Windsor Junction, Nova Scotia

Windsor Junction with the DAR Halifax subdivision to the left; the CNR mainline on right and Windsor Junction Station at centre, 1969.

Mile 0 on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 15.7 on Canadian National's Bedford Subdivision)

Next Station East: Bedford
Next Station West: Beaver Bank

The Dominion Atlantic branched from Canadian National's Bedford Subdivision at Windsor Junction where a wye and interchange tracks connected the DAR's Halifax Subdivision to the Canadian National. DAR trains continued on to Halifax with running rights on 15 miles of CN's Bedford Subdivision into Halifax.

Facilities & Features

Description & History

Windsor Junction was created in 1856 when the Nova Scotia Railway building from Halifax divided with one line going to Windsor and one line going to Truro. The Truro line eventually became the national connection to the Intercolonial and later the Canadian National system. This made Windsor Junction a vital connection for the DAR. The Junction was the site of a CN MOW depot and freight shed as well as the Windsor Junction Station, a venerable ICR station known for its extensive gardens which included the War Memorial for the village of Windsor Junction.

Gallery

C.P.R. track profile drawing showing Windsor Junction, Mar. 18, 1918.
Topographic map from Stillwater to Windsor Junction circa 1956.
Windsor Junction Station arrival and departure board, circa 1968.
Windsor Junction with the DAR Halifax subdivision to the left; the CNR mainline on the right and Windsor Junction Station at centre, 1969.
RDC 9059 Dayliner, at the Windsor Junction Station, circa 1970.
Windsor Junction Station, looking west along Canadian National's busy mainline with the junction point with the the Dominion Atlantic, July 1974.
Windsor Junction Station, looking east along Canadian National's busy mainline where the Dominion Atlantic joined, July 1974.
RDC 9057 leaves Windsor Junction Station headed to Halifax, photographed by Richard Manicom, July 1974.
Windsor Junction Station, May 10, 1975.
Windsor Junction wye. May 10, 1975.
Windsor Junction Via 6140 with Gerry Parks driving, entering the CN main, September 1987.
VIA 6139 as part of VIA train 151 at Windsor Junction September 1989.
RDCs No. 6136 and No. 6119 at the Windsor Junction Station at the end of DAR passenger service, January 13 1990.
The start of the east and west legs of the wye as headed to Halifax, May 1993.
Set-outs from the DAR at Windsor Jct. in May 1993.
Set-outs from the DAR at Windsor Jct. in May 1993.
Windsor and Hantsport locomotives 8019, 8042 and 8036 at Windsor Junction picking up CN flatcars with welded rail, Dec. 29. 2001.
Windsor Junction right at the switch where the DAR branches off from the CN mainline on September 13, 2011.
Windsor Junction looking west on September 13, 2011. The pile of boards in the centre right appears to be all that is left of the Windsor Junction Freight Shed.
Windsor Junction proceeding west, just past the station on September 13, 2011.
Windsor Junction wye looking eastbound, September 13, 2011.