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Image:Kennetcook Station 1958.jpg|Kennetcook village, [[Kennetcook Station|Station]] and section house at [[Kennetcook]] seen from [[DAR2627|No. 2627]] leading [[Train No. 21]] on August 1, 1958. | Image:Kennetcook Station 1958.jpg|Kennetcook village, [[Kennetcook Station|Station]] and section house at [[Kennetcook]] seen from [[DAR2627|No. 2627]] leading [[Train No. 21]] on August 1, 1958. | ||
File:Kennetcook 1958.jpg|Midland Mixed [[Train No. 21]] lead by [[DAR2627|No. 2627]] sets out a boxcar at [[Kennetcook]] on July 31, 1958. | File:Kennetcook 1958.jpg|Midland Mixed [[Train No. 21]] lead by [[DAR2627|No. 2627]] sets out a boxcar at [[Kennetcook]] on July 31, 1958. | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 21 October 2018
Kennetcook, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Truro, Mile 26.44
Next Station East: Rhine's
Next Station West: Midway
Facilities & Features
- Kennetcook Station
- Kennetcook Section House
Description & History
Kennetcook is located at a crossroads amidst the farmland of the Kennetcook River Valley and once boasted several sawmills. The arrival of the railway made it into a regional centre. It was also home until 1967 of the last covered bridge in Nova Scotia. The DAR's Midland Line ran right through the village beside the river. Lumber and dairy were important exports at one time and high school students filled a passenger car every day to attend school in Truro. Scheduled passenger and freight service ended in 1979 with the demise of the Midland mixed train. Sporadic unscheduled extras continued until 1983 when a locomotive collected a lumber car at Kennetcook, one of the last freight moves on the Midland.
Gallery
Era 1910, lumber sitting on side waiting for pickup
Eastbound mixed train at Kennetcook, no date.
Kennetcook village, Station and section house at Kennetcook seen from No. 2627 leading Train No. 21 on August 1, 1958.
Midland Mixed Train No. 21 lead by No. 2627 sets out a boxcar at Kennetcook on July 31, 1958.
Section house in Kennetcook in 1981.
References & Footnotes
External Links
"Kennetcook - History", Municipality of East Hants includes early photo of Kennetcook station.
