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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1281==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1281==
One the DAR's fleet of 36 foot wooden boxcars.
 
 
* Outside Length: 35'6"
 
* Outside Width: 9'11"
 
* Height, rail to running board: 13'6"
 
* Side doors: 5'6" wide, 7'8" high
 
* Capacity: 60,000 lbs, 2322 cubic feet
 
  
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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Image:Digby WCR Station a.jpg|Taken from the top of the enginehouse and looking south to the [[Digby Station|WCR station]] in the background. Visable is box car [[DAR001281|No. 1281]].
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Image:Digby WCR Station a.jpg|Taken from the top of the enginehouse and looking south to the [[Digby Station|WCR station]] in the background and box car [[DAR001281|No. 1281]], circa 1910.
 
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==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
Official Railway Equipment Register, July 1935
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[[Category:Boxcars]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 15 December 2021


Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1281

Wood 36' Double Sheath Box Car

One of the DAR's fleet of 36-foot general purpose wooden boxcars often used on the DAR to transport apples.

D.A.R. Series 1277 to 1301

  • Builder:
  • Date: 1900[1]
  • Inside Length: 36'[2]
  • Inside Width: 8' 6"[2]
  • Inside Height: 8'[2]
  • Outside Length: 37' 1"[2]
  • Outside Width: 10' 2"[2]
  • Height, rail to running board: 13' 5"[2]
  • Side doors: 6' wide, 7' 8" high[2]
  • End Doors: 2' wide, 2' 10" high[2]
  • Capacity: 60,000 lbs.[2]
  • Volume: 2448 cubic feet[2]



Gallery


References and Footnotes

  1. Date of build note on reverse of photo of 1297 taken by Charles McBride, circa 1937.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Official Railway Equipment Register, July 1932

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