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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1329==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1329==
Built in 1907, this 36 foot wooden boxcar was the last freight car directly owned by DAR and lettered for the DAR.(1)  
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Built in 1907, this 36 foot wooden boxcar was the last freight car directly owned by DAR and lettered for the DAR.(1) It was scrapped by 1944.(2)
  
 
Series: 1310 to 1334
 
Series: 1310 to 1334
  
Specifications(2)
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Specifications(3)
 
* Outside Length: 37'
 
* Outside Length: 37'
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* Inside Length: 36'
 
* Outside Width: 9'10"
 
* Outside Width: 9'10"
 
* Height, rail to running board: 13'6"
 
* Height, rail to running board: 13'6"
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* Capacity: 60,000 lbs, 2445 cubic feet
 
* Capacity: 60,000 lbs, 2445 cubic feet
  
==Gallery==
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==References and Footnotes==
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(1) [[19410101-MP14|1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941]], p. 55
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==References and Footnotes==
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(2) [http://www.cpsig.ca/data/Equipment_List/mp14_1944_summary.pdf January 1, 1944 CPR Motive Power Roster M.P. 14 at CPHA.]
(1) 1941, p. 55
 
(2) Official Railway Equipment Register, July 1935
 
  
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(3) Official Railway Equipment Register, July 1935
  
 
[[Category:Boxcars]]
 
[[Category:Boxcars]]

Revision as of 19:13, 12 December 2009

Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1329

Built in 1907, this 36 foot wooden boxcar was the last freight car directly owned by DAR and lettered for the DAR.(1) It was scrapped by 1944.(2)

Series: 1310 to 1334

Specifications(3)

  • Outside Length: 37'
  • Inside Length: 36'
  • Outside Width: 9'10"
  • Height, rail to running board: 13'6"
  • Side Doors: 6' wide, 7'8" high
  • End Doors: 2' wide, 2'10" high
  • Capacity: 60,000 lbs, 2445 cubic feet

References and Footnotes

(1) 1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941, p. 55

(2) January 1, 1944 CPR Motive Power Roster M.P. 14 at CPHA.

(3) Official Railway Equipment Register, July 1935