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DARKEOMA
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Dominion Atlantic Railway Sleeping Car "Keoma"
Keoma and its sister car Kisbey arrrived on the DAR in September 1937 and were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.[1] They were K Class sleepers built by Pullman 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]
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References and Footnotes
- ↑ George Bishop, "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937
- ↑ [Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train: Rycroft/Kempton" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]
- ↑ Waynor, A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74
External Links
- [Preserved sister Canadian Pacific sleeper "Kempton", later renamed "Rycroft" at the Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]
