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==Digby Station==
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The first station at [[Digby]] was a Western Counties Railway station, similar to the stations in [[Yarmouth]] and [[Weymouth]]. It sat beside a small wooden turntable and enginehouse. It was replaced in 1910 by a DAR wooden station and then in 1920 by the third and final station, a long CPR Tudor style station which survived until 1994 when it was demolished by the CPR at the request of Town of Digby.(1) The station faced the [[Digby Railyard]] with the [[Digby Water Tower]] standing to the north. A restaurant operated in the station until 1938. As an important tourism location and the arrival point for the near-by [[Digby Pines]] Hotel and Resort, Digby boasted a beatiful station gardens in the 1920s and 1930s. From the station the "Dock Spur" led down across Water Street to the [[Digby Wharf]] to meet steamers such as the long serving [[SS Princess Helene]].
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=[[Digby]] Station=
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The first station at [[Digby]] was a [[Western Counties Railway]] station, similar to the stations in [[Yarmouth]] and [[Weymouth]]. It sat beside a small wooden turntable and enginehouse. A [[Digby Station Restaurant|station restaurant]] was later built beside it, a small two-story building with a porch. The WCR station was replaced in 1910 by a DAR wooden station and then in 1920 by the third and final station, a long CPR Tudor style station which survived until 1994 when it was demolished by the CPR at the request of Town of Digby.(1) The station faced the [[Digby Railyard]] with the [[Digby Water Tower]] standing to the north. The station included a restaurant on the south end of the building, with kitchens in the basement. (When full [[:Category:Diners|dining cars]] were introduced on the DAR, the restaurant closed in 1938, but later reopened.) As an important tourism location and the arrival point for the near-by [[Digby Pines]] Hotel and Resort, Digby boasted a beautiful station garden in the 1920s and 1930s. From the station, the "Dock Spur" led down across Water Street to the [[Digby Wharf]] to meet steamers such as the long serving [[SS Princess Helene]].
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Image:WCR-8.jpg|WCR loco [[DAR008|#8]] at Digby Station
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Image:WCR-8.jpg|WCR loco [[DAR0008|#8]] at Digby Station looking south from the enginehouse and turntable.
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Image:Digby2.jpg|July 2, 1904
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Image:Digby2.jpg|Photo looking north showing both the WCR [[Digby Station]] in the foreground, [[Digby Station Restaurant]] and the [[Digby Enginehouse]] in the background, circa 1895.
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Image:dar0011a.jpg|[[DAR0011|No. 11]] at the [[Digby Station]] at [[Digby]] circa 1912.
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Image:Digby Station-a.jpg|Postcard Looking north showing both the WCR [[Digby Station]] in the foreground, the [[Digby Station Restaurant]] and the [[Digby Enginehouse]] in the background, circa 1895.
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Image:Digby WCR Station a.jpg|Taken from the top of the enginehouse and looking south to the [[Digby Station|WCR station]] in background with the [[Digby Station Restaurant]] in foreground and box car [[DAR001281|No. 1281]], circa 1910.
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Image:Flying Bluenose Arrives at Digby.jpg|The [[Flying Bluenose]] arriving at the [[Digby Station]] with [[DAR000017|Coach 17]], 1910.
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File:Platform-Crowd-at-Digby-1910.jpg|A sharper black and white image of the platform action in 1910.
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File:Digby Station 1925 postcard.jpg|Postcard of [[Digby Station]] and [[Digby Water Tower|Water Tower]] with eastbound DAR passenger train, 1921.
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File:McBride3p17C.jpeg|DAR Locomotive [[DAR0044|No. 44]] at [[Digby]] with winter cab curtains at the [[Digby Station]] platform, photographed by [[:Category:Charles McBride Photo|Charles McBride]], late 1930s.
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File:DAR CPR 541 (Saxony 1903 or 1904) at Digby Oct 1949.jpg|[[DAR0541|DAR No. 541]] with freight at [[Digby Station]] with [[Digby Water Tower]] in background, October 1949.
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File:2665 at Digby.jpg|[[DAR2665|Locomotive 2665]] at Digby Station.
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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:DAR2617b.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] arrives at [[Digby Station]] in [[Digby]] behind [[DAR2617|No. 2617]] on July 3, 1954.
 
