of the Kentville Station taken in August 1869, also showing the Freight Shed and Car Shop.
The first freight shed on the far left, facing the Station July 27, 1871.
Bird's Eve View of Kentville Nova Scotia 1879: detail showing W&AR Kentville Station and Freight Shed, 1879.
The expanded shed circa 1890.
The shed in 1900. Note the small Kentville CVR Station to the right of the main station.
The Kentville Station and Freight Shed, with glimpses of the CVR Station behind, photographed by A.L. Hardy, circa 1905.
Kentville Freight Shed depicted on new mural on former Oyler/P.R. Ritcey warehouse, Kentville, July 15, 2013.
Kentville Station with parlour car Haligonian or Mayflower; Kentville Freight Shed and Car Shop, after 1904 addition.
Kentville Station and shed circa 1904-1914.
The Kentville Freight Shed with its new gothic window, across from the Kentville Station, with the Kentville Car Shop in distance, circa 1910.
DAR locomotive No. 32 at the Kentville Station with the Kentville Freight Shed, December 1915.
Troops from Aldershot at the Kentville Station with the Kentville Freight Shed, awaiting arrival of a special recruiting train, March 11, 1916.
Kentville Freight Shed with train crew and station staff, circa 1920s.
Panoramic view of Kentville with the Kentville Railyard, the Freight Shed, the BCFA apple warehouse, the Niagara Dust Company, the Freight Shed and the Kentville Station, 1922.
Kentville Freight Shed with DAR express trucks, drivers and staff, 1939.
DAR Express Trucks at the Kentville Freight Shed, 1941.
Kentville Railyard, July 1958, showing the new 1954 freight shed in the distance at the centre right.
Kentville Railyard looking east with the Kentville Station and the Kentville Freight Shed, 1967.
Station with the 1954 freight shed just visible through the trees to the left, July 20, 1967.
RDC 9059 at the Kentville Station with the Kentville Freight Shed, Era ~1970
West wall of the Freight Shed is visible in the distance to the right of the Diesel shop, formerly the car shop on August 17, 1977.
Albert "Shine" Manning at the Kentville Station with the new Kentville Freight Shed, between 1982 & 1990.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ "Windsor and Annapolis Railway Celebrates First Year of Operation", Daily British Colonist, 25 August 1870
- ↑ Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, page 22
- ↑ Kentville New Star newspaper, May 6 and Oct. 21, 1890
- ↑ Charles Thompson Smith, "The Dominion Atlantic and Nova Scotia" MA Thesis Acadia University August 1965, page 181.
- ↑ Louis Comeau, Facebook Post, July 9, 2020
