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Named Passenger Cars
Named Passenger Cars
The DAR named many of its passenger cars after cultural and literary figures as well as geography. Railway historian Robert Wayner noted, in his study of Canadian passenger cars, how the DAR's lively and fanciful roster stood out as "a refreshing change from the dignified conservative pattern evident throughout this book."[1] This alphabetical index shows the known passenger car names that were used by the DAR and are linked to the page for each car. Most named cars also had a number, although some cars such as parlour and business cars only had names. CPR cars assigned to the DAR also sometimes had names, especially parlour, sleeping and dining cars. The DAR also had a tradition of naming steam locomotives, see the index of Named Locomotives.
References
- ↑ Robert Wayner, A Century of Deluxe Passenger Cars in Canada, Railfare Books (1984)
- Jim O'Donnell, Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment Roster
- "Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases", Library and Archives Canada, Merrilees Collection, MG 31 NA A10, Vol. 55-4
