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File:CSTM-STR33187a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|Locomotive No. 2551]] in front of the [[Kentville Machine Shop]] by the stand pipe of the [[Kentville Water Tower]], August 30, 1953. | File:CSTM-STR33187a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|Locomotive No. 2551]] in front of the [[Kentville Machine Shop]] by the stand pipe of the [[Kentville Water Tower]], August 30, 1953. | ||
File:CSTM-STR33186a 001 aa cs.jpg| 2551 near water tower in Kentville Yard 1953-08-30 (looking southwards) | File:CSTM-STR33186a 001 aa cs.jpg| 2551 near water tower in Kentville Yard 1953-08-30 (looking southwards) | ||
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Image:DAR6227c.jpg|[[DAR6227|No. 6227]] in front of [[Kentville Roundhouse|Kentville Roundhouse]] on August 27, 1956. Visible as well, [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant and smoke stack]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse turntable]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]]. | Image:DAR6227c.jpg|[[DAR6227|No. 6227]] in front of [[Kentville Roundhouse|Kentville Roundhouse]] on August 27, 1956. Visible as well, [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant and smoke stack]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse turntable]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]]. | ||
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Image:DAR6227b.jpg|[[Kentville Roundhouse|Roundhouse turntable]] view of CPR [[DAR6227|No. 6227]] at [[Kentville]] on August 27, 1956. Visible as well, [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant and smoke stack]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]]. | Image:DAR6227b.jpg|[[Kentville Roundhouse|Roundhouse turntable]] view of CPR [[DAR6227|No. 6227]] at [[Kentville]] on August 27, 1956. Visible as well, [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant and smoke stack]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]]. | ||
| − | Image:DAR2526b.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] arriving at [[Kentville]] with [[Train No. 12]] from [[Kingsport]] | + | |
| + | Image:DAR2526b.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] arriving at [[Kentville]] with [[Train No. 12]] from [[Kingsport]], Aug. 27, 1956. Also visible, switcher [[DAR6227|No. 6227]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse turntable]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]], [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sand tower]], [[DAR414324|track crane]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant 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. | ||
File:DAR 2627-1.jpg|[[DAR2627|No. 2627]], [[:Category:4-6-2|4-6-2]] on the [[Kentville Roundhouse|Kentville turntable lead]] with the [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant stack]] and [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], August 1958. | File:DAR 2627-1.jpg|[[DAR2627|No. 2627]], [[:Category:4-6-2|4-6-2]] on the [[Kentville Roundhouse|Kentville turntable lead]] with the [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant stack]] and [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], August 1958. | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 9 November 2019
Kentville Water Tower
A standard CPR 10,000 gallon semi-enclosed wooden water tower, it was at first located by the turntable and had two discharge pies, one by the roundhouse lead and the other on the Kingsport branch line. The tower was shifted closer to the river about 1943 and replaced at the turntable lead by a water stand pipe.
Gallery
No. 544 on the turntable, circa 1930. The water tower , on the far right, occupies its first location, before it was moved & replaced with a stand pipe.
- Kentville roundhouse c. 1920.JPG
Detail from Kentville Track Schematic showing Kentville Roundhouse, Kentville Machine Shop and Kentville Water Tower, circa 1920.
No. 1090 on the turntable with the water tower in the background at Kentville on May 2, 1939.
No. 44 at the Kentville Water Tower on June 9, 1942.
No. 2511 at the Kentville Roundhouse with the Kentville Water Tower stand pipe after the tower was removed about 1943.
Train No. 14 arriving at Kentville led by No. 470. engine terminal at left. water stand pipe in centre. August 1949.
The Canada Foods Plant with the Kentville Roundhouse, plus the Kentville Water Tower, the Kentville Cornwallis River Bridge and the Spillway Trestle in 1949.
Water stand pipe with the Kentville Machine Shop in the background, c. 1950.
Locomotive No. 2551 in front of the Kentville Machine Shop by the stand pipe of the Kentville Water Tower, August 30, 1953.
2551 near water tower in Kentville Yard 1953-08-30 (looking southwards)
No. 6227 in front of Kentville Roundhouse on August 27, 1956. Visible as well, boiler plant and smoke stack, roundhouse turntable, water stand pipe, coaling tower and sanding tower.
Roundhouse turntable view of CPR No. 6227 at Kentville on August 27, 1956. Visible as well, boiler plant and smoke stack, water stand pipe, coaling tower and sanding tower.
No. 2526 arriving at Kentville with Train No. 12 from Kingsport, Aug. 27, 1956. Also visible, switcher No. 6227, roundhouse turntable, water stand pipe, coaling tower, sand tower, track crane and boiler plant stack.
No. 6227 in front of the turntable with the water standpipe behind on August 27, 1956.
- DAR 2627-1.jpg
No. 2627, 4-6-2 on the Kentville turntable lead with the boiler plant stack and water stand pipe, August 1958.
No. 8138 leading wayfreight at Kentville leaving for Windsor Junction in August 1959. Visible is the Kentville Coaling Tower and the Kentville Water Tower from this view of the Kentville Railyard.
No. 8138, '58 Pontiac inspection car, Kentville Coaling Tower, Kentville Roundhouse, the Kentville Water Tower and the Kentville Car Shop all visible from this view of the Kentville Railyard, Kentville in August 1959.
View of the Kentville Railyard looking east from the roundhouse in 1961.
