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==Subdivision Weston== | ==Subdivision Weston== | ||
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| + | Started in 1910, the 14.5 mile Weston Subdivision was completed in 1914. It was officially known as the North Mountain Railway, but often called the North Mountain Line or the Weston Line. It was known collectively, with the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Kingsport Subdivision]], as the CVR (Cornwallis Valley Railway). The Weston line offered modest passenger service but hosted heavy freight volumes during the fall and winter apple season. However the decline of the Annapolis Valley's apple industry and the growth of highways caused a dramatic drop in traffic in the 1950s. | ||
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| + | On January 31, 1961 the entire Weston Subdivision was abandoned as the CVR was reduced to a spur from [[Kentville]] to [[Mill Village]]. | ||
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| + | ==Trains== | ||
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| + | [[Train No. 21|Train No. 21 Noon to Kentville]] | ||
| − | + | [[Train No. 22|Train No. 22 Morning to Weston]] | |
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| + | [[Train No. 23|Train No. 23 Evening to Kentville]] | ||
| − | + | [[Train No. 24|Train No. 24 Afternoon to Weston]] | |
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 24 October 2008
Subdivision Weston
History
Started in 1910, the 14.5 mile Weston Subdivision was completed in 1914. It was officially known as the North Mountain Railway, but often called the North Mountain Line or the Weston Line. It was known collectively, with the Kingsport Subdivision, as the CVR (Cornwallis Valley Railway). The Weston line offered modest passenger service but hosted heavy freight volumes during the fall and winter apple season. However the decline of the Annapolis Valley's apple industry and the growth of highways caused a dramatic drop in traffic in the 1950s.
On January 31, 1961 the entire Weston Subdivision was abandoned as the CVR was reduced to a spur from Kentville to Mill Village.
Trains
Train No. 21 Noon to Kentville
Train No. 22 Morning to Weston
Train No. 23 Evening to Kentville
Train No. 24 Afternoon to Weston
Gallery
References and Footnotes
External Links
- Ivan Smith's History of the CVR at ROCA.
- Ivan Smith's History of Railway Companies in Nova Scotia
- 1949 Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger train service schedule at Ivan's Smith's site
- Mike's CVR Fruit Warehouses Photo Page and Slide Show
- Mike's CVR Fruit Warehouses Google Map]
Locations
Locations categorised under "W" are on the Centreville to Weston leg (west).
Pages in category "Subdivision Weston"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
