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Image:Avon River bridge curve.jpg|Eastern approach tracks to the [[Avon River Bridge]] from downtown [[Windsor]], in 1918, sharpest curve on the DAR. | Image:Avon River bridge curve.jpg|Eastern approach tracks to the [[Avon River Bridge]] from downtown [[Windsor]], in 1918, sharpest curve on the DAR. | ||
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Revision as of 21:39, 11 December 2013
Windsor, Nova Scotia
Mile 31.51 from Windsor Junction on the Halifax Subdivision (Mile 47.32 from Halifax)
Mile 0 Subdivision Truro
- Next Station West: Falmouth
- Next Station East: Dimock's
- Next Station South: Pembertons
Facilities & Features
- Windsor Railyard
- Windsor Station
- Windsor Freight Shed
- Windsor Water Tower
- Windsor Wharves
- Avon River Bridge
Description & History
Commerce & Industry
Operations & Orders
Gallery
Eastern approach tracks to the Avon River Bridge from downtown Windsor, in 1918, sharpest curve on the DAR.
Train No. 95 leaving Windsor for Yarmouth in August 1949.
Topographic map from Falmouth to Ellershouse circa 1956.
Mainline through Windsor back streets. Doran's Victoria hotel (rear) on left. Bus Station and Taxi Depot on right. Tracks cross Water St in distance (1958)
D.A.R. tracks crossing main street of Windsor on July 31, 1958.
References & Footnotes
- Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873
- 1969 Memorandum of General Information
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External Links
- [http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/NSIS/archives.asp?ID=282 Nova Scotia Archives, zoomable aerial view of Windsor and surrounding area.
