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| − | * [[Upper Clements Station]] Scheduled stop from 1894 to 1951 | + | * [[Upper Clements Station]] D.A.R. Scheduled stop from 1894 to 1951 |
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| − | + | Named because it was the upper end of Clements Township, the area was originally a small Acadian settlement and later settled by Loyalists about 1784.<ref>[https://archives.novascotia.ca/places/page/?ID=692 "Upper Clements", ''Places and Placenames of Nova Scotia'', Nova Scotia Archives, p. 692.]</ref> An engine derailed on [[Train No. 100]], the Yarmouth-Halifax night train at Upper Clements on Nov. 15, 1922, blockign the line for a day.<ref>"Mishap Holds up Western Traffic", Halifax Herald, Nov. 16, 1922, Carll Riff Collection.</ref> A larger passenger derailment occurred at Upper Clements in August 1944 when [[Train No. 98]] derailed at mile 3 sending five passenger cars off the tracks. A theme park opened at Upper Clements in 1989, with some elements that borrowed on DAR and WAR themes and included a 4-6-0 CNR locomotive, No. 1521. The theme park struggled over the years and and closed in 2019 with the land earmarked for a private school. The locomotive was donated to the [http://www.middletonrailwaymuseum.org Middleton Railway Museum] and moved to [[Middleton]] for restoration on Dec. 17, 2020.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/steam-train-new-home-middleton-museum-1.5848028 Elizabeth Chiu, "Steam train finds new home at Middleton museum", ''CBC News'', Dec. 20, 2020]</ref> | |
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File:YA-04.78_Upper_Clements.jpg|Track Chart of Upper Clements. | File:YA-04.78_Upper_Clements.jpg|Track Chart of Upper Clements. | ||
| + | File:UpperClements1.jpg|[[Upper Clements Station]], looking southeast, with spur track in foreground, circa late 1920s, early 1930s. | ||
| + | File:SectionMen.jpg|Section men [[Potter, Hugh|Hugh Potter]] and [[Ruggles, Harry|Harry Ruggles]] at [[Upper Clements]], circa 1910-1915 | ||
| + | File:McBride2p68Amed.jpg|[[DAR0540|Locomotive No. 540]]; [[DAR000798|Boom Car No. 798]] and [[DAR000802|Wreck Crane No. 802]] with wreck of [[Train No. 98]] near [[Upper Clements]], Aug. 2, 1944. | ||
| + | File:McBride2p69Cmed.jpg|DAR coaches [[DAR000625|No. 625]] and [[DAR000023|No. 23]] part of [[Train No. 98]] at Mile 3 near [[Upper Clements]], Aug. 2, 1944. | ||
| + | File:McBride2p69Bmed.jpg|[[:Category:Diners|Dining car]] [[DARBLOMIDON|"Blomidon"]] part of [[Train No. 98]], derailed at Mile 3 near [[Upper Clements]], Aug. 2, 1944. | ||
| + | File:McBride2p68Cmed.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] at Mile 3, [[Upper Clements]], Aug. 2, 1944. L to R: unknown coach; coach [[DAR000625|No. 625]]; [[DAR000023|coach No. 23]]; unknown coach; diner [[DARBLOMIDON|"Blomidon"]] and a [[:Category:Parlor and Observation|parlor/observation car]]. | ||
| + | File:McBride2p69Dmed.jpg|Roofs of [[Train No. 98]] derailed at Mile 3, [[Upper Clements]], Aug. 2, 1944. Coaches include No. 625; [[DAR000023|No. 23]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 10 December 2023
Upper Clements, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Yarmouth, Mile 4.78, Elevation 79'
Next Station West: Clementsport
Next Station East: Annapolis Royal
Facilities & Features
- Upper Clements Station D.A.R. Scheduled stop from 1894 to 1951
- Spur: 819 Feet for 1 locomotive & 15 cars
Description & History
Named because it was the upper end of Clements Township, the area was originally a small Acadian settlement and later settled by Loyalists about 1784.[1] An engine derailed on Train No. 100, the Yarmouth-Halifax night train at Upper Clements on Nov. 15, 1922, blockign the line for a day.[2] A larger passenger derailment occurred at Upper Clements in August 1944 when Train No. 98 derailed at mile 3 sending five passenger cars off the tracks. A theme park opened at Upper Clements in 1989, with some elements that borrowed on DAR and WAR themes and included a 4-6-0 CNR locomotive, No. 1521. The theme park struggled over the years and and closed in 2019 with the land earmarked for a private school. The locomotive was donated to the Middleton Railway Museum and moved to Middleton for restoration on Dec. 17, 2020.[3]
Gallery
Track Chart of Upper Clements.
Upper Clements Station, looking southeast, with spur track in foreground, circa late 1920s, early 1930s.
Section men Hugh Potter and Harry Ruggles at Upper Clements, circa 1910-1915
Locomotive No. 540; Boom Car No. 798 and Wreck Crane No. 802 with wreck of Train No. 98 near Upper Clements, Aug. 2, 1944.
DAR coaches No. 625 and No. 23 part of Train No. 98 at Mile 3 near Upper Clements, Aug. 2, 1944.
Dining car "Blomidon" part of Train No. 98, derailed at Mile 3 near Upper Clements, Aug. 2, 1944.
Train No. 98 at Mile 3, Upper Clements, Aug. 2, 1944. L to R: unknown coach; coach No. 625; coach No. 23; unknown coach; diner "Blomidon" and a parlor/observation car.
Roofs of Train No. 98 derailed at Mile 3, Upper Clements, Aug. 2, 1944. Coaches include No. 625; No. 23.
References & Footnotes
- ↑ "Upper Clements", Places and Placenames of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Archives, p. 692.
- ↑ "Mishap Holds up Western Traffic", Halifax Herald, Nov. 16, 1922, Carll Riff Collection.
- ↑ Elizabeth Chiu, "Steam train finds new home at Middleton museum", CBC News, Dec. 20, 2020
