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=Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1410=
 
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This 36 foot outside braced single sheathed wooden boxcar was a Dominion Atlantic owned and lettered version of the Canadian Pacific's standard "Fowler Box car design", also known as the "Dominion Box Car".
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This 36 foot outside braced single sheathed wooden boxcar was a Dominion Atlantic owned and lettered version of the Canadian Pacific's standard "Fowler Box car design", also known as the "Dominion Box Car". It was scrapped sometime before 1932.<ref name="ORER1932">[http://www.cptracks.ca/data/Equipment_List/32Jul_freight_orer.pdf Official Railway Equipment Register], July 1932, page 388</ref>
  
 
D.A.R. Series 1400 to 1450
 
D.A.R. Series 1400 to 1450
  
    Inside Length: 36'
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Specifications:<ref name="ORER1932">[http://www.cptracks.ca/data/Equipment_List/32Jul_freight_orer.pdf Official Railway Equipment Register], July 1932, page 388</ref>
    Inside Width: 8' 6"
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    Inside Height: 8'
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*''Inside Length:'' 36'
    Outside Length: 37'
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*''Inside Width:'' 8' 6"
    Outside Width: 9' 10"
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*''Inside Height:'' 8' 8-1/2"
    Height, rail to running board: 13' 6"
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*''Outside Length:'' 37'
    Side doors: 6' wide, 7' 8" high
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*''Outside Width:'' 9' 10"
    End Doors: 2' wide, 2' 10" high
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*''Height, rail to running board:'' 13' 5"
    Capacity: 60,000 lbs.
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*''Side doors (opening):'' 5' wide, 7' 7" high
    Volume: 2448 cubic feet
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*''End Door:'' 2' wide, 2' 10" high
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*''Capacity:'' 80,000 lbs.
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*''Volume:'' 2461 cubic feet
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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File:Kalkman45.jpg|[[Windsor Railyard]] with Windsor Textiles in the background and full freight yard including [[DAR001410|DAR box car No. 1410]], half of a panoramic view by [[:Category:H. H. Reid_Photo|H.H. Reid]], early 1920s.
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/accurail_data_1150series.pdf Ray Breyer, ACCURAIL’S NEW SHORT BOXCAR MODEL AND ITS MATCHES, PART 5: THE 1100-SERIES FOWLER BOXCARS]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 5 August 2023


Dominion Atlantic Railway Boxcar No. 1410

This 36 foot outside braced single sheathed wooden boxcar was a Dominion Atlantic owned and lettered version of the Canadian Pacific's standard "Fowler Box car design", also known as the "Dominion Box Car". It was scrapped sometime before 1932.[1]

D.A.R. Series 1400 to 1450

Specifications:[1]

  • Inside Length: 36'
  • Inside Width: 8' 6"
  • Inside Height: 8' 8-1/2"
  • Outside Length: 37'
  • Outside Width: 9' 10"
  • Height, rail to running board: 13' 5"
  • Side doors (opening): 5' wide, 7' 7" high
  • End Door: 2' wide, 2' 10" high
  • Capacity: 80,000 lbs.
  • Volume: 2461 cubic feet

Gallery


References and Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Official Railway Equipment Register, July 1932, page 388

External Links

Ray Breyer, ACCURAIL’S NEW SHORT BOXCAR MODEL AND ITS MATCHES, PART 5: THE 1100-SERIES FOWLER BOXCARS