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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Combine (Baggage Smoking) No. 32.== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Combine (Baggage Smoking) No. 32.== | ||
| − | + | No. 32 was built by [[:Category:James Harris & Co.|James Harris & Co.]] in 1887 as a sister car to [[DAR000031|No. 31]] in 1890.(1) | |
| + | * Seating Capacity: 40 people | ||
| + | * 4 wheel trucks. | ||
| + | * Length: 57'-2" or 57'-0"(2) | ||
| − | The | + | The Canadian Car & Foundry - Amherst Builders photo gives a date of 1923 which is likely the date when the cupola was added during a major rebuild. |
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| + | The car was re-numbered and converted to Van [[DAR000091|No. 91]] in June 1941.(1) | ||
| + | It was eventually sold for scrap to a construction company in [[New Minas]], Nova Scotia where it was used as a storage building.(3) | ||
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| + | See the [[DAR000091|article about Van No. 91]] for additional details and images of its later career. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Image:DAR000032.jpg | + | Image:DAR000032.jpg|Combine [[DAR0032|No.32]] in 1923 when the cupola was added. |
| + | File:SGM-B0079.jpg|Van [[DAR000032|No. 32]]. | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR08424a 001 aa cs.jpg |Combine [[DAR000032|No.32]] in [[Halifax]] with Pier 21 in background, Sept. 13, 1938. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| − | *(1) (2) [[ | + | *(1) ''Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases'' Library and Archives Canada, MG 31 A10 Vol. 55-4 |
| + | *(2) [[19410101-MP14|1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941]], page 38. | ||
| + | *(3) [[:Category:Harold Jenkins Photo|Harold Jenkins]] letter to Scotia Railway Society May 10, 1958, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management RG28 s Vol. 186 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=696&lang=en Combine/Van number 32 at Halifax, September 13, 1938 - Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR08424a.] | ||
[[Category:Passenger]] | [[Category:Passenger]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Combines]] | ||
| + | [[Category:James Harris & Co.]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:08, 23 November 2022
Dominion Atlantic Railway Combine (Baggage Smoking) No. 32.
No. 32 was built by James Harris & Co. in 1887 as a sister car to No. 31 in 1890.(1)
- Seating Capacity: 40 people
- 4 wheel trucks.
- Length: 57'-2" or 57'-0"(2)
The Canadian Car & Foundry - Amherst Builders photo gives a date of 1923 which is likely the date when the cupola was added during a major rebuild.
The car was re-numbered and converted to Van No. 91 in June 1941.(1) It was eventually sold for scrap to a construction company in New Minas, Nova Scotia where it was used as a storage building.(3)
See the article about Van No. 91 for additional details and images of its later career.
Gallery
References and Footnotes
- (1) Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases Library and Archives Canada, MG 31 A10 Vol. 55-4
- (2) 1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941, page 38.
- (3) Harold Jenkins letter to Scotia Railway Society May 10, 1958, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management RG28 s Vol. 186