Image:DAR2617b.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] arrives at [[Digby Station]] in [[Digby]] behind [[DAR2617|No. 2617]] on July 3, 1954.
 
Image:Train No. 98 at Digby depot waiting to go to dock.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] with coach [[DAR002102|No. 2102]] at [[Digby Station|Digby depot]], [[Digby]],  waiting to go to [[Digby Wharf|dock]] on July 3, 1954. Note the [[Digby Water Tower]].
 
Image:Train No. 98 at Digby depot waiting to go to dock.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] with coach [[DAR002102|No. 2102]] at [[Digby Station|Digby depot]], [[Digby]],  waiting to go to [[Digby Wharf|dock]] on July 3, 1954. Note the [[Digby Water Tower]].
 
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, [[Digby]].
 
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, [[Digby]].
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Image:Digby Station - CPR No 2126.jpg|[[Digby Station]], August 10, 1956.
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Image:DAR 2627 train 100 Digby, NS 8-26-56.jpg|[[Train No. 100]] with [[DAR2627|No. 2627]] at [[Digby Station]] on August 26, 1956.
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File:DAR - Digby Station A-Harold Jenkins Photo -June1959.JPG|[[Digby Station]], with the [[Digby Water Tower]] in background, photographed by Harold Jenkins, circa June 1959.
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File:DAR - Digby Station D-Harold Jenkins Photo-June1959.JPG|[[Digby Station]], with the [[Digby Water Tower]] in background, photographed by Harold Jenkins, circa June 1959.
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File:DAR - Digby Station E-Harold Jenkins Photo-June1959.JPG|[[Digby Station]], circa June 1959.
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File:DAR - Digby Station C-Harold Jenkins Photofixed-June1959.JPG|[[Digby Station]], with Digby Post office in background, photographed by Harold Jenkins, circa June 1959.
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File:DAR - Digby Station B-Harold Jenkins Photofixed-June1959.JPG|[[Digby Station]], photographed by Harold Jenkins, circa June 1959.
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File:DAR - Station Time Table Board B - Digby - Harold Jenkins Photo - Unknown Date.JPG|[[Digby Station]] arrival and departure board, photographed by Harold Jenkins, unknown date.
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File:DAR - Station Time Table Board A-Digby-Harold Jenkins Photo-Unknown Date.JPG|[[Digby Station]] arrival and departure board, photographed by Harold Jenkins, unknown date.
 
Image:DAR9059 at Digby Station.jpg|[[DAR9059|No. 9059]] at [[Digby Station]], [[Digby]] on August 19, 1959.
 
