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Dominion Atlantic Railway Budd Rail Diesel Car RDC-1 No. 9059.

Built August 1956

Budd Serial no. 6318

RDC No. 9059 and its sister unit No. 9058 were the first "Dayliners" on the DAR inaugurating the Evangeline RDC passenger service in 1956. They were the only RDCs lettered for the DAR and were in fact the only RDCs factory lettered for a CPR subsidiary line.

Photographic evidence indicates that this unit was in D.A.R. service from 1956 until 1979.

VIA Rail no. 6126 prior to 1993. Sold to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dallas Texas) in 1993. Currently DART RDC no. 2010.

Operational Appearances

Gallery

No. 2516 and Dayliner No. 9059 outside while No. 1046 is inside theYarmouth Enginehouse in August 1957.
Dayliner No. 9059 at Mount Uniacke, August 9, 1957.
Dayliner No. 9059 & SS Princess Helene at Digby Wharf on August 19, 1959.
No. 9059 at Digby Station, Digby on August 19, 1959.
Dayliner No. 9059 crossing the Bear River Bridge eastward on August 19, 1959.
No. 9059 arriving at Annapolis Royal on August 19, 1959.
No. 9059, at station in Annapolis Royal departing for Halifax on August 19, 1959.
No. 9059 from Halifax to Yarmouth between freight and passenger stations at Windsor on August 19, 1959.
No. 9059 for Yarmouth and mixed train from Truro led by No. 8136 at Windsor on August 19, 1959. Visible are freight and passenger stations.
Dayliner No. 9059 at the Kentville Station on May 5, 1964.
DAR 9059 at Yarmouth.
At Kentville Station.
No. 9059 on the Digby Wharf to meet the Princess of Acadia in the summer of 1966.
No. 9059 on the Digby Wharf to meet the Princess of Acadia in the summer of 1966.
No. 9059 at Kentville in 1968.
Dayliner No. 9059 at Yarmouth on August 5, 1973.
Dayliner No. 9059 crossing the Avon River Causeway approaching Windsor on August 8, 1973.
No. 9059, arriving at Windsor enroute to Halifax on August 7, 1973.
No. 9059, leaves for Halifax from Windsor on August 7, 1973.
No. 9059 leaves for Halifax from Windsor on August 7, 1973.
Dayliner No. 9059 leaving Windsor Railyard for Halifax on August 7, 1973.
Dayliner No. 9059 at Middleton in January 1977.
An MSTS model of No. 9059
No. 9059 at Kentville Station on an evening in January 1977.
No. 9059 at Kentville Station on an evening in January 1977.

References and Footnotes

External Links

DAR 9059 now VIA 6126 in Truro 1979.
DAR 9059 in CP Rail colours in Montreal 1974.
DAR 9059 in 1957 at Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR00625a. There is no headlight mounted on the end door. Does that mean this is the rear of the train and the door-mounted headlight was movable?

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