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Revision as of 15:19, 21 January 2012
Dominion Atlantic Railway 1st Class Coach No. 23 (1st)
Little is known about the first DAR car to carry this number aside from its class and appearance on a DAR roster.(1)
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell, "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment"
Dominion Atlantic Railway 1st Class Coach No. 23 (2nd) "Sissiboo" 1912-1944
The second No. 23 was built by Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in 1911 as a wooden suburban car No. 262.(1) It was transferred to the DAR in March 1912 where it was named "Sissiboo" after the river at Weymouth and re-numbered 23, sister to No. 24 "Micmac". No. 23 was destroyed in a wreck near Yarmouth in August 1944.(2)
Specifications (3)
- Construction: wood, closed vestibule
- Four wheel trucks
- Length over sills: 65'-0"
- Seating Capacity: 76 people
Gallery
No. 23 at Truro in 1941.
References and Footnotes
(1) "Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases", Library and Archives Canada, Merrilees Collection, MG 31 NA A10, Vol. 55-4
(2) Jim O'Donnell, "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment"
