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File:VIA-151 6143 6147 last train to Yarmouth 1740 14 January 1990.jpg|[[VIA6143|VIA Rail RDC No. 6143]] and [[VIA6145|VIA Rail RDC No. 6145]] about to depart [[Halifax]], [[The Last Train|the last passenger train]] on the DAR, Jan. 14, 1990.
 
File:VIA-151 6143 6147 last train to Yarmouth 1740 14 January 1990.jpg|[[VIA6143|VIA Rail RDC No. 6143]] and [[VIA6145|VIA Rail RDC No. 6145]] about to depart [[Halifax]], [[The Last Train|the last passenger train]] on the DAR, Jan. 14, 1990.
 
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Revision as of 23:48, 17 February 2024

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax Subdivision Mile 0 on Canadian National's Bedford Subdivision

Mile 0 on Canadian National's Chester Subdivision

Facilities & Features

  • D.A.R. Freight Shed. The DAR maintained its own freight and express shed in Halifax for many years.
  • Lord Nelson Hotel. The DAR was also a part owner of the Lord Nelson Hotel which functioned as the DAR's railway hotel in Halifax.

Commerce & Industry

Description & History

The DAR gained access to Halifax through running rights over 15 miles of the Bedford Subdivision of the Canadian National. This access was inherited from rights granted to the Windsor and Annapolis Railway from the Intercolonial Railway. This gave the DAR to access the large terminal station and the shipping piers of Halifax.

Operations & Orders

DAR trains used the Intercolonial's North Street Station until 1919 when Canadian National shifted passenger trains to the South End where a large station was completed in 1927.

Gallery

References & Footnotes

Reference Tag

External Links