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| − | This small community of about | + | This small community of about 170 people half way between Annapolis Royal and Round Hill was named after and early French settler.<ref>[https://archives.novascotia.ca/places/page/?ID=447 "Mochelle", ''Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia'', Nova Scotia Archives]</ref> It was the scene of a major passenger train derailment on January 25, 1921.<ref>"CARS LEAVE RAILS NEAR ANNAPOLIS The Dominion Atlantic Express headed to Yarmouth Meets with Accident", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', January 26, 1921, Carl H. Riff Notes.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 10 December 2023
Mochelle, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 55.4
Elevation: 32 feet
- Next Station East: Round Hill
- Next Station West: Annapolis Royal
Facilities & Features
- Flag Stop Station
- No siding
- 15 foot pile trestle over Howe Creek at Mile 56.7[1]
Description & History
This small community of about 170 people half way between Annapolis Royal and Round Hill was named after and early French settler.[2] It was the scene of a major passenger train derailment on January 25, 1921.[3]
Gallery
Transferring passengers and mail from wreck of Train No. 95, at Mochelle, near Annapolis Royal, January 25, 1921.
Transferring baggage from wreck of Train No. 95, at Mochelle, near Annapolis Royal, January 25, 1921.
References & Footnotes
1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931, p.4
- ↑ *1969 Memorandum of General Information, p. 13
- ↑ "Mochelle", Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives
- ↑ "CARS LEAVE RAILS NEAR ANNAPOLIS The Dominion Atlantic Express headed to Yarmouth Meets with Accident", Halifax Chronicle Herald, January 26, 1921, Carl H. Riff Notes.
