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Dominion Atlantic Railway Van No. 97.
Built by Rhodes Curry, circa 1900 as a three window van.
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Van No. 97 behind locomotive No. 552 in Annapolis Royal.
Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger Van No. 97.
A converted ex-baggage car (1), it was originally Baggage Car No. 55, built in 1897 at Rhodes Curry in Amherst, a sister car to baggage cars No. 54 and No. 56. It was converted to a van and re-numbered 97 in December 1911.(2) No. 97 was often used on the rear end of Train No. 99 & Train No. 100, night train with sleeper, coach or freight cars.
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References and Footnotes
- (1) Jeff Pinchbeck, CPHA, email note 2008-06-06
- (2) "Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases", Library and Archives Canada, Merrilees Collection, MG 31 NA A10, Vol. 55-4
