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| − | The village of [[Waterville]] received one of the larger Windsor & Annapolis Railway stations, a two-story 40' x 22' station with a dwelling for the station master on the second floor and a 176' x 12' passenger platform connected to a 50' x 22' freight platform.<ref>*Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, p. 23]]''</ref> A freight shed was added, and then extended in later years. | + | The village of [[Waterville]] received one of the larger Windsor & Annapolis Railway stations, a two-story 40' x 22' station with a dwelling for the station master on the second floor and a 176' x 12' passenger platform connected to a 50' x 22' freight platform.<ref>*Alexander MacNab, ''[[Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab 1873|Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873, p. 23]]''</ref> I was replaced by another two-story station in 1890.<ref>[https://watervilledistrictfire.ca/history-of-waterville/ Randy Rockwell, "Waterville History" October 2019, Waterville & District Volunteeer Fire Department]</ref> A freight shed was added, and then extended in later years. In the final years of passenger traffic, a small VIA Rail shelter served the village. |
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Revision as of 15:30, 12 January 2020
The village of Waterville received one of the larger Windsor & Annapolis Railway stations, a two-story 40' x 22' station with a dwelling for the station master on the second floor and a 176' x 12' passenger platform connected to a 50' x 22' freight platform.[1] I was replaced by another two-story station in 1890.[2] A freight shed was added, and then extended in later years. In the final years of passenger traffic, a small VIA Rail shelter served the village.
Gallery
Waterville Station in the late 1920s.
The Waterville Station looking west, with the Annapolis Valley Canners buildings on the left, 1958.
VIA Rail shelter at Waterville with the Annapolis Valley Canners buildings in the background, April 1986.
VIA Rail shelter at Waterville. April 1986.
