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| + | [[Paradise]] began with a standard small [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway]], 40' x 22' along with a 200' x 12' passenger 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. 24]]''</ref> It later received a standard CPR branch line station with a stucco covering. After the DAR closed its stations in smaller villages, the station became building an egg-sorting station for the egg farm of Ronnie Brinton.<ref>[https://paradisehistoricalsociety.ca/train/ Blane Després, PhD, "Train: Memories of Paradise" ''Paradise Historical Society'']</ref> Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.<ref>[[Scotian Railroad Society 1980-04 News|''Scotian Railroad Society News'' April 1980]]</ref> | ||
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| − | Image:Paradise2.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] and [[Paradise Freight Shed|apple warehouses]]. | + | File:PHS 001.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] and platform with DAR mainline and the [[Paradise]] freight spur containing a DAR [[:Category:Flatcars|flatcar]], circa 1900. |
| − | Image:Paradise.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] circa 1924. | + | File:PHS 002.jpg|The [[Paradise Station]] platform with passenger and steamer trunk, circa 1900. |
| + | Image:Paradise2.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] and [[Paradise Freight Shed|apple warehouses]]. circa. 1900 | ||
| + | Image:Paradise.jpg|[[Paradise Station]] with lumber pile and DAR train arriving, circa 1924. | ||
| + | File:DAR - Paradise Station - Harold Jenkins Photo-June1959.jpg|[[Paradise Station]], June 1959. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 20 July 2024
Paradise Station
Paradise began with a standard small Windsor & Annapolis Railway, 40' x 22' along with a 200' x 12' passenger platform.[1] It later received a standard CPR branch line station with a stucco covering. After the DAR closed its stations in smaller villages, the station became building an egg-sorting station for the egg farm of Ronnie Brinton.[2] Paradise remained a flag stop until June 1980.[3]
Gallery
Paradise Station and platform with DAR mainline and the Paradise freight spur containing a DAR flatcar, circa 1900.
The Paradise Station platform with passenger and steamer trunk, circa 1900.
Paradise Station and apple warehouses. circa. 1900
Paradise Station with lumber pile and DAR train arriving, circa 1924.
Paradise Station, June 1959.
