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Image:DAR0470d.jpg|[[Train No. 14]] arriving at Kentville led by [[DAR0470|No. 470]]. [[Kentville Roundhouse|engine terminal]] at left. [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]] in centre. August 1949. | Image:DAR0470d.jpg|[[Train No. 14]] arriving at Kentville led by [[DAR0470|No. 470]]. [[Kentville Roundhouse|engine terminal]] at left. [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]] in centre. August 1949. | ||
| + | Image:DAR6227b.jpg|[[Kentville Roundhouse|Roundhouse turntable]] view of CPR [[DAR6227|No. 6227]] at [[Kentville]] on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant and smoke stack]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling towers both old and new]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]]. | ||
Image:DAR2526b.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] arriving at [[Kentville]] with [[Train No. 12]] from [[Kingsport]] on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, yard switcher [[DAR6227|No. 6227]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse turntable]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]], [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]], [[DAR414324|track crane]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant smoke stack]]. | Image:DAR2526b.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] arriving at [[Kentville]] with [[Train No. 12]] from [[Kingsport]] on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, yard switcher [[DAR6227|No. 6227]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse turntable]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]], [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]], [[DAR414324|track crane]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant smoke stack]]. | ||
Image:Dar6227a.jpg|[[DAR6227|No. 6227]] in front of the [[Kentville Roundhouse|turntable]] with the [[Kentville Water Tower|water standpipe]] behind on August 27, 1956. | Image:Dar6227a.jpg|[[DAR6227|No. 6227]] in front of the [[Kentville Roundhouse|turntable]] with the [[Kentville Water Tower|water standpipe]] behind on August 27, 1956. | ||
Revision as of 03:56, 23 May 2008
Kentville Roundhouse
1916 - the DAR constructs a 5-stall roundhouse at the west end of the Kentville yard where DAR subsidiary the Cornwallis Valley Railway branches off for Kingsport.
1926 - CPR expands its subsidiary's roundhouse in Kentville, adding 5 additional stalls.
1961 - Canadian Pacific Railway stops using the roundhouse for locomotive maintenance.
2007 - The roundhouse is demolished.
Gallery
Train No. 14 arriving at Kentville led by No. 470. engine terminal at left. water stand pipe in centre. August 1949.
Roundhouse turntable view of CPR No. 6227 at Kentville on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, boiler plant and smoke stack, water stand pipe, coaling towers both old and new and sanding tower.
No. 2526 arriving at Kentville with Train No. 12 from Kingsport on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, yard switcher No. 6227, roundhouse turntable, water stand pipe, coaling tower, sanding tower, track crane and boiler plant smoke stack.
No. 6227 in front of the turntable with the water standpipe behind on August 27, 1956.
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No. 8134, '58 Pontiac inspection car, Kentville Coaling Tower, Kentville Roundhouse, the Kentville Water Tower and the Kentville Car Shop all visable from this view of the Kentville Railyard, Kentville in August 1959.
Kentville engine servicing facilities on July 20, 1967. Visable is the Kentville Coaling Tower, Engine No. 8136, the Kentville Roundhouse and the corner of the Kentville Car Shop.
