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| − | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 24== | + | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 24 "Micmac"== |
| − | No. 24 was built by Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in 1911 as suburban car No. 263. It was transferred to the DAR in 1912 where it was named "Micmac" and re-numbered 24. It was burned for scrap in November 1958.(1) The car name "Micmac" was later revived by the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa when they renamed DAR coach 1303 "Micmac" in the 1970s.(2) | + | No. 24 was built by Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in 1911 as a wooden suburban car No. 263. It was transferred to the DAR in 1912 where it was named "Micmac" and re-numbered 24. It was burned for scrap in November 1958.(1) The car name "Micmac" was later revived by the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa when they renamed DAR coach 1303 "Micmac" in the 1970s.(2) |
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Revision as of 20:48, 16 April 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 24 "Micmac"
No. 24 was built by Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in 1911 as a wooden suburban car No. 263. It was transferred to the DAR in 1912 where it was named "Micmac" and re-numbered 24. It was burned for scrap in November 1958.(1) The car name "Micmac" was later revived by the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa when they renamed DAR coach 1303 "Micmac" in the 1970s.(2)
References
(1)"Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases", Library and Archives Canada, Merrilees Collection, MG 31 NA A10, Vol. 55-4
(2) Canadian Trackside Guide