Image:DAR9059 at Digby Station.jpg|[[DAR9059|No. 9059]] at [[Digby Station]], [[Digby]] on August 19, 1959.
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Image:DAR 2627 train 100 Digby, NS 8-26-56.jpg|[[Train No. 100]] with [[DAR2627|No. 2627]] at [[Digby Station]] on August 26, 1956
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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.
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File:Digby Station Rear.jpg|The street side of the [[Digby Station]] in 1975.
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File:Digby2StationStreetside.jpg|Side and rear of [[Digby Station]] in 1975.
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File:DigbyStation1975.jpg|[[Digby Station]], yard, and main line in 1975.
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File:DAR RDCs Digby 1977-05-26 Paul Enenbach.jpg|[[Manning, Albert|Albert "Shine" Manning]] & Mel Alexander at [[Digby Station]] with meet of DAR [[Train_No._1#1968_-_1977.2C_Halifax_to_Yarmouth_Daily_Late_Mid-day_.28Except_Sunday.29_1st_Class_Passenger_ServiceDayliner|Train No. 1]] and [[Train_No._2#1968_-_1975.2C_Yarmouth_-_Halifax_Daily_Afternoon_.28Except_Sunday.29_1st_Class_Passenger_Service|Train No. 2]], May 26, 1977.
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Image:Via boarding digby.jpg|Boarding VIA's [[Evangeline]] at [[Digby Station]], 1980s.
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Image:Plow extra at digby.jpg|Eastbound snowplow extra tied up for lunch at [[Digby Station]] in the winter of 1987. Locomotive is [[CPR1272|No. 1272]] and the snowplow is [[DAR401032|No. 401032]].
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Image:CN 50' boxcar Digby.jpg|CN 50' plug door boxcar 411344 in front of [[Digby Station]] in the winter of 1988.
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File:Digby station 7July1987.jpg|[[Digby Station]], July 7, 1987.
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Image:B-0012.jpg|[[Digby Station]] summer 1991.
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Image:DAR Digby station July 1993.jpg|[[Digby Station]] in July 1993.
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===Other Known Images===
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*[http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=86119&lang=en Bluenose Express arrival - a sharper, b&w version of the postcard view, above, differently cropped - Canada Science and Technology Museum Image STR04098a.]
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*[http://novamuse.ca/Detail/objects/5288 Digby Station in what appears to be recruits loading on passenger train circa WWI.]
  
 
==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
 
(1) Admiral Digby Museum, Digby Historical Society "A Journey Throught Time: Transportation" virtual exhibit.
 
(1) Admiral Digby Museum, Digby Historical Society "A Journey Throught Time: Transportation" virtual exhibit.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[https://www.cptracks.ca/data/RSR/RSR-096_CP_Digby_NS.pdf Harry Jost and Barry Moody, "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Digby, Nova Scotia", Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Railway Station Report, RSR-096 (1991) Canadian Pacific Historical Association Documents Library. Includes original detailed plans.]
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*[http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=0&ex=00000215&sl=8167&pos=1 Digby Historical Society Virtual Exhibit ''A Journey Through Time: Transportation'' - Views and History of the Digby Stations]
 
*[http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/pm.php?id=story_line&lg=English&fl=0&ex=00000215&sl=8167&pos=1 Digby Historical Society Virtual Exhibit ''A Journey Through Time: Transportation'' - Views and History of the Digby Stations]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qTuQwpk61Y Wonderful colour 8 mm film of DAR steam locomotives and RDCs at Digby Station and wharves, 1950s, courtesy Admiral Digby Museum]
  
 
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[[Category:Stations]]

Latest revision as of 07:22, 18 May 2025


Digby Station

The first station at Digby was a Western Counties Railway station, similar to the stations in Yarmouth and Weymouth. It sat beside a small wooden turntable and enginehouse. A station restaurant was later built beside it, a small two-story building with a porch. The WCR station was replaced in 1910 by a DAR wooden station and then in 1920 by the third and final station, a long CPR Tudor style station which survived until 1994 when it was demolished by the CPR at the request of Town of Digby.(1) The station faced the Digby Railyard with the Digby Water Tower standing to the north. The station included a restaurant on the south end of the building, with kitchens in the basement. (When full dining cars were introduced on the DAR, the restaurant closed in 1938, but later reopened.) As an important tourism location and the arrival point for the near-by Digby Pines Hotel and Resort, Digby boasted a beautiful station garden in the 1920s and 1930s. From the station, the "Dock Spur" led down across Water Street to the Digby Wharf to meet steamers such as the long serving SS Princess Helene.

Gallery

Other Known Images

References and Footnotes

(1) Admiral Digby Museum, Digby Historical Society "A Journey Throught Time: Transportation" virtual exhibit.


External Links

Harry Jost and Barry Moody, "Canadian Pacific Railway Station Digby, Nova Scotia", Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Railway Station Report, RSR-096 (1991) Canadian Pacific Historical Association Documents Library. Includes original detailed plans.

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