Comments on: This is a charming place. Kensington still has two stations, survivors of the loss of the actual railroad way back in 1989. Kensington’s first station burned down. A second one was built; it outlived its’ usefulness and was moved to be a private residence just in behind where this third station stands. This fieldstone station (1905) was built just to the east of station #2, which was replaced by a freight shed in 1906, as seen in this 1981 photo. The old shed is now gone and a Liquor/beer store stands in its place, but the stone station is a Heritage Building, so hopefully it will live on for many years. When looking over this scene I questioned the “VIA” sign out front. Upon checking an old timetable I found this was for bus service.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 01:27:34 +0000

Thanks. The Islanders sure saved a lot of stations. I wonder if this particular one still can be identified as a station. I think it was just a flag stop, but have not seen a photo.

By: canadislerail

canadislerail — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 21:21:02 +0000

There is a third station that resides in the Greater Kensington area actually. The former Traveller’s Rest station sits in the back yard of a local resident. It is in very good shape for its age.

By: mile27

mile27 — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 20:36:00 +0000

Nice. Such a pretty stone station.