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- 06:44, 31 December 2017 diff hist +313 N File:Nova Scotia Interior 4.jpg The original Pullman light fixture still adorns the rear parlour lounge area of Nova Scotia. Great to see that the Toronto Railway Museum has taken on this project that will see the car fully restored. With many thanks to my good friend Phil Spencer, current
- 06:41, 31 December 2017 diff hist +229 N File:Nova Scotia Interior 3.jpg Here is the interior of Nova Scotia, at the Toronto Railway Museum showing the beautiful woodwork. Here is a curved closed door. While being used currently as an office space, they do have firm plans to fully restore the car. current
- 06:39, 31 December 2017 diff hist +213 N File:Nova Scotia Interior 2.jpg Here is the interior of Nova Scotia, at the Toronto Railway Museum showing the passageway to the front of the car. While being used currently as an office space, they do have firm plans to fully restore the car. current
- 06:38, 31 December 2017 diff hist +353 N File:Nova Scotia Interior 1.jpg Here is the interior of Nova Scotia, at the Toronto Railway Museum showing the lounge area at the rear of the car. While being used currently as an office space, they do have firm plans to fully restore the car. Can't you just imagine the beautiful current
- 06:35, 31 December 2017 diff hist +227 N File:Nova Scotia Exterior.jpg The Toronto Railway Museum located in the former CPR Roundhouse was able to acquire the former DAR parlour car Nova Scotia. While currently being used as an office space etc, they do have firm plans to fully restore the car. current
- 06:16, 31 December 2017 diff hist +352 N File:Canada Foods Fire 1.jpg Photo taken by my Dad in the fall of 1966 the morning after the Canada Foods plant was largely destroyed in a large file the night previous. As a four year old living in Kentville I can clearly recall the red flickering sky. My Dad went down to the fi
- 06:15, 31 December 2017 diff hist +352 N File:Canada Foods Fire 2.jpg Photo taken by my Dad in the fall of 1966 the morning after the Canada Foods plant was largely destroyed in a large file the night previous. As a four year old living in Kentville I can clearly recall the red flickering sky. My Dad went down to the fi
- 15:37, 28 October 2016 diff hist +123 N File:DAR 9059 Yarmouth.jpg Dayliner DAR 9059 at Yarmouth. Wearing the distinctive hockey mask scheme. Date and photographer unknown. eBay scan.
- 15:35, 28 October 2016 diff hist +101 N File:CPR 1258.jpg CPR 1258 at the water plug at what looks like Middleton. Date and photographer unknown. eBay scan.
- 15:32, 28 October 2016 diff hist +71 N File:DAR Nova Scotia Kentville.jpg Nova Scotia at Kentville. Date and photographer unknown. eBay scan.
- 15:30, 28 October 2016 diff hist +310 N File:DAR M-107 Windsor.jpg A very nice shot of Inspection Car M-107 at Windsor. Great details of Express Fruit cars, including #4626. Must be an afternoon train from the shadows, maybe train #98 due in at Windsor at 4:25pm. Date unknown. Photographer unknown, but suspected
- 15:24, 28 October 2016 diff hist +117 N File:CPR 2551.jpg A nicely lit shot of CPR 2551 pulling an eastbound into Windsor. Date unknown. Photographer unknown. eBay scan.
- 15:22, 28 October 2016 diff hist +78 N File:CPR 1020 Windsor.jpg CPR D10h #1020 at Windsor. Date unknown. Photographer unknown. eBay scan.
- 15:21, 28 October 2016 diff hist +96 N File:DAR 1018.jpg DAR D10h #1018 at Kentville with a short freight. From the shadows, looks like a morning shot. current
- 15:19, 28 October 2016 diff hist +54 N File:CPR Van 436997 Kentville.jpg CPR Van 436997. Date unknown. Photographer unknown. current
- 15:18, 28 October 2016 diff hist +67 N File:Service car 411 Kentville.jpg Service car 411. No doubt a locomotive tender in its second life. current
- 15:17, 28 October 2016 diff hist +21 N File:CPR 400609 Snow Plow Kentville.jpg CPR 400609 Snow Plow.
- 15:16, 28 October 2016 diff hist +121 N File:CPR 351202 truck change.jpg Repairing a truck on CPR 351202, a "Big Otis" car used to transport gypsum. Nice work if the weather is cooperative. current
- 15:14, 28 October 2016 diff hist +61 N File:Kentville Sand Tower.jpg Kentville sand tower. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.
- 15:12, 28 October 2016 diff hist +81 N File:Kentville Coaling Tower.jpg Nice shot of the Kentville Coaling tower. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.
- 15:11, 28 October 2016 diff hist +92 N File:DAR 2501 Kentville Roundhouse 2.jpg Another shot of DAR 2501 in the Kentville Roundhouse. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.
- 15:09, 28 October 2016 diff hist +73 N File:DAR 2501 Kentville Roundhouse.jpg DAR 2501 in Kentville Roundhouse. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.
- 15:07, 28 October 2016 diff hist +73 N File:DAR 1046 Kentville Roundhouse.jpg DAR 1046 at Kentville Roundhouse. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.
- 15:05, 28 October 2016 diff hist +81 N File:Kentville Water Pipe.jpg Kentville Water Stand pipe. Date unknown. Photographer unknown. eBay photo.
- 15:02, 28 October 2016 diff hist +65 N File:Kentville Crane.jpg Burro Crane at Kentville. Date unknown. Photographer unknown.
