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| − | The freight shed in [[Wolfville ]] was built in 1912 at the same time as the [[Wolfville Station]]. The shed was served by a | + | The freight shed in [[Wolfville ]] was built in 1912 at the same time as the [[Wolfville Station]]. The station and shed shared a long platform along the DAR mainline and the shed was served by a 510 foot, 12 car spur from a east facing switch which also served several business along Front Street. The freight siding was removed in the 1980s and shed was demolished in 1986.<ref>[[Gary W. Ness]], [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] Vol. I, page 22.</ref> |
===Gallery=== | ===Gallery=== | ||
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Image:Wolfville Station 1914.jpg|The "new" [[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] in 1914. | Image:Wolfville Station 1914.jpg|The "new" [[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] in 1914. | ||
| + | File:HA-49.14 Wolfville.jpg|1918 Track Chart of Wolfville showing freight shed and freight spur location. | ||
Image:Wolfville Station - CPR No 793.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]], [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] and trackside warehouses, circa 1920. | Image:Wolfville Station - CPR No 793.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]], [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]] and trackside warehouses, circa 1920. | ||
File:12138-1.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]], summer or early fall 1973. | File:12138-1.jpg|[[Wolfville Station]] and [[Wolfville Freight Shed|freight shed]], summer or early fall 1973. | ||
Revision as of 12:13, 30 January 2021
The freight shed in Wolfville was built in 1912 at the same time as the Wolfville Station. The station and shed shared a long platform along the DAR mainline and the shed was served by a 510 foot, 12 car spur from a east facing switch which also served several business along Front Street. The freight siding was removed in the 1980s and shed was demolished in 1986.[1]
Gallery
The "new" Wolfville Station and freight shed in 1914.
1918 Track Chart of Wolfville showing freight shed and freight spur location.
Wolfville Station, freight shed and trackside warehouses, circa 1920.
Wolfville Station and freight shed, summer or early fall 1973.
Wolfville Station and freight shed on July 18,1975.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Gary W. Ness, Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway Vol. I, page 22.
