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| − | ''Keoma'' and its sister car [[DARKISBEY|''Kisbey'']] were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.<ref>[[Bishop, George|George Bishop]], "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937</ref> They were K Class sleepers built by [[Pullman]] in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".<ref>[Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train: Rycroft/Kempton" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]</ref> ''Keoma'' was scrapped in June 1959<ref>Waynor, ''A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74</ref> | + | ''Keoma'' and its sister car [[DARKISBEY|''Kisbey'']] arrrived on the DAR in September 1937 and were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.<ref>[[Bishop, George|George Bishop]], "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937</ref> They were K Class sleepers built by [[Pullman]] in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".<ref>[Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train: Rycroft/Kempton" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]</ref> ''Keoma'' was scrapped in June 1959<ref>Waynor, ''A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:04, 14 January 2012
Dominion Atlantic Railway Sleeping Car "Keoma"
Keoma and its sister car Kisbey arrrived on the DAR in September 1937 and were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.[1] They were K Class sleepers built by Pullman in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".[2] Keoma was scrapped in June 1959[3]
Gallery
References and Footnotes
- ↑ George Bishop, "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937
- ↑ [Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train: Rycroft/Kempton" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]
- ↑ Waynor, A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74
External Links
- [Preserved sister Canadian Pacific sleeper "Kempton", later renamed "Rycroft" at the Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]
