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*Included a 1000 foot trestle along the north side of the Habitant Rivert connecting to the Canning Wharf | *Included a 1000 foot trestle along the north side of the Habitant Rivert connecting to the Canning Wharf | ||
| − | *Wharf spur saw little use so trestle abandoned and salvaged by the | + | *Wharf spur saw little use so the trestle was abandoned and salvaged by the Blenkhorn Axe Factory |
| − | * | + | *Truncated wye continued to be used for the private railway car of Frederick William Borden, federal defence minister in WW I |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 9 March 2020
Canning Wye and Spur
- Subdivision Kingsport, Mile 9.8
Wye and 3,300 foot long spur in Canning leading to the Canning Wharf
- South leg: approx Mile 9.8
- North leg: approx Mile 10.4, a third of a mile from the Canning Station
- Active circa 1912-1920
- Included a 1000 foot trestle along the north side of the Habitant Rivert connecting to the Canning Wharf
- Wharf spur saw little use so the trestle was abandoned and salvaged by the Blenkhorn Axe Factory
- Truncated wye continued to be used for the private railway car of Frederick William Borden, federal defence minister in WW I
Gallery
Map of Canning Wye and Spur as designed April 28, 1911.
References and Footnotes
Dan Conlin Field notes CVR Trip, April 20, 2008
