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One of only 3 wooden mail cars left in the entire C.P.R. system in 1950. This was part of a series of 60'-10" mail cars from No. 3708 to 3713 that were built in 1908. Built with steel centre sills, steel ends and 4 wheel trucks.<ref>[[:Category:MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] 1950, p.27</ref> | One of only 3 wooden mail cars left in the entire C.P.R. system in 1950. This was part of a series of 60'-10" mail cars from No. 3708 to 3713 that were built in 1908. Built with steel centre sills, steel ends and 4 wheel trucks.<ref>[[:Category:MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] 1950, p.27</ref> | ||
| − | From the daily notes of [[:Category:George Parks|George Parks]] it is noted that [[DAR003708|No. 3708]] was west bound along with sister mail car No. 3711 off the D.A.R. at Truro on August 17, 1956 as a result of the new Dayliner service taking over mail duties.<ref>Wendell Lemon, Atlantic Rails Facebook Group, March 23, 2020.</ref> | + | From the daily notes of [[:Category:George Parks|George Parks]] it is noted that [[DAR003708|No. 3708]] was west bound along with sister mail car No. 3711 off the D.A.R. at Truro on August 17, 1956 as a result of the new [[Evangeline|Evangeline Dayliner service]] taking over mail duties.<ref>Wendell Lemon, Atlantic Rails Facebook Group, March 23, 2020.</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:44, 27 March 2020
Dominion Atlantic Railway Mail Car No. 3711
One of only 3 wooden mail cars left in the entire C.P.R. system in 1950. This was part of a series of 60'-10" mail cars from No. 3708 to 3713 that were built in 1908. Built with steel centre sills, steel ends and 4 wheel trucks.[1]
From the daily notes of George Parks it is noted that No. 3708 was west bound along with sister mail car No. 3711 off the D.A.R. at Truro on August 17, 1956 as a result of the new Evangeline Dayliner service taking over mail duties.[2]
Gallery
References and Footnotes
- ↑ C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters 1950, p.27
- ↑ Wendell Lemon, Atlantic Rails Facebook Group, March 23, 2020.
