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=Dominion Atlantic Railway Mail Car No. 3713= | =Dominion Atlantic Railway Mail Car No. 3713= | ||
| − | One of only 3 wooden mail cars left in the entire C.P.R. system in 1950. This was part of a series of 60'-10" mail cars from No. 3708 to 3713 that were built in 1908. Built with steel centre sills, steel ends and 4 wheel trucks.<ref>[[:Category:MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]]</ref> | + | One of only 3 wooden mail cars left in the entire C.P.R. system in 1950. This was part of a series of 60'-10" mail cars from No. 3708 to 3713 that were built in 1908. Built with steel centre sills, steel ends and 4 wheel trucks.<ref>[[:Category:MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] 1950, p.27</ref> |
[[:Category:John A. MacIntosh Photo|John A. MacIntosh]] reported that this mail car was burned out in the spring of 1954. | [[:Category:John A. MacIntosh Photo|John A. MacIntosh]] reported that this mail car was burned out in the spring of 1954. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 27 March 2020
Dominion Atlantic Railway Mail Car No. 3713
One of only 3 wooden mail cars left in the entire C.P.R. system in 1950. This was part of a series of 60'-10" mail cars from No. 3708 to 3713 that were built in 1908. Built with steel centre sills, steel ends and 4 wheel trucks.[1]
John A. MacIntosh reported that this mail car was burned out in the spring of 1954.
Gallery
No. 2552 at Kentville leading Train No. 98 on Sept.10, 1937. Mail car is most likely No. 3713
No. 1040 and Train No. 96 meets Train No. 95 led by No. 2552 with mail car No. 3713 at Windsor in August 1949.
Yarmouth mail Train No. 95 at Windsor Station in Windsor led by No. 2552 in August 1949.
Yarmouth mail Train No. 95 at Windsor Station in Windsor led by No. 2552 in August 1949.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters 1950, p.27
