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Revision as of 23:19, 9 September 2011
Dominion Atlantic Railway 1st Class Coach No. 23 (1st)
Little is known about the first DAR car to carry this number aside from its class and appearance on a DAR roster.(1)
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell, "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment"
Dominion Atlantic Railway 1st Class Coach No. 23 (2nd) "Sissiboo" 1912-1944
The second No. 23 was built by Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in 1911 as a wooden suburban car No. 262.(1) It was transferred to the DAR in March 1912 where it was named "Sissiboo" after the river at Weymouth and re-numbered 23, sister to No. 24 "Micmac". No. 23 was destroyed in a wreck near Yarmouth in August 1944.(2)
Specifications (3)
- Construction: wood, closed vestibule
- Four wheel trucks
- Length over sills: 65'-0"
- Seating Capacity: 76 people
Gallery
References and Footnotes
(1) "Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases", Library and Archives Canada, Merrilees Collection, MG 31 NA A10, Vol. 55-4
(2) Jim O'Donnell, "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment"
