Middleton Railway Museum

09/04/2026

The Middleton Railway Museum Society board of directors is saddened by the passing of our board secretary David Miller. We've had the honour of working with David for the past few years on the MRMS board. The man was brilliant and passionate. As you'll see from his obituary, the railway was one of his early loves. We were exceptionally lucky that he jumped on board our train and took part of his journey with us. The accompanying obituary paints a picture of an extraordinary man. Rest in peace David.

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09/04/2026

The latest issue of The Bridgetown Reader is out and two of our coming events are featured (see screenshots below): the meet-and-greet for railway workers and their families on Labour Day Monday at the station, and the upcoming Dinner Theatre in early October. Go to this link for a ton of other events and stories inside:https://bridgetownreader.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Reader-35-2026-online.pdf

09/04/2026

Avonport covered bridge over the Gaspereau River on the old original #1 highway not far from DAR bridge...built in 1869 demolished in 1952

09/03/2026

DAR main line between New Minas and Wolfville....

09/03/2026

A signal hut covered in bush ..just east of Grand Pre

09/03/2026

Acadie-Annapolis Member of Parliament Chris d’Entremont dropped by the Middleton Railway Museum this morning for a tour of the grounds, the rolling stock, and the museum building -- the railway station built more than 100 years ago.
He also helped present a certificate of appreciation to summer student Madalyne Comeau who was hired through a federal summer student job program.
During the tour, d’Entremont was able to explore the museum’s caboose, our new tool shed, and sat on one of our newest acquisitions, the velocipede, a small single-person railway maintenance vehicle.
Also on the visit was Anika Riopel, Operations Advisor with the office of the Minister of Canadian Culture and Minister responsible for Official languages.
One of the topics museum board members discussed with the MP was the possible future acquisition of a VIA Rail car for the museum. Today Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that VIA Rail passenger cars will once again be built in Canada. The federal government is investing more than $4.7 billion for VIA Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger rail cars from Alstom Canada.

09/03/2026

Here is a video going over the old DAR Gaspereau River Bridge from a year and a half ago mentioned in the comments on yesterday’s post. Thank you for adding the great sound track Newtrailsoutthere.

09/03/2026

Student travel into Middleton station?

According to the AVRCE today is the first day of school for students, 😀 or 😂 depending on who you ask. Before schools were regionalized and school buses provided transport many students who wished to continue their education had to go to the big towns for later grades. Some boarded, others took the train.

Middleton must have been one if those towns, having a high school and other learning institutions since way back. Not finding much info on student train travel into Middleton but you may have some stories to share — please do.

Below from the DARwiki: Ticket booklet cover for student tickets on the Dominion Atlantic's Cornwallis Valley Railway line from Centreville to Kentville for Earl Kinsman January 3, 1938 and Verna Manson, April 3, 1953. Photo courtesy Tony Kalkman

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