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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 | + | [[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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Revision as of 17:27, 18 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 apple warehouses. circa. 1900
Paradise Station with lumber pile and DAR train arriving, circa 1924.
Paradise Station, June 1959.
