York Street Train Station

There are only 200 signed and numbered reproductions as well as 25 artist proofs available of this beautiful painting of the York St. Train Station in Fredericton. Each comes with a certificate of authenticity. Catherine has done a superb painting of the Station as it existed in the 1920s to 1930s.

200 Signed/numbered

9″ × 17.5″ unframed – $50.00
17″ × 25″ framed + print – $209.95

25 Artist Proof

9″ × 17.5″ unframed – $100.00
17″ × 25.5″ framed + print – $259.95

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The York St. Railway Station is a former Canadian Pacific Railway station located on York Street, Fredericton New Brunswick. The station opened in 1923 and is a brick structure with sandstone trim; it is distinguished by a tapestry brick patterning and is one of the few brick railway stations remaining in New Brunswick.

Passenger service in this CP Station ended on April 28th, 1962, forcing Fredericton residents to travel to Fredericton Junction to use the ’Atlantic Limited" service on the Saint John to Montreal main line. From 1981 to 1985 VIA Rail implemented a daily service from Fredericton to Halifax through Moncton and Saint John. This service was canceled in 1985 and became office space for CP Rail.

In the fall of 1993, CP Rail abandoned CAR lines in the Saint John river valley, including Fredericton, Burtts Corner and Woodstock railway stations. The tracks were removed by CP Rail in 1994. On January 1st, 1995 CP Rail’s remaining CAR operations were sold to the New Brunswick Southern Railway, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving Ltd.
The York Street Railway Station is protected from demolition under the federal ‘Heritage Railway Station Protection Act 1985.’

“The Fredericton Heritage Trust, Fredericton Trails Coalition, Fredericton Chamber of Commerce, Fredericton Friends of the Railway, as well as numerous other groups are continuing the lobby campaign to have the building restored to its former glory and repurposed as part of a comprehensive redevelopment of the former industrial district bordered by the York Street Railway Station, the Hartt Shoe Company factory and the Chestnut Canoe Company factory.”
Source Wikipedia.