- 14:01, 2 May 2016 diff hist +358 N File:DAR1020-Kentville.jpg A fine shot of DAR 1020 as it pulls a freight eastbound through Kentville on a sunny morning. With the tender topped right up with coal from the Sydney mines, it is safe to assume that the freight will soon be underway to points east. The engineer a current
- 13:52, 2 May 2016 diff hist +97 N File:DAR2627-Halifax.jpg A great shot of DAR G2 class pacific #2627 at Halifax. Photographer unknown. Date unknown. current
- 13:45, 2 May 2016 diff hist +785 N File:Halifax-Station-and-Grain-Elevator.jpg This pic was found on eBay. A view of the Halifax station and Grain Elevator complex taken from the Lord Nelson Hotel. Interesting to note the DAR van (combine coach and van) on the track beside the turntable. Amazing to note the number of coach current
- 13:28, 2 May 2016 diff hist +52 N File:DAR999-3.jpg View of the very distinct rounded tender of DAR 999. current
- 13:27, 2 May 2016 diff hist +49 N File:DAR999-2.jpg Close up of the cab and engine number on DAR 999. current
- 13:24, 2 May 2016 diff hist +210 N File:DAR999-1.jpg While visiting Exporail in the fall of 2015, I asked if it was possible to see DAR 999. Nice folks they are as they took me into a non-public accessible storage shed to see the sole remaining loco of the DAR. current
- 05:09, 18 May 2014 diff hist +101 N File:Truro 4.jpg John A. MacIntosh photo Caption: July 1954 Truro N.S. CNR #1 Maritime Express arriving from Halifax. current
- 05:07, 18 May 2014 diff hist +113 N File:Truro 3.jpg John A. MacIntosh photo. Caption: Truro N.S. July 5, 1954. DAR #5 Way Freight arriving at Truro from Kentville. current
- 05:05, 18 May 2014 diff hist +173 N File:Truro 2.jpg John A. MacIntosh photo. Caption: July 1954. East end Truro station. Midland way freight arriving from Kentville; CNR #1 Maritime Express from Halifax station on track 2. current
- 05:02, 18 May 2014 diff hist +96 N File:Truro 1 NEW.jpg John A. MacIntosh photo. Caption: Truro N.S. July 5, 1954. Train to Halifax # 6 from Sydney. current
- 04:52, 18 May 2014 diff hist +88 N File:DAR 1046 Kentville Turntable Lead.jpg Photographer unknown. Date unknown. Ebay sample. DAR 1046 on Kentville turntable lead.
- 04:45, 18 May 2014 diff hist +180 N File:DAR 1046.jpg Photographer unknown. Date unknown. Ebay sample. DAR 1046 eastbound from Kentville with a decent freight. Note cars five and six are reefers (probably CNR) with hatches up.
- 09:42, 22 March 2014 diff hist +61 N File:DAR1020 c.jpg DAR D10h #1020 at Kentville. Date and photographer unknown. current
- 09:40, 22 March 2014 diff hist +58 N File:DAR2627 Halifax.jpg DAR G2 #2627 at Halifax. Date and photographer unknown. current
- 05:09, 28 November 2013 diff hist +127 N File:Windsor 1954 2.jpg Comment on back: Windsor, N.S. July 9, 1954 Kentville to Halifax mixed train DAR 1020 D10h locomotive switching cars at Windsor
- 05:06, 28 November 2013 diff hist +224 N File:Windsor 1954 1.jpg Comment on back: Windsor, N.S. July 3, 1954 Yarmouth to Halifax train #98 leaving Windsor. Train #1 for Truro on next track. Train #97 for Kentville arrive on track in foreground right after picture was taken. Coach 1427
- 05:01, 28 November 2013 diff hist +117 N File:Kennetcook 1958.jpg Comment on back: Midland Mixed train sets out a boxcar at Kennetcook N.S. en route from Windsor to Truro N.S. 7-31-58
- 05:00, 28 November 2013 diff hist +85 N File:Gaspereaux River Bridge 1958.jpg Comment on back: Bridge on main line of D.A.R. between Kentville and Windsor. 7-31-58
- 04:58, 28 November 2013 diff hist +150 N File:Avon River Bridges 1958.jpg Comment on back: Avon River at Windsor N.S. Shows timbers on mud at wharf. In distance - highway and rail bridges. Left-rear - town of Windsor 7-30-58
- 04:55, 28 November 2013 diff hist +74 N File:Windsor Station 4 1958.jpg Comment on back: D.A.R tracks crossing main street of Windsor N.S. 7.31.58
- 04:53, 28 November 2013 diff hist +106 N File:Windsor Station 3 1958.jpg Comment on back: Windsor Station (right) and Freight house (at left). Train from Truro on track 3. 7.31.58
- 04:51, 28 November 2013 diff hist +81 N File:Windsor CPR2627 1958.jpg Comment on back: 8-1-58 DAR 4-6-2 2627 G2 at Windsor with Mixed train from Truro.
- 04:49, 28 November 2013 diff hist +187 N File:Windsor Stations 1958.jpg Comments on back: Two D.A.R. station buildings at Windsor N.S. Building in foreground - for express and baggage. Second building "new" passenger station. Our 1955 Chev in between. 7.30.58
- 04:45, 28 November 2013 diff hist +279 N File:Windsor Railyard 1958 2.jpg Comments on back: D.A.R. Stations at Windsor N.S. 1. Two dead end sidings 2. Express and Baggage building 3. Passenger station with mainline in front of it. 4. Two sidings. 5. Track with Boxcars at Freight house 6. Several sidings to warehouses and cattle
- 04:42, 28 November 2013 diff hist +509 N File:Windsor Railyard 1958 1.jpg Comments on back: Windsor Yard - looking west from Watertower From left to right- 1. Two stub end sidings with crew work cars - Stations under trees beyond. 2. Mainline from Halifax circling to left to stations. 3. Truro sub-division tracks and siding. 4.
