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Weston

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Weston, Nova Scotia

Subdivision Weston, Mile 14.5

Previous Station: Somerset

Station served by travelling agent

The Weston station also served as a dwelling for the section foreman, Norman Dorey, his wife and three childen. After the line closed in 1961, the Somerset and Weston stations were purchased by Charles Adams of Berwick who demolished the Weston station for buildign materials(1)

Siding, 924 feet/10 cars and engine

Spur 571 feet for Weston Fruit Co warehouse

Wye

Watertank, 4400 gallons

Single Stall Wooden Frame Enginehouse

Terminus of Subdivision

Gallery

References and Footnotes

(1) The Weston Branch and Margaretville in Nova Scotia by Elizabeth M. Clarke, page 13

  • Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Timetable September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, PMP - HE.2804 DC
  • Letter Jan. 14, 1916, Inspector Alex Ferguson, Library and Archives Canada RG43 A-1-2 Vol. 277
  • 1915 North Mountain Line Track Profile, Library and Archives Canada, RG12M 77803/17 Item 782

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