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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Budd Rail Diesel Car RDC-1 No. 9049.==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Budd Rail Diesel Car RDC-1 No. 9049.==
  
Built 1955
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Built 1955<ref name=RF>Mountain Railway Web Site, ''http://www.mountainrailway.com/Roster%20Archive/RDC/CP%209000/CP%209049.htm''</ref>
  
Budd Serial no. 6220
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Budd Serial no. 6220<ref name=RF/>
  
Photographic evidence indicates this unit was in service on the D.A.R. in 1976.
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Photographic and archival evidence indicates this unit was in service on the D.A.R. from 1976 to 1977.
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*9049 arrived on the DAR sometime in December 1975 or January 1976 to replace wreck damaged [[CPR9067|No. 9067]].<ref>Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. January 1976 p. 1.</ref>
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*In February 1976, 9049 was involved in a level crossing fatality in Windsor, killing a truck driver.<ref>Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. March 1976 p. 3.</ref>
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*Became VIA No. 6124 and sold in 1998 to Cuba.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
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==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
http://www.mountainrailway.com/Roster%20Archive/RDC/CP%209000/CP%209049.htm
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 20 January 2012

Dominion Atlantic Railway Budd Rail Diesel Car RDC-1 No. 9049.

Built 1955[1]

Budd Serial no. 6220[1]

Photographic and archival evidence indicates this unit was in service on the D.A.R. from 1976 to 1977.

  • 9049 arrived on the DAR sometime in December 1975 or January 1976 to replace wreck damaged No. 9067.[2]
  • In February 1976, 9049 was involved in a level crossing fatality in Windsor, killing a truck driver.[3]
  • Became VIA No. 6124 and sold in 1998 to Cuba.

Gallery

References and Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mountain Railway Web Site, http://www.mountainrailway.com/Roster%20Archive/RDC/CP%209000/CP%209049.htm
  2. Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. January 1976 p. 1.
  3. Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. March 1976 p. 3.

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