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| − | Mount Denson was the scene of a major head-on collision on July 23, 1894 when a westbound excursion passenger train bound for Bear River hit an eastbound gypsum special. Both engineers were seriously injured the passengers escaped unscathed. | + | Mount Denson was the scene of a major head-on collision on July 23, 1894 when a westbound excursion passenger train bound for Bear River hit an eastbound gypsum special. Both engineers were seriously injured, but the passengers escaped unscathed. |
A DAR locomotive, [[DAR0556|No. 556]], was named after Mount Denson in the 1920s.<ref>[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', p. 351, 352</ref> | A DAR locomotive, [[DAR0556|No. 556]], was named after Mount Denson in the 1920s.<ref>[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', p. 351, 352</ref> | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 30 December 2019
Mount Denson , Nova Scotia
- Mile 36.62 Halifax Subdivision (from Windsor Junction) and Mile 52.43 from Halifax.
Next Station West: Hantsport
Next Station East: Shaw's Bog
Facilities & Features
Built at first with a simple platform, 80 feet long and 12 feet wide,[1] Mount Denson eventually had a simple station shelter, about about 25' x 10-15' wide and no known windows based on image.
Description & History
Mount Denson was the scene of a major head-on collision on July 23, 1894 when a westbound excursion passenger train bound for Bear River hit an eastbound gypsum special. Both engineers were seriously injured, but the passengers escaped unscathed.
A DAR locomotive, No. 556, was named after Mount Denson in the 1920s.[2]
Gallery
Mount Denson Station
Topographic map from Avonport to Shaws Bog circa 1956.
Article by H. B. Jefferson about the train wreck at Mount Denson; the creation of the DAR; the beginning of the Flying Bluenose and the parlour car "Haligonian", May 17, 1958.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, page 21
- ↑ Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, p. 351, 352
