Advertiser 1937-11-11 Railway Notes

The [Kentville] Advertiser - 1937-11-11 - Railway Notes

A regular column of news of the Dominion Atlantic Railway appeared in the pages of The Advertiser, a weekly newspaper published in Kentville. Here is the text from the article published on November 11, 1937. The scan of the article appears below while the article text is shown here for search purposes:

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Railway Notes

BY GEORGE BISHOP

A. E. Mimms, assistant engineer, Montreal, and T. A. Donovan, district purchasing agent, St. John, both of the C. P. R. were in Kentville this week in connection with the proposed new railway car shop.
Rumours are current that two or three of the larger stations are soon to be put up for bid as a result of retirements to take place at the end of the present year.
H. L. Brooks, general passenger agent, Eastern Steamship Lines Inc., Boston, was in town Monday en route through the province on a motor trip.
J. A. LaFontaine, inspector of railroad operations, Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, arrived late Tuesday, completing investigation of the recent crossing accidents at Digby and Windsor.
We regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Blois, wife of Fred Blois, agent at South Uniacke, last week. Our deepest sympathy to Mr. Blois and the other members of the family.
Painter Arch MacDonald who sustained a badly fractured foot while on duty in the Yard here last April, is not yet able to resume duty. He was called to Halifax, on Monday, to appear before a medical board for examination.

Registrations Up

The registrations at Grand Pre Memorial Park during the past season totalled 17,724 an increase of 2,355 over the 1936 figures and the highest on record since 1930, when 18,661 signatures were placed in the register. A breakdown of those registered indicates that 7,955 were from the United States while 9,559 were from various points throughout Canada and 210 of foreign origin. The foreign addresses included such places as England, Ireland, Scotland, India, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Holland, Portugal, China, Venezuela, Alaska, South Africa. The Canadian registrations were made up of visitors from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, with Ontario and Quebec contributing largely to the total.
Members of the local branch of the Order of Railway Telegraphers held there annual meeting in Yarmouth as few days ago.
Construction of a new car shop actually commenced yesterday to replace that destroyed by fire on October 20th. The new structure will be 46 feet by 217 feet, of tile and concrete, and will be erected under the supervision of Chief Engineer M. K. McQuarrie, using company employees. It is understood the job will require three months to complete.
Conductor Harry Taylor, in charge of train 96 a few days ago, was confronted with the problem as to what to do with a passenger without a ticket and lacking the necessary funds wherewith to purchase. After conferring with the members of his crew. The would-be traveller was taken as far as Windsor only to be returned here on the next train, where on arrival, a member of the staff was on hand to deal with the situation. To his surprise the traveller was none other than the pet cat from the station restaurant. Kitty was restored to her usual place of abode after a severe reprimand.

Train Has Right of Way

Sometimes a motorist sees a flashing light giving warning of the approach of a train, but believes the train to be far enough distant for the motorist to get across the track ahead of the train. This is dangerous business. Trains travel so fast these days that only an experienced railroad man is able to judge the time that will be required for a train to reach a given place. All the railroad men learn the lesson, but ordinary motorists have never learned it. They depend upon good luck and often they are mistaken in their judgement. The sensible thing to do is to give the train the right of way when a warning is given. Then too, there are automobile drivers who reason that the crossing watchman has taken up his position at the crossing long before it is necessary to give warning that a train is approaching. The watchmen know their business. They are trained too. Each watchman has instructions when to take his place upon a crossing. His rules tell him and he must comply with them. This is not guess work. The individual motorist can do much to lessen the number of crossing accidents with their motor[?] fatalities by exercising more care when approaching a level crossing railway intersection. One need only remember that “Any time is Train Time.”

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