Subdivision Truro "The Midland Line"

The Truro Subdivision ran from Windsor to Truro and ran on tracks built by the Midland Railway Company. In 1896 the act (chapter 85, 1896) to incorporate the Midland Railway Company was passed by the Nova Scotia Legislature. The plan was to build a railway from Truro through Clifton, Princeport, South Maitland, Kennetcook, Stanley, and Scotch Village to Windsor.

This line having been purchased by the DAR in 1905 from the Midland Railway Company and became the DAR's Truro Suddivision, but was commonly referred to as the "Midland Line" for the rest of it's life. The sudvision produced substancial gypsum traffic as well as some lumber and agriculture traffic. It was heavily used by the DAR for westbound interchange traffic at Truro as it avoided the extra miles and delays of sending westbound cars into Halifax.

Unscheduled trains that ran after scheduled Train No. 21 and Train No. 22 ceased operations on September 27, 1979:

March 23,1983 8133 went to Kennetcook as a work extra 1 load lumber and a van. Engine and van returned to Windsor.

March 30,1983 8139 went to Kennetcook to retrive empty lumber car and returned to Windsor.

June 20,1983 Work extra 8133 and van left Windsor at 8:45 am for Truro and picked up 7 cars of ties interchanged from CN (there is a tie plant in Truro area). It returned at 16:25 to Windsor. This was the very last train to go to Truro.

Original Midland Railway Co. Equipment

Aerial Photos of Line

Articles

• SRS News February 1976 - A Day On The Midland
• Atlantic Advocate February 1984 - The Last Run of a Mixed Train
• CTC September 27, 1979
• Truro Daily News April 28,1959