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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 17, "Madeleine"== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 17, "Madeleine"== | ||
| − | No. 17 was built as a First Class Coach by [[:Category:Rhodes, Curry & Co.|Rhodes, Curry & Co.]] in Amherst in 1904 and was a sister car to [[DAR000016|No. 16]], "Josephine".(1) | + | No. 17 was built as a First Class Coach by [[:Category:Rhodes, Curry & Co.|Rhodes, Curry & Co.]] in Amherst in 1904 and was a sister car to [[DAR000016|No. 16]], "Josephine".(1) It was destroyed in a fire at Yarmouth in March 1934.(2) |
| − | + | Specifications (based on sister car No. 16, Josephine) (3) | |
| + | *Construction: Wood, closed vestibule | ||
| + | *Length over sills: 73' 10 1/2" | ||
| + | *Seating Capacity: 64 people | ||
| + | *Trucks: 6 wheel | ||
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| + | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| + | *(1) "Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases", Library and Archives Canada, Merrilees Collection, MG 31 NA A10, Vol. 55-4 | ||
| + | *(2) [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]], "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment" | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| − | *( | + | *(3) [[MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 27 December 2009
Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 17, "Madeleine"
No. 17 was built as a First Class Coach by Rhodes, Curry & Co. in Amherst in 1904 and was a sister car to No. 16, "Josephine".(1) It was destroyed in a fire at Yarmouth in March 1934.(2)
Specifications (based on sister car No. 16, Josephine) (3)
- Construction: Wood, closed vestibule
- Length over sills: 73' 10 1/2"
- Seating Capacity: 64 people
- Trucks: 6 wheel
References and Footnotes
- (1) "Dominion Atlantic Railway Chronology of Passenger Car Purchases", Library and Archives Canada, Merrilees Collection, MG 31 NA A10, Vol. 55-4
- (2) Jim O'Donnell, "Dominion Atlantic Passenger Equipment"
Gallery
Postcard of No. 17 at Digby Station as part of the Flying Bluenose
