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*[[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Subdivision Kingsport]], Mile 4.8 | *[[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Subdivision Kingsport]], Mile 4.8 | ||
*[[:Category:Subdivision Weston|Subdivision Weston]], Mile 0 | *[[:Category:Subdivision Weston|Subdivision Weston]], Mile 0 | ||
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| + | Elevation: 90 feet<ref>[https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/starweb/geoscan/servlet.starweb?path=geoscan/fulle.web&search1=R=108011 Map 13 A "PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, Kings and Hants CountIES, Kingsport Sheet No. 84"; Hugh Fletcher, L. N. Richard, Geological Survey of Canada, Dept. of Mines, Canada, Multicoloured Geological Map 1037, 1911]</ref> | ||
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[[Image:CDCDA Train Thumb2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Centreville Station]] | [[Image:CDCDA Train Thumb2.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Centreville Station]] | ||
| − | This village north of Kentville was a busy junction on the DAR's Cornwallis Valley Railway branchline, seeing ten trains a day in peak years.<ref>In the 1920s and 30s, ten trains a day passed through Centreville on Saturdays with eight trains a day on Mondays and Wednesdays. [[19310621-DARETT|1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931]]</ref> At Centreville, the line north from [[Kentville]] split east and west. The tracks of the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Kingsport Subdivision]] continued east to [[Kingsport]] while the [[:Category:Subdivision Weston|Weston Subdivision]] tracks headed west to [[Weston]]. The Centreville junction resulted in a complex track plan in the middle of the village which included a large wye, a siding and a spur track which cut across the wye at a diamond crossing. The Centreville station was surrounded on all sides by five large apple warehouses. The station agent for many years was Prescott Neville (1896-1984.)<ref>[http://www.ve1bc.com/files/THE%20CORNWALLIS%20VALLEY%20RAILROAD.pdf "Cornwallis Valley Railway", by Spurgeon G. | + | This village north of Kentville was a busy junction on the DAR's Cornwallis Valley Railway branchline, seeing ten trains a day in peak years.<ref>In the 1920s and 30s, ten trains a day passed through Centreville on Saturdays with eight trains a day on Mondays and Wednesdays. [[19310621-DARETT|1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931]]</ref> At Centreville, the line north from [[Kentville]] split east and west. The tracks of the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Kingsport Subdivision]] continued east to [[Kingsport]] while the [[:Category:Subdivision Weston|Weston Subdivision]] tracks headed west to [[Weston]]. A [[The_Railway_and_Marine_World_-_1908_-_02_-_Re_Weston_Sub|railway trade magazine article]] in 1908 mentioned the then-proposed [[:Category:Subdivision Weston|Weston Subdivision]]. The Centreville junction resulted in a complex track plan in the middle of the village which included a large wye, a siding and a spur track which cut across the wye at a diamond crossing. The Centreville station was surrounded on all sides by five large apple warehouses. In 1913, railway contractors Kirk and Cook built a construction camp at [[Centreville]] for 100 foreign labours hired to build the [[North Mountain Line]] to [[Weston]].<ref>[[The Evening Times Star - October 17 1912 - North Mountain Railway Construction Contract Let|''The Evening Times Star'' - October 17 1912 - North Mountain Railway Construction Contract Let]]</ref> The station agent for many years was Prescott Neville (1896-1984.)<ref>[http://www.ve1bc.com/files/THE%20CORNWALLIS%20VALLEY%20RAILROAD.pdf "Cornwallis Valley Railway", by Spurgeon G. |
“Spud” Roscoe, page 6]</ref> The tracks to Centreville were abandoned in 1961. Today, while the tracks and station are long gone, two warehouses and the roadbed of the wye survive. | “Spud” Roscoe, page 6]</ref> The tracks to Centreville were abandoned in 1961. Today, while the tracks and station are long gone, two warehouses and the roadbed of the wye survive. | ||
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* Station, daytime agent/operator | * Station, daytime agent/operator | ||
| − | + | Next Station South: [[Mill Village|Steam Mill Village]] | |
Next Station on Weston Subdivision (west): [[Northville]] | Next Station on Weston Subdivision (west): [[Northville]] | ||
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<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
Image:DAR0011c.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0011|No. 11]] "Acadia" at Centreville. | Image:DAR0011c.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0011|No. 11]] "Acadia" at Centreville. | ||
| − | Image:CDCDA Man Train.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0470|No. 470]] delivers the mail at Centreville. | + | File:HaroldPorter1.jpg|[[Centreville]] station and [[Apple Warehouses]] from left to right: the Centreville Fruits; the British Canadian Fruit Association Centreville; the station; S. Belcher and Herbert Oyler warehouses, 1930s. |
| + | File:HaroldPorter2.jpg|[[Centreville]] station, winter 1930s, | ||
| + | File:Gertridge018.jpg|The [[Centreville]] Station looking west with the S. Belcher [[Apple Warehouses|Apple Warehouse]] on right, 1941 | ||
