Digby Wharf

Digby Wharf

The Digby railway wharf was built in the 1890s to connect DAR trains to the steamers serving Digby. A spur known as the "Dock Spur" led from the Digby Station to the wharf allowing both freight and passenger trains to connect directly with steamers. It was steadily expanded over the years, most notably in the late 1920s for SS Princess Helene when a large freight shed and twin freight elevators were built. The DAR wharf remained in use into the dayliner era. However in 1971, with the arrival of the Princess of Acadia II, a new ferry terminal was built several miles out of town on Digby Gut, ending the DAR's railway to ship connection at Digby. However the DAR wharf was rebuilt for fisheries use, renamed the "Fishermen's Wharf". Today the fabric of the old DAR wharf remains a vital facility for the town of Digby today, despite neglect from an abortive privatization scheme in the 1990s.

Gallery

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  No. 1111 backing onto Digby Wharf at Digby on July 3, 1954.

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  Digby Wharf in Digby. SS Princess Helene has just arrived from St. John, NB. Passengers boarding cars of Train No. 98 on July 3, 1954.

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  Loading passengers for Train No. 98 on Digby Wharf on July 3, 1954.

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  Loading passengers for Train No. 98, locomotive No. 1111 in front, on Digby Wharf on July 3, 1954. Observation car is No. 6016.

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  Digby Pines viewed from the Digby Wharf in 1954.

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  Dayliner No. 9059 & SS Princess Helene at Digby Wharf on August 19, 1959.

References and Footnotes

Omer Lavallee, Canadian Pacific in the East Vol. II, page 3.

External Links

• Admiral Digby Museum Memories Through Time Virtual Exhibit: Transportation, Wharf & Steamer Views