Vehicle Delivery

Recreational Vehicles

Samsons in Kingston (1)

Kingston had a ramp at the end of the team track just west of Park Rd next to the Co-op Store. Tri-levels and bi-levels were left near the ramp just east of Park Rd but in the run-around. Both car type were unloaded from the east end by a payloader with extended forks. Coleman tent trailers were light enough once the one at the end were forked off the car a couple of men would then roll the next one to the end to be removed. Extensions were used on the forks for unloading boats from the bi-levels but in much the same manner. Boats were shipped in wooden cribs, the end boat was removed, the a toe chain was used to drag the next boat to the end of the car by the payloader, then it was removed.

The carrier then headed south with half the boats on board. It appears it was common to share loads as the same kind of thing was seen for farm equipment.

GW Sampson had their own loading dock at the east end of their building. Boxcars with with boxed ski-doos were often seen being unloaded.

Kingston Aluminum in Truro (2)

In Truro in the late 1970's and to the end of DAR service there a company called Kingston Alumnium recieved soft top camper trailers delivered by tri level cars(CP Rail). This company would wholesale to other dealers in the Maritimes. The cars were unloaded behind the Willow St. Station on a siding with a short piece of pavement at the end to allow a small steel ramp to placed next to the car.

References

• (1) Recollections of Paul Charland in DAR DPI forum thread March 13. 2009
• (2) Recollections of Andrew Blackburn in DAR DPI forum thread March 14. 2009

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  A Vehicle Carrier in Truro bringing campers into the Valley.