Category Archives: rail

Nicataux Falls

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Katherine

Nictaux hydroelectric generating station The hydro station, penstock, and containment dam were built in the 1930s to provide power to Middleton and surrounding areas. The water for the station is supplied through a penstock that runs under the old, and … Continue reading →

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A bit of Nova Scotia – Wolfville train station

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Katherine

The Wolfville station was built in 1912 to replace the previous wooden rail station that was destroyed by fire in 1911.   The Station was abandoned in 1990 when the Dominion Atlantic Rail (D.A.R.) ceased passenger service in the Annapolis Valley, … Continue reading →

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Radio Controlled Trains – Wright’s Cove

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Katherine

Radio controlled trains – beware! There I was in town-town (the city, HRM…) with some time on my hands, so I decided to take a drive down Wrights Cove Road to see if I could get a glimpse of Wrights … Continue reading →

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Windsor & Hantsport Railway Company

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Katherine

The Windsor and Hantsport Railway is a 90.1 km railway line between Windsor Junction and New Minas with a spur at Windsor which runs several miles east, that served gypsum quarries located at Wentworth Creek and Mantua. It suspended operations … Continue reading →

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Middleton railway bridge

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Katherine

The railway bridge over the Annapolis River at Middleton The railway bridge is near the confluence of the Annapolis River and the Nictaux river,  east of Highway 1 at Middleton. One of two rail trails in the area, the Shore/Annapolis … Continue reading →

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The train does run here – Port Of Halifax

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Katherine

A pair of rather grimy Canadian National locomotives at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal on Bedford Basin. CN 4760 and CN 4806 are END GP 38-2W locomotives.

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Bridgetown railway bridge

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Katherine

The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) bridge over the Annapolis River in Bridgetown The Windsor and Annapolis Railway (W&A) constructed its mainline between Windsor and Annapolis Royal through the area in 1868, crossing over the Annapolis River at Bridgetown on a … Continue reading →

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Vancouver – trains and tracks

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Katherine

Trains and tracks alongside Burrard Inlet – Vancouver

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Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Katherine

Cowichan Valley Railway No. 25 at the BC Forest Discovery Centre No.25 was used during the construction of the Great Northern Railway (now CNR) grade through the Fraser Canyon, and later to transport fill for the construction of North Vancouver … Continue reading →

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BC Forest Discovery Centre

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Katherine

Cowichan Valley Railway #25 on the trestle over the Somenos Marsh

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