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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Combine Car No. 3252== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Combine Car No. 3252== | ||
| − | Built by Canadian Car and Foundry in July of 1927, Combine 3252 was retired in 1972 | + | Built by Canadian Car and Foundry in July of 1927, Combine 3252 was an 83 foot heavyweight combined smoking and baggage car with seats for 48 passengers. It was used on the last mixed passenger and freight runs of the DAR when it was retired in 1972.(2) The car was given to George Warden, a retired DAR conductor, for use as a railway museum. Warden had the combine parked on special tracks behind his house on River Street in Kentville. He filled it with photos, artifacts and documents about the DAR and opened it to the public as a private museum. After his death in 1975, his widow offered to give the car and collection to the town of Kentville but was turned down. The Musquodoboit Railway Museum in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia acquired the car and Warden's collection. Both have been preserved, although the Musquodoboit museum has often struggled with inadequate maintenance resources. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| + | (1) [http://www.cpsig.ca/data/Equipment_List/MP14_1965_Equipment.PDF CPR MP Report 1965] | ||
| + | (2) [http://www.novascotiarailwayheritage.com/musquodoboit.htm Musquodoboit Railway Museum] | ||
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''Canadian Trackside Guide 2008'', page 3-110 | ''Canadian Trackside Guide 2008'', page 3-110 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*[http://www.cpsig.ca/data/folio_passenger/4218-7.pdf Baggage Smoking folio sheet 3100-3299 at CPHA] | *[http://www.cpsig.ca/data/folio_passenger/4218-7.pdf Baggage Smoking folio sheet 3100-3299 at CPHA] | ||
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*[http://www.cpsig.ca/data/Mechanical_Drawings/floorplan_combine_3250-3257.pdf Combine 3250-3257 floor plan at CPHA.]] | *[http://www.cpsig.ca/data/Mechanical_Drawings/floorplan_combine_3250-3257.pdf Combine 3250-3257 floor plan at CPHA.]] | ||
*[http://www.cpsig.ca/data/folio_passenger/44-C-659.pdf Baggage & Smoker folio sheet 3250-3257 at CPHA] | *[http://www.cpsig.ca/data/folio_passenger/44-C-659.pdf Baggage & Smoker folio sheet 3250-3257 at CPHA] | ||
[[Category:Passenger]] | [[Category:Passenger]] | ||
Revision as of 21:29, 2 August 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Combine Car No. 3252
Built by Canadian Car and Foundry in July of 1927, Combine 3252 was an 83 foot heavyweight combined smoking and baggage car with seats for 48 passengers. It was used on the last mixed passenger and freight runs of the DAR when it was retired in 1972.(2) The car was given to George Warden, a retired DAR conductor, for use as a railway museum. Warden had the combine parked on special tracks behind his house on River Street in Kentville. He filled it with photos, artifacts and documents about the DAR and opened it to the public as a private museum. After his death in 1975, his widow offered to give the car and collection to the town of Kentville but was turned down. The Musquodoboit Railway Museum in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia acquired the car and Warden's collection. Both have been preserved, although the Musquodoboit museum has often struggled with inadequate maintenance resources.
Gallery
References and Footnotes
(1) CPR MP Report 1965 (2) Musquodoboit Railway Museum
Canadian Trackside Guide 2008, page 3-110
