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| + | This wooden van was built by the CPR in 1941.<ref>''Canadian Trackside Guide'', 2018, p.3-75</ref> It served on the DAR until the late 1970s. The van was rebuilt in Montreal after it left the DAR and continued in use on the CPR until the late 1980s when it was given to an executive of Canadian Tire as a thank you for a contract with CPR. It sat on the property of the executive at Belmore, Ontario beign used as a cottage until 1994<ref>''Canadian Trackside Guide'', 2018, p.3-75</ref> when it was acquired by the recently formed Guelph Historical Railway Association. It has been restored and is featured in public events in Guelph from time to time.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/DARDPI.ca/ Drew Goff, Facebook Post July 20, 2020]</ref> | ||
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Image:CPR8133e.jpg|Diesel [[CPR8133|No. 8133]] and van [[DAR436994|No. 436994]] at Kentville on July 18, 1975. | Image:CPR8133e.jpg|Diesel [[CPR8133|No. 8133]] and van [[DAR436994|No. 436994]] at Kentville on July 18, 1975. | ||
File:Slide 39 - may 76.JPG|[[DAR436994|No. 436994]] in Kentville Yard - May 1976 | File:Slide 39 - may 76.JPG|[[DAR436994|No. 436994]] in Kentville Yard - May 1976 | ||
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| + | File:DAR436994 Kentville 1979-04-14.jpeg|[[DAR436994|Van 436994]] at [[Kentville]] April 14 1979 in front of the [[Kentville Car Shop|mechanical shop]]. Note the sand tower on the roof. | ||
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File:CP 437131-436994-43724-437130 Moncton NB Feb 4, 1981.jpg|[[DAR436994|No. 436994]] at Moncton, NB on February 4, 1981. | File:CP 437131-436994-43724-437130 Moncton NB Feb 4, 1981.jpg|[[DAR436994|No. 436994]] at Moncton, NB on February 4, 1981. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:42, 16 September 2021
Dominion Atlantic Railway Van No. 436994.
This wooden van was built by the CPR in 1941.[1] It served on the DAR until the late 1970s. The van was rebuilt in Montreal after it left the DAR and continued in use on the CPR until the late 1980s when it was given to an executive of Canadian Tire as a thank you for a contract with CPR. It sat on the property of the executive at Belmore, Ontario beign used as a cottage until 1994[2] when it was acquired by the recently formed Guelph Historical Railway Association. It has been restored and is featured in public events in Guelph from time to time.[3]
Gallery
Diesel No. 8133 and van No. 436994 at Kentville on July 18, 1975.
No. 436994 in Kentville Yard - May 1976
Van 436994 at Kentville April 14 1979 in front of the mechanical shop. Note the sand tower on the roof.
No. 436994 at Moncton, NB on February 4, 1981.
References and Footnotes
External Links
- ↑ Canadian Trackside Guide, 2018, p.3-75
- ↑ Canadian Trackside Guide, 2018, p.3-75
- ↑ Drew Goff, Facebook Post July 20, 2020
