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| − | This standard CPR wooden van was retired in 1975 and first preserved by | + | This standard CPR wooden van was built about 1912.<ref>Information from current owner</ref> (The Canada Science and Technology Museum photo catalog gives a 1897 build date but 1912 is more likley.<ref>[http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=220&lang=en Canada Museum of Science and Technology photo cataloguing information, STR18279a]</ref>) It was retired in 1975 and first preserved by an owner in [[Digby]] and then in 1998 by an owner in [[Grafton]],<ref>''Canadian Trackside Guide 2008'', Bytown Railway Society, p. 3-111</ref> where it may be seen today in a backyard not far from the old roadbed of the [[:Category:Subdivision Weston|Weston Subdivision, the North Mountain Line]]. It has been restored to the pre 1920s three-window configuration. |
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| − | + | File:CSTM-STR18279a 001 aa cs.jpg|Van [[DAR435459|No. 435459]], unknown date, possibly [[Kentville Railyard]]. | |
| + | File:Graftonvan.JPG|Van [[DAR435459|No. 435459]] preserved in [[Grafton]], NS, March 17, 2013. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Mow]] | [[Category:Mow]] | ||
[[Category:Vans]] | [[Category:Vans]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:24, 7 August 2023
Dominion Atlantic Railway Van No. 435459
This standard CPR wooden van was built about 1912.[1] (The Canada Science and Technology Museum photo catalog gives a 1897 build date but 1912 is more likley.[2]) It was retired in 1975 and first preserved by an owner in Digby and then in 1998 by an owner in Grafton,[3] where it may be seen today in a backyard not far from the old roadbed of the Weston Subdivision, the North Mountain Line. It has been restored to the pre 1920s three-window configuration.
Gallery
Van No. 435459, unknown date, possibly Kentville Railyard.
Van No. 435459 preserved in Grafton, NS, March 17, 2013.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Information from current owner
- ↑ Canada Museum of Science and Technology photo cataloguing information, STR18279a
- ↑ Canadian Trackside Guide 2008, Bytown Railway Society, p. 3-111
