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| − | The Track Scale in [[Windsor]] was a 120 ton Fairbanks model scale installed second hand in 1941,<ref>''[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|1969 Memorandum of General Information]]'', page 4</ref> in the [[Windsor | + | The Track Scale in [[Windsor]] was a 120 ton Fairbanks model scale installed second hand in 1941,<ref>''[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|1969 Memorandum of General Information]]'', page 4</ref> in the [[Windsor Railyard]] on the north side of the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Truro Subdivision]] mainline.<ref>[[Kentville railyard]] Track Plan 1974</ref> The scale remained in service until the south yard tracks were lifted in 1990. A [[Kentville Track Scale|smaller track scale]] was located in [[Windsor]]. The scale was often used to weigh gypsum cars being trans-shipped to other parts of Canada to ensure they did not exceed running limits.<ref>Scale operations are described by Gary Ness in his book ''[[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume 2)'', page 25.</ref> The scale remained in use when the DAR was sold to the Windsor and Hantsport Railway. Vinyl siding was added over the old CPR clapboard about 2005. |
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Revision as of 20:30, 6 August 2017
The Track Scale in Windsor was a 120 ton Fairbanks model scale installed second hand in 1941,[1] in the Windsor Railyard on the north side of the Truro Subdivision mainline.[2] The scale remained in service until the south yard tracks were lifted in 1990. A smaller track scale was located in Windsor. The scale was often used to weigh gypsum cars being trans-shipped to other parts of Canada to ensure they did not exceed running limits.[3] The scale remained in use when the DAR was sold to the Windsor and Hantsport Railway. Vinyl siding was added over the old CPR clapboard about 2005.
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References
- ↑ 1969 Memorandum of General Information, page 4
- ↑ Kentville railyard Track Plan 1974
- ↑ Scale operations are described by Gary Ness in his book Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume 2), page 25.
