Annapolis Royal Enginehouse

Annapolis Royal Enginehouse

The first enginehouse in Annapolis Royal held three locomotives and an inside turntable.(1) It was built in 1868 to serve as the engine terminal for the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. It was destroyed in a fire on March 11, 1896.(2) A replacement engine house was built. It remained for many years behind the station, later used for storage.(3)

Gallery

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  No. 25, Strathcona with a westbound express at the Annapolis Royal Station. Note the freight shed, bulk fuel facility, and old Engine House behind the station.

References and Footnotes

(1) Marguerite Woodworth, History of the Dominion Atlantic Railway, page 64.

(2) W.W. Clarke, History of the Earliest Railways of Nova Scotia, page 12.

(3) Note by Doug Schaffner, 8 January 2009.