Bristol Station

On our way back from our Gaspe adventure in August, David Morris and I stopped in Bristol to see the excellent work being done there for a new tourist attraction. Bristol has three former Canadian Pacific railway cars, as well as the former Florenceville CP station. Quite a bit of work had been done when we were there in preparation for their big opening a few weeks later.

Here we see the future dining car with the other two cars stretching behind it. I like the end on this car.


A peek inside the dining car from outside.


Here is the former Florenceville station.


This is the boarded up baggage car.


One view up the cars.


There is a bit of track past the three parked cars, with a switch thrown in for good measure.


A backlit view of the site from the baggage car end.


Kudos to everyone involved for a job well done. It is definitely worth a visit.

Kentville Roundhouse petition

If you have a minute, please consider signing the Save the Kentville Roundhouse petition. There is some development planned for downtown Kentville, and the town council has approved the demolition of the old Canadian Pacific roundhouse, the last roundhouse in Nova Scotia. This structure should be preserved as an example of the rich railway history of the Maritimes.

Please provide your address when you sign. It will not be displayed but it will provide an indication of where people are from, and add credibility to the petition.

www.petitiononline.com/RAG/petition.html

A bit more scanning

Now I have Canadian Atlantic Railway (CAR) timetables 16 and 18 online. I didn't scan much of 16 because it is almost the same as 15, but timetable 18 (1993/05/02) is quite a bit different.

New timetable online

The Canadian Atlantic Railway (CP) timetable #14 for February 25, 1990 is now online. Enjoy.