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Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 6, "Graciosa"

Graciosa was built in 1869 by the Windsor and Annapolis Railway at their Kentville Car Shop as a First Class car. It was converted to Boarding Car No. 851 in June of 1915 and scrapped in 1939. With its "monitor top" and distinct scalloped siding, this car was a long-lived survivor from the pioneering days of the line.

Gallery

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  Opening of Midland Line probably at South Maitland with Coach No. 6, 1900 or 1905.

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  Passenger coach No. 6 now numbered No. 851 as an MOW crew car in Kentville.

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  Coach No. 6 now numbered No. 851 as an MOW service car by the Repair Shop in Kentville circa 1930s.

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  Kentville Railyard looking west with the Coach No. 6 "Graciosa" on the right, circa 1935.

References and Footnotes

• Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment" Roster.
• Robert Wayner, A Century of Deluxe Passenger Cars in Canada