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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Gondola No. 351091.==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Gondola No. 351091.==
[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] was built in 1926 and rebuilt in the [[Kentville]] shops in June of 1951. It was in service on the D.A.R. as a gypsum car until the arrival of the steel sided cars around 1963.
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[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] was a "Big Otis" gondola built in 1926 and rebuilt at CP's Angus shops in June of 1951, specially modified for DAR [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|gypsum service]]. It is a good example of the standard wooden sided Big Otis gondolas used on DAR gypsum trains until the steel gypsum cars arrived in 1963. This car was in service on the DAR as a gypsum car until the arrival of the steel sided cars around 1963.
  
  
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Image:DAR351091a.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car.
 
Image:DAR351091a.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car.
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Image:DAR351091b.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. End detail.
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Image:DAR351091c.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. End detail.
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Image:DAR351091d.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. Number detail.
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Image:DAR351091e.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. Inside detail.
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Image:DAR351091f.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. Frame detail.
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Image:DAR351091g.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. Frame detail.
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Image:DAR351091h.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. Frame detail.
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Image:DAR351091i.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. Truck detail.
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Image:DAR351091j.jpg|[[DAR351091|No. 351091]] in service as a gypsum car. Truck detail.
 
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==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
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[[Gary W. Ness]], "DAR Vignettes: The Gypsum Unit Trains", ''CP Tracks'', Summery 1999, Vol. 7, No. 1, pages 28-30.
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
[[Category:Gondolas]]
 
[[Category:Gondolas]]

Latest revision as of 18:09, 6 November 2011

Dominion Atlantic Railway Gondola No. 351091.

No. 351091 was a "Big Otis" gondola built in 1926 and rebuilt at CP's Angus shops in June of 1951, specially modified for DAR gypsum service. It is a good example of the standard wooden sided Big Otis gondolas used on DAR gypsum trains until the steel gypsum cars arrived in 1963. This car was in service on the DAR as a gypsum car until the arrival of the steel sided cars around 1963.


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References and Footnotes

Gary W. Ness, "DAR Vignettes: The Gypsum Unit Trains", CP Tracks, Summery 1999, Vol. 7, No. 1, pages 28-30.

External Links