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File:PICT0001 CP 9058 Middleton May 5-64.JPG|Dayliner [[DAR9058|No. 9058]] at Middleton on May 5, 1964.
 
File:PICT0001 CP 9058 Middleton May 5-64.JPG|Dayliner [[DAR9058|No. 9058]] at Middleton on May 5, 1964.
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File:KeddyConlin19.jpg|Interior of [[DAR9058|No. 9058]] in the [[Kentville Car Shop]] after collision with a [[Burro Crane]] at [[Coldbrook]], Oct. 30, 1965.
  
 
Image:VIA 6133.jpg|VIA 6133 at Winnipeg, Jan. 2007. Originally DAR 9058
 
Image:VIA 6133.jpg|VIA 6133 at Winnipeg, Jan. 2007. Originally DAR 9058

Revision as of 18:45, 31 July 2021

Dominion Atlantic Railway Budd Rail Diesel Car RDC-1 No. 9058

Built July 1956

Budd Serial no. 6317

RDC No. 9058 and its sister unit No. 9059 were the first "Dayliners" on the DAR inaugurating the Evangeline RDC passenger service in 1956. They were the only RDCs lettered for the DAR and were in fact the only RDCs factory lettered for a CPR subsidiary line.

From the daily notes of George Parks it is noted that No. 9058 was east bound and dropped off at Truro on August 11, 1956 and spotted in front of the station for viewing and security. George also notes that No. 9058 had mandatory H type shelf couplers, oscillating lights and 13 pin MU receptacles.[1]

On Saturday October 30, 1965 (2), No. 9058 was involved in a head on crash with a Burro Crane at Coldbrook, Mile 3 of the Kentville Subdivision. The Chroncile-Herald reported the accident on the front page on November 11, 1965. The impact dislodged seats from the floor according to the conductor on that run, Albert "Shine" Manning. It was sent to Montreal for repairs and No. 9057 was sent in to replace it. Photographic evidence indicates (1) that this was before April 1966.

Used by VIA Rail on E&N line on Vancouver Island as No. 6133.

Retired from the E&N and sold to IRSI on ????.

Bought by Rapido Trains on January 23rd, 2016. Saved from the scrap heap.

Operational Appearances

Gallery

References and Footnotes

  1. Wendell Lemon, Atlantic Rails Facebook Group, March 23, 2020.

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