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Mile 37.3 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Truro Subdivision]] near [[Burtons]] | Mile 37.3 on the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Truro Subdivision]] near [[Burtons]] | ||
| − | This gravel pit was served by a DAR spur and used to provide ballast on the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Truro Subdivision]].<ref>[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|Memorandum of General Information on the Dominion Atlantic Railway, Feb. 17, 1969, Dominion Atlantic Railway, Library and Archives Canada HE2810 D7 D7 fol.]], page 20.</ref> It was served by rail from at least the 1930s<ref>[[19310621-DARETT|1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931, p.5]]</ref> until the 1960s.<ref>[[19620429-DARETT|Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - April 29, 1962, p.8]]</ref> The same quarry provided aggregate for the construction of the Selma airfield. It was located near [[Burtons]], about three miles west of [[South Maitland]] at what is today known as the Andy Hayes Road. | + | This gravel pit was served by a DAR spur and was used to provide ballast on the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Truro Subdivision]].<ref>[[1969-MemoOfGenInfo|Memorandum of General Information on the Dominion Atlantic Railway, Feb. 17, 1969, Dominion Atlantic Railway, Library and Archives Canada HE2810 D7 D7 fol.]], page 20.</ref> It was served by rail from at least the 1930s<ref>[[19310621-DARETT|1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931, p.5]]</ref> until the 1960s.<ref>[[19620429-DARETT|Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - April 29, 1962, p.8]]</ref> The same quarry provided aggregate for the construction of the Selma airfield. It was located near [[Burtons]], about three miles west of [[South Maitland]] at what is today known as the Andy Hayes Road. |
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Latest revision as of 15:59, 9 November 2022
Hayes Pit
Mile 37.3 on the Truro Subdivision near Burtons
This gravel pit was served by a DAR spur and was used to provide ballast on the Truro Subdivision.[1] It was served by rail from at least the 1930s[2] until the 1960s.[3] The same quarry provided aggregate for the construction of the Selma airfield. It was located near Burtons, about three miles west of South Maitland at what is today known as the Andy Hayes Road.
References
- ↑ Memorandum of General Information on the Dominion Atlantic Railway, Feb. 17, 1969, Dominion Atlantic Railway, Library and Archives Canada HE2810 D7 D7 fol., page 20.
- ↑ 1931 Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - June 21, 1931, p.5
- ↑ Dominion Atlantic Railway Employee Time Table - April 29, 1962, p.8
