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British Canadian Fruit Association Pereau warehouses
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British Canadian Fruit Association warehouses Pereau
Mile 11.86 on the Kingsport Subdivision at Pereau
One of the large number of apple warehouses owned by the British Canadian Fruit Association. Their Pereau warehouse was the one closest to the road. It consisted of two warehouses joined together. It has since been demolished.
- Served by 412 foot (7 car capacity) siding south of mainline[1]
- 40' x 350'
- Wooden construction
- Capacity of 13,000 barrels of apples[2]
History
The warehouse was built about 1921. In 1935, the warehouse was managed by Bert Connors and employed James Lightfoot. Both men rushed from the warehouse to help victims of a deadly level crossing accident at Pereau on July 11, 1935.[3]
Gallery
Pereau Track Plan from 1935 accident investigation showing warehouses
References and Footnotes
- ↑ *Accident Investigation of July 11, 1935 level Crossing accident, Library and Archives Canada, RG46, Vol. 1865, File 28300.32
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway, DAR Chart of Apple and Produce Warehouses, February 23, 1927
- ↑ "Automobile Train Crash at Pereau", Halifax Herald, July 12, 1935, Carl Riff Collection.