| + | File:CentrevilleStation1940.jpg | Station 1940's | ||
| + | Image:CDCDA Man Train.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0470|No. 470]] delivers the mail at Centreville. | ||
Image:CDCDA Train Thumb2.jpg|Centreville Station from the east. | Image:CDCDA Train Thumb2.jpg|Centreville Station from the east. | ||
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Image:CDCDA Tracks.jpg|Centreville looking east from the station. | Image:CDCDA Tracks.jpg|Centreville looking east from the station. | ||
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File:DAR - Centreville Station-Harold Jenkins-October1958.jpg|[[Centreville]] Station with CPR boxcar 250343 parked at an apple warehouse, October 1958. | File:DAR - Centreville Station-Harold Jenkins-October1958.jpg|[[Centreville]] Station with CPR boxcar 250343 parked at an apple warehouse, October 1958. | ||
| − | File:DAR - Centreville Station - Harold Jenkins | + | File:DAR - Centreville Station - Harold Jenkins-1959.JPG|[[Centreville]] Station with passengers and train crew, S. Belcher apple warehouse in the background, 1959. |
| + | File:Summer 2010 082.jpg|"Passenger fares from [[Centreville]] station". | ||
| + | File:Summer 2010 084.jpg|Wooden box from [[Centreville]] station. | ||
| + | File:Summer 2010 085.jpg|Wooden box from [[Centreville]] station. | ||
Image:CDCDA train2 thumb2.jpg|A double header [[Apple Trains|apple train]] in Centreville. | Image:CDCDA train2 thumb2.jpg|A double header [[Apple Trains|apple train]] in Centreville. | ||
File:Berwick 21 H2 East.jpg|Topographic map from Berwick to Kentville circa 1956. | File:Berwick 21 H2 East.jpg|Topographic map from Berwick to Kentville circa 1956. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:41, 19 January 2025
Centreville, Nova Scotia
- Subdivision Kingsport, Mile 4.8
- Subdivision Weston, Mile 0
Elevation: 90 feet[1]
This village north of Kentville was a busy junction on the DAR's Cornwallis Valley Railway branchline, seeing ten trains a day in peak years.[2] At Centreville, the line north from Kentville split east and west. The tracks of the Kingsport Subdivision continued east to Kingsport while the Weston Subdivision tracks headed west to Weston. A railway trade magazine article in 1908 mentioned the then-proposed Weston Subdivision. The Centreville junction resulted in a complex track plan in the middle of the village which included a large wye, a siding and a spur track which cut across the wye at a diamond crossing. The Centreville station was surrounded on all sides by five large apple warehouses. In 1913, railway contractors Kirk and Cook built a construction camp at Centreville for 100 foreign labours hired to build the North Mountain Line to Weston.[3] The station agent for many years was Prescott Neville (1896-1984.)[4] The tracks to Centreville were abandoned in 1961. Today, while the tracks and station are long gone, two warehouses and the roadbed of the wye survive.
Facilities:
- Wye, junction with Weston Subdivision
- Three fruit warehouses on north side served by a spur track
- Two fruit warehouses on the south side served by 6 car siding
- Station, daytime agent/operator
Next Station South: Steam Mill Village
Next Station on Weston Subdivision (west): Northville
Next Station on Kingsport Subdivision (east): Ford Crossing
Gallery
Locomotive No. 11 "Acadia" at Centreville.
Centreville station and Apple Warehouses from left to right: the Centreville Fruits; the British Canadian Fruit Association Centreville; the station; S. Belcher and Herbert Oyler warehouses, 1930s.
Centreville station, winter 1930s,
The Centreville Station looking west with the S. Belcher Apple Warehouse on right, 1941
Station 1940's
Locomotive No. 470 delivers the mail at Centreville.
Centreville Station from the east.
Centreville looking east from the station.
Centreville Station with CPR boxcar 250343 parked at an apple warehouse, October 1958.
Centreville Station with passengers and train crew, S. Belcher apple warehouse in the background, 1959.
"Passenger fares from Centreville station".
Wooden box from Centreville station.
Wooden box from Centreville station.
A double header apple train in Centreville.
Topographic map from Berwick to Kentville circa 1956.
Centreville warehouse, October 2007
Details freight doors, Centreville warehouse, October 2007
Detail freight door, Centreville warehouse, October 2007
Detail ventilator, Centreville warehouse, October 2007
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Map 13 A "PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA, Kings and Hants CountIES, Kingsport Sheet No. 84"; Hugh Fletcher, L. N. Richard, Geological Survey of Canada, Dept. of Mines, Canada, Multicoloured Geological Map 1037, 1911
- ↑ In the 1920s and 30s, ten trains a day passed through Centreville on Saturdays with eight trains a day on Mondays and Wednesdays. 1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931
- ↑ The Evening Times Star - October 17 1912 - North Mountain Railway Construction Contract Let
- ↑ [http://www.ve1bc.com/files/THE%20CORNWALLIS%20VALLEY%20RAILROAD.pdf "Cornwallis Valley Railway", by Spurgeon G. “Spud” Roscoe, page 6]
- Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, PMP - HE.2804 DC
1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931
External Links
Centreville District Community Development Association web site.
