Dominion Atlantic Railway Express Fruit Cars

The CPR built a fleet of 26 express fruit cars between 1899 and 1903. These were 60 foot wooden cars with roof and side vents known as "blower cars" designed to move easily perishable fruit such as berries. Many later had their roof ventilators removed and were converted to flat-topped baggage and express cars.(1) They were often seen in baggage and express service on the head end of DAR express trains in the 1940s and 50s.

Gallery

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  Three Express Fruit cars at Bear River circa 1956.

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  On eastern Yarmouth Wharf with Train No. 98 at Yarmouth July 3, 1954.

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  No. 2526 shunts Train No. 98 in reverse past Fruit Express car No. 4626 at Windsor preparing to leave for Halifax in late afternoon on July 3, 1954.

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  DAR Inspection Car M-107 at Windsor passing Fruit Express car No. 4626 in the Windsor Railyard with the Windsor Water Tower in background, circa July 1954.

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  Fruit Express car No. 4638 at Digby, July 20 1956.

References

(1) Richard McQuade and Andrew Merrilees, From Wood to Steel: Classic Canadian Passenger Cars 1860-1920 Martin Grove Press (2003) pages 63, 132-135.

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