Windsor

Windsor and the Avon River Bridge - date unknown, probably late 1940s, 1950s.

Mile 31.51 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 47.32 from Halifax)

Mile 0 Subdivision Truro

Next Station West: Falmouth
Next Station East: Dimock's
Next Station South: Pembertons

Facilities & Features

Description & History

Commerce & Industry

Gallery

Bird's Eve View of Windsor Nova Scotia 1878 showing the town of Windsor with Windsor Station centre and the Avon River Bridge in the lower right, 1878.
Windsor & Annapolis No. 10, later DAR No. 12 & Train B at the Windsor Station, circa 1891.
gypsum quarry spurs in the Windsor, Dimock's and Newport areas, from geological map, 1909.
Locomotive No. 380 with crew on the turntable at the Windsor Enginehouse, 1912.
Eastern approach tracks to the Avon River Bridge from downtown Windsor, in 1918, sharpest curve on the DAR.
Engine 999 in Windsor, near the freight shed with boxcar at apple warehouse in background, unknown date.
Train No. 95 leaving Windsor for Yarmouth in August 1949.
Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956.
No. 2501 leads a mixed train from Truro at Windsor, 1956-1958.
Mainline through Windsor back streets. Doran's Victoria hotel (rear) on left. Bus Station and Taxi Depot on right. Tracks cross Water St in distance (1958)
D.A.R. tracks crossing main street of Windsor on July 31, 1958.
SW1200 with Caboose passing through downtown Windsor 1966.
Windsor Station awaiting demolition as the Highway 101 overpass is being built, July 1970.
Windsor Station being demolished as tracks are ripped up for the Windsor Causeway realignment, July 1970.
The Avon River Causeway, the new Windsor Station and new DAR main line all under construction at Windsor September 1970.
RDC 9058 or 9059 passing through Windsor, with the new Windsor Station and Avon River Causeway nearing completion October 11, 1970.