DAR000011

Dominion Atlantic Railway 1st Class Coach No. 11 "Corona"

Corona was one of the longest serving passenger cars on the DAR. It was built in 1888 by James Harris & Co. as a First Class Passenger Car.(1) It was converted to a Vision Test Car in May 1941, serving a final four years until April 1944 when it was scrapped.(3)

Specifications (3):

• Length: 57' 2"
• Capacity: 60 people
• Four wheel trucks

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"

• (3) January 1, 1944 CPR Motive Power Roster M.P. 14 at CPHA, page 40