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The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&AR) was the most significant of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. The W&AR was formed by Nova Scotian railway promoters and British investors in 1864 to connect the government owned "Windsor Branch" of the Nova Scotia Railway at [[Windsor]] with [[Annapolis Royal]]. Construction was completed in 1869. The railway struggled at first but soon developed a growign passenger and freight traffic from the Annapolis Valley. Built at first to the broad guage of 5' 6", it converted to standard guage of 4' 8 1/2" in 1875. The W&AR faced a formidable rival in the [[:Category:Western Counties Railway|Western Counties Railway]] (WCR) which used political connectiosn several times to take control of the lucrative "Windsor Branch". The W&AR merged with the WCR in 1893 to create the Dominion Atlantic Railway with the W&AR's old mainline becoming the [[:Category:Subdivision Kentville|Kentville]] and [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax]] subdivisions of the Dominion Atlantic. The W&AR was the senior partner in the merger which established the old W&AR headquarters in [[Kentville]] as the headquarters of the new company. The Dominion Altantic inherited the W&AR "Land of Evangeline" identity and the W&AR's livery of bright magenta red locomotives.
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The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&AR) was the most significant of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. The W&AR was formed by Nova Scotian railway promoters and British investors in 1864 to connect the government owned "Windsor Branch" of the Nova Scotia Railway at [[Windsor]] with [[Annapolis Royal]]. Construction was completed in 1869. The railway struggled at first but soon developed a growign passenger and freight traffic from the Annapolis Valley. Built at first to the broad guage of 5' 6", it converted to standard guage of 4' 8 1/2" in 1875. The W&AR faced a formidable rival in the [[:Category:Western Counties Railway|Western Counties Railway]] (WCR) which used political connectiosn several times to take control of the lucrative "Windsor Branch". The W&AR merged with the WCR in 1894 to create the Dominion Atlantic Railway with the W&AR's old mainline becoming the [[:Category:Subdivision Kentville|Kentville]] and [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax]] subdivisions of the Dominion Atlantic. The W&AR was the senior partner in the merger which established the old W&AR headquarters in [[Kentville]] as the headquarters of the new company. The Dominion Altantic inherited the W&AR "Land of Evangeline" identity and the W&AR's livery of bright magenta red locomotives.
  
 
==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
 
*[[Gary W. Ness|Gary Ness]]'s [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Vol. I), page 1, (Vol. II), page 13.
 
*[[Gary W. Ness|Gary Ness]]'s [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Vol. I), page 1, (Vol. II), page 13.
 
*[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], pages 51-87.
 
*[[Marguerite Woodworth]], ''[[History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway]], pages 51-87.

Revision as of 21:28, 20 November 2008

The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&AR) was the most significant of the founding companies of the Dominion Atlantic Railway. The W&AR was formed by Nova Scotian railway promoters and British investors in 1864 to connect the government owned "Windsor Branch" of the Nova Scotia Railway at Windsor with Annapolis Royal. Construction was completed in 1869. The railway struggled at first but soon developed a growign passenger and freight traffic from the Annapolis Valley. Built at first to the broad guage of 5' 6", it converted to standard guage of 4' 8 1/2" in 1875. The W&AR faced a formidable rival in the Western Counties Railway (WCR) which used political connectiosn several times to take control of the lucrative "Windsor Branch". The W&AR merged with the WCR in 1894 to create the Dominion Atlantic Railway with the W&AR's old mainline becoming the Kentville and Halifax subdivisions of the Dominion Atlantic. The W&AR was the senior partner in the merger which established the old W&AR headquarters in Kentville as the headquarters of the new company. The Dominion Altantic inherited the W&AR "Land of Evangeline" identity and the W&AR's livery of bright magenta red locomotives.

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