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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Sleeping Car "Keoma"== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Sleeping Car "Keoma"== | ||
| − | ''Keoma'' and its sister car [[DARKISBEY|''Kisbey'']] arrrived on the DAR on September 21, 1937 for use on the DAR's overnight trains [[Train No. 99|No. 99]] and [[Train No. 100|No. 100]]. They were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.<ref>[[Bishop, George|George Bishop]], "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937</ref> They were K Class sleepers built by the [[:Category:Pullman|Pullman Company]] in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom, were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".<ref>[ | + | ''Keoma'' and its sister car [[DARKISBEY|''Kisbey'']] arrrived on the DAR on September 21, 1937 for use on the DAR's overnight trains [[Train No. 99|No. 99]] and [[Train No. 100|No. 100]]. They were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.<ref>[[Bishop, George|George Bishop]], "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937</ref> They were K Class sleepers built by the [[:Category:Pullman|Pullman Company]] in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom, were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".<ref>[https://albertarailwaymuseum.com/passenger-cars/ Preserved K-Class sister Canadian Pacific sleeper "Kempton", later renamed "Rycroft" at the Alberta Railway Museum]</ref> ''Keoma'' was scrapped in June 1959.<ref>Waynor, ''A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74</ref> |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://albertarailwaymuseum.com/passenger-cars/ Preserved K-Class sister Canadian Pacific sleeper "Kempton", later renamed "Rycroft" at the Alberta Railway Museum] |
*[http://www.cptracks.ca/data/folio_passenger/23-C-1179.pdf Plan K Class Sleeper at Canadian Pacific Historical Association] | *[http://www.cptracks.ca/data/folio_passenger/23-C-1179.pdf Plan K Class Sleeper at Canadian Pacific Historical Association] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:26, 2 November 2025
Dominion Atlantic Railway Sleeping Car "Keoma"
Keoma and its sister car Kisbey arrrived on the DAR on September 21, 1937 for use on the DAR's overnight trains No. 99 and No. 100. They were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.[1] They were K Class sleepers built by the Pullman Company in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom, were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".[2] Keoma was scrapped in June 1959.[3]
Gallery
HO Model of sleeper Keoma by Dan Conlin.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ George Bishop, "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937
- ↑ Preserved K-Class sister Canadian Pacific sleeper "Kempton", later renamed "Rycroft" at the Alberta Railway Museum
- ↑ Waynor, A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74
