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| − | Wilmot was the junction for a three mile spur to [[ | + | Wilmot was the junction for a three mile spur to [[Torbrook Mines]] which crossed the Annapolis River and ran south to the iron mines in Torbrook. The spur was completed in the fall of 1891 by the Torbrook Iron Company to serve three of the iron pits at Torbrook. The ore was shipped on the DAR to ironworks at Londonderry in Colchester County.<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=SjQ5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=Torbrook+Mines+Railway+Nova+Scotia&source=bl&ots=GUV4YKu-X_&sig=FZvYKRT30uwF-VoDIpVLHmVg5YY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj05NnLiefKAhVH1B4KHSVdAK8Q6AEILTAD#v=onepage&q=Torbrook%20Mines%20Railway%20Nova%20Scotia&f=false R.G.E. Leckie, "Iron Ore Deposits of Torbrook", ''Journal of the Mining Society of Nova Scotia'', Vol. I, 1892-1893 p.56-57]</ref> Ore shipments from the spur were however short-lived and ceased about 1907. |
Wilmot was the scene of one of the worst wrecks on the DAR. On January 14, 1894, a [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] snowplow extra derailed one mile east of [[Wilmot Station]]. The locomotive fell through the bridge at Gibbon's Brook killing both the engineer and fireman.<ref>[[Halifax-Herald - 1894-01-15 - WAR Crash On Bridge|Special Dispatch to the Halifax Herald. "Crashed Though A Bridge Fatal Accident on The W.& A. Railway" ''The Halifax Herald'' 1894 January 15]]</ref> | Wilmot was the scene of one of the worst wrecks on the DAR. On January 14, 1894, a [[Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] snowplow extra derailed one mile east of [[Wilmot Station]]. The locomotive fell through the bridge at Gibbon's Brook killing both the engineer and fireman.<ref>[[Halifax-Herald - 1894-01-15 - WAR Crash On Bridge|Special Dispatch to the Halifax Herald. "Crashed Though A Bridge Fatal Accident on The W.& A. Railway" ''The Halifax Herald'' 1894 January 15]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 21 February 2016
Wilmot, Nova Scotia
Subdivision Kentville, Mile 27.1
Facilities & Features
Commerce & Industry
- England's Furniture
- Frenchies
- Torbrook Mines Spur
Description & History
Wilmot was the junction for a three mile spur to Torbrook Mines which crossed the Annapolis River and ran south to the iron mines in Torbrook. The spur was completed in the fall of 1891 by the Torbrook Iron Company to serve three of the iron pits at Torbrook. The ore was shipped on the DAR to ironworks at Londonderry in Colchester County.[1] Ore shipments from the spur were however short-lived and ceased about 1907.
Wilmot was the scene of one of the worst wrecks on the DAR. On January 14, 1894, a Windsor & Annapolis Railway snowplow extra derailed one mile east of Wilmot Station. The locomotive fell through the bridge at Gibbon's Brook killing both the engineer and fireman.[2]
Operations & Orders
Gallery
Oregon Northwestern boxcar for England's Furniture in Wilmot.
Wilmot to Kingston
References & Footnotes
- Alexander MacNab, Windsor and Annapolis Railway, Report of Alexander MacNab Nov 1, 1873
- 1969 Memorandum of General Information
References
