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==[[Digby]] Railyard== | ==[[Digby]] Railyard== | ||
| + | [[Image:Digby 31-5-78.jpg|thumb|600px|center|D.A.R. trackage in Digby.]] | ||
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<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
| + | File:YA-20.20 Digby West.jpg|Track chart 1918 Digby West, including Digby Wye. | ||
| + | File:YA-20.20 Digby East.jpg|Track chart 1918 Digby East, including wharf spur. | ||
| + | File:35-138 CP 9072 at Digby, NS 790613.jpg | ||
| + | File:35-140 CP 9050 at Digby, NS 790613.jpg | ||
Image:DAR0025a.jpg|[[DAR0025|No. 25]] in [[Digby]] rail yards, late 1930s. | Image:DAR0025a.jpg|[[DAR0025|No. 25]] in [[Digby]] rail yards, late 1930s. | ||
| − | Image:Digby Railyard 1954 a.jpg | + | File:CSTM-STR04096a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[Digby Wharf]] on right in background, yard in foreground on left, circa 1930. |
| + | Image:Digby Railyard 1954 a.jpg|West end of [[Digby Station]], [[Digby Water Tower|water tower]] and [[Digby Railyard|yard]] on July 3, 1954. | ||
Image:DAR1111-2617b.jpg|[[DAR1111|No. 1111]], waits while [[DAR2617| No. 2617]] drops express car off on track no. 5 at the [[Digby Railyard]] in front of [[Digby Station]] July 3, 1954. | Image:DAR1111-2617b.jpg|[[DAR1111|No. 1111]], waits while [[DAR2617| No. 2617]] drops express car off on track no. 5 at the [[Digby Railyard]] in front of [[Digby Station]] July 3, 1954. | ||
| + | File:DAR2627 Digby July 1956.jpg|[[DAR2627|Engine No. 2627]] at the [[Digby Railyard]] by the [[Digby_Water_Tower|watertower]] in July 1956. | ||
| + | File:13305.jpg|[[:Category: Air Photo|Aerial view]] of [[Digby]] from south showing the [[Digby Station]], [[Digby Railyard]], the [[Digby Pines]] and the spur to the [[Digby Wharf]], circa late 1950s. | ||
Image:Dayliner from Halifax arriving Digby, NS 7-8-75 Y.jpg|[[:Category:RDC|Dayliner]] from [[Halifax]] arriving at [[Digby]], NS on August 7, 1975. | Image:Dayliner from Halifax arriving Digby, NS 7-8-75 Y.jpg|[[:Category:RDC|Dayliner]] from [[Halifax]] arriving at [[Digby]], NS on August 7, 1975. | ||
| + | Image:Untitled-Scanned-22.jpg|Ties for summer track maintenance in July 1985. | ||
| + | Image:Gondola crane digby1.jpg|Gondola [[DAR418900|No. 418900]] at [[Digby Railyard]] with [[Lucky Tie Crane]] on top circa Dec 1985. | ||
| + | Image:Gondola crane digby2.jpg|Gondola [[DAR418900|No. 418900]] at [[Digby Railyard]] with [[Lucky Tie Crane]] on top circa Dec 1985. | ||
| + | Image:Gondola crane digby3.jpg|Gondola [[DAR418900|No. 418900]] at [[Digby Railyard]] with [[Lucky Tie Crane]] on top circa Dec 1985. | ||
| + | Image:Gondola crane digby4.jpg|Gondola [[DAR418900|No. 418900]] at [[Digby Railyard]] with [[Lucky Tie Crane]] on top circa Dec 1985. | ||
| + | Image:Brushcutter2.jpg|A [[Tamper Brush Cutter]] is parked in the [[Digby Railyard]] in the summer of 1985. | ||
| + | Image:Brushcutter3.jpg|A [[Tamper Brush Cutter]] is parked in the [[Digby Railyard]] in the summer of 1985. | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 1.jpg | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 2.jpg | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 3.jpg|Two [[Kershaw Dual Tie Saw]]s at [[Digby Railyard]] in the 1980's. | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 4.jpg | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 5.jpg|An assortment of [[Motorcars|Fairmont crew speeders]] on an old fishbelly flat car. Digby Railyard in the 1980's. | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 6.jpg|[[Kershaw Tie Crane]] on the left at [[Digby Railyard]] in the 1980's. | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 7.jpg|[[Kershaw Tie Crane]] at [[Digby Railyard]] in the 1980's. | ||
| + | Image:Mow digby 8.jpg | ||
| + | File:Digby 1.jpg|[[Digby Railyard|Digby, former rail yard]], looking west on March 22, 2012. | ||
| + | File:Digby 2.jpg|[[Digby Railyard|Digby, former rail yard]], looking west on March 22, 2012. | ||
</Gallery> | </Gallery> | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=search_record_detail&fl=0&lg=English&ex=00000215&rd=187857&hs=0&sy=&st=digby+station&ci=# Admiral Digby Museum, Digby Waterfront 1966.] | ||
| + | *[http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/nsis/archives.asp?ID=1330&Language=English Nova Scotia Archives, Good zoomable air view of Digby rail yard, station, spur to wharf, and Digby Pines, circa, 1960] | ||
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[[Category:Railyards]] | [[Category:Railyards]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:01, 10 March 2025
Digby Railyard
Track chart 1918 Digby West, including Digby Wye.
Track chart 1918 Digby East, including wharf spur.
Digby Wharf on right in background, yard in foreground on left, circa 1930.
West end of Digby Station, water tower and yard on July 3, 1954.
No. 1111, waits while No. 2617 drops express car off on track no. 5 at the Digby Railyard in front of Digby Station July 3, 1954.
Engine No. 2627 at the Digby Railyard by the watertower in July 1956.
Aerial view of Digby from south showing the Digby Station, Digby Railyard, the Digby Pines and the spur to the Digby Wharf, circa late 1950s.
Ties for summer track maintenance in July 1985.
Gondola No. 418900 at Digby Railyard with Lucky Tie Crane on top circa Dec 1985.
Gondola No. 418900 at Digby Railyard with Lucky Tie Crane on top circa Dec 1985.
Gondola No. 418900 at Digby Railyard with Lucky Tie Crane on top circa Dec 1985.
Gondola No. 418900 at Digby Railyard with Lucky Tie Crane on top circa Dec 1985.
A Tamper Brush Cutter is parked in the Digby Railyard in the summer of 1985.
A Tamper Brush Cutter is parked in the Digby Railyard in the summer of 1985.
Two Kershaw Dual Tie Saws at Digby Railyard in the 1980's.
An assortment of Fairmont crew speeders on an old fishbelly flat car. Digby Railyard in the 1980's.
Kershaw Tie Crane on the left at Digby Railyard in the 1980's.
Kershaw Tie Crane at Digby Railyard in the 1980's.
Digby, former rail yard, looking west on March 22, 2012.
Digby, former rail yard, looking west on March 22, 2012.
