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=Newport, Nova Scotia= | =Newport, Nova Scotia= | ||
Mile 26.11 from [[Windsor Junction]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] (Mile 41.92 from [[Halifax]]) | Mile 26.11 from [[Windsor Junction]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Halifax|Halifax Subdivision]] (Mile 41.92 from [[Halifax]]) | ||
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| + | Elevation: 119 feet above sea level | ||
*Next Station East: [[Hartville]] | *Next Station East: [[Hartville]] | ||
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==Facilities & Features== | ==Facilities & Features== | ||
| + | * Newport Station | ||
| + | *[[Newport Water Tower]] | ||
*Spur to Moshers [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|Gypsum]] Quarry at Mile 26.51 | *Spur to Moshers [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|Gypsum]] Quarry at Mile 26.51 | ||
| + | * Passing siding 1720 feet long | ||
==Commerce & Industry== | ==Commerce & Industry== | ||
| + | Newport was the location of numerous [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|gypsum quarries]] in the early 20th century, several with spurs to the DAR Mainline. | ||
==Description & History== | ==Description & History== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| − | File:Quarries.jpg|[[:Category:Gypsum_Trains| | + | File:HA-26.18 Newport.jpg|1918 Track Chart of Newport |
| + | File:Quarries.jpg|[[:Category:Gypsum_Trains|Gypsum quarry]] spurs in the [[Windsor]], [[Three Mile Plains]], [[Dimock's]] and [[Newport]] areas, from Canadian geological map, 1909. | ||
| + | Image:DAR0004a.JPG|[[DAR0004|[[DAR0004|Locomotive No. 4 "St. Croix"]] with a [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|gypsum train]] at Moshers Quarry, [[Newport]], date unknown. | ||
| + | File:N-5120.jpg|[[:Category:Gypsum Trains|Gypsum Train]] being loaded, probably at Mosher Quarry in [[Newport]] hauled by [[DAR0025|DAR locomotive No. 25]], circa 1920. | ||
| + | Image:DAR0018c.jpg|[[DAR0018|"Digby"]] at Mosher's Quarry, at [[Newport]], near Windsor circa 1923. | ||
File:Windsor_21_A16_East.jpg|Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956. | File:Windsor_21_A16_East.jpg|Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956. | ||
| + | File:NewportStation.jpg|[[Newport]] Station (before closure?). | ||
| + | File:DAR - Newport Station - Harold Jenkins Photo-4December1960.JPG|[[Newport]] Station, photographed by [[:Category:Harold Jenkins Photo|Harold Jenkins]], December 4, 1960. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:38, 15 May 2023
Newport, Nova Scotia
Mile 26.11 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 41.92 from Halifax)
Elevation: 119 feet above sea level
- Next Station East: Hartville
- Next Station West: Three Mile Plains
Facilities & Features
- Newport Station
- Newport Water Tower
- Spur to Moshers Gypsum Quarry at Mile 26.51
- Passing siding 1720 feet long
Commerce & Industry
Newport was the location of numerous gypsum quarries in the early 20th century, several with spurs to the DAR Mainline.
Description & History
Operations & Orders
Gallery
1918 Track Chart of Newport
Gypsum quarry spurs in the Windsor, Three Mile Plains, Dimock's and Newport areas, from Canadian geological map, 1909.
Locomotive No. 4 "St. Croix" with a gypsum train at Moshers Quarry, Newport, date unknown.
Gypsum Train being loaded, probably at Mosher Quarry in Newport hauled by DAR locomotive No. 25, circa 1920.
Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956.
Newport Station (before closure?).
Newport Station, photographed by Harold Jenkins, December 4, 1960.
