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| + | (1)[[Bishop, George|George Bishop]] "Railway Notes", ''Kentville Advertiser'', March 2, 1939. | ||
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*Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Timetable September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, PMP - HE.2804 DC | *Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Timetable September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, PMP - HE.2804 DC | ||
*1915 North Mountain Line Track Profile, Library and Archives Canada, RG 12M 77803/17 Item 782 | *1915 North Mountain Line Track Profile, Library and Archives Canada, RG 12M 77803/17 Item 782 | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 17 December 2008
Grafton, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Weston, Mile 9.2
Previous Station: Woodville
Spur for Ivor Best warehouse, Mile 8.9
Station, travelling agent, Mile 9.2
Passing siding, 16 cars and engine
Spur, 8 cars, for Grafton Fruit Company warehouse
Spur for Welsford Fruit Company warehouse, Spicer Road, Mile 11.19
Next Station: Somerset
Grafton was the site of massive snow plowing struggle in 1915 when locomotive No. 26 fought a three day battle to clear 26 foot drifts and reopen the snow-choked Weston Subdivision.(1)
Gallery
References and Footnotes
(1)George Bishop "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, March 2, 1939.
- Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Timetable September 25, 1949, Library and Archives Canada, PMP - HE.2804 DC
- 1915 North Mountain Line Track Profile, Library and Archives Canada, RG 12M 77803/17 Item 782
