DAR001303

Dominion Atlantic Railway Coach No. 1303, Micmac.

Built as a steel heavyweight CPR coach in June 1929 by National Steel Car, 1303 served on various DAR routes but became best known on the DAR Midland Line mixed trains from Windsor to Truro, one of the last mioxed trains in Canada. 1303 was used on the Mixed Train Service until June 10, 1975 and replaced the next day June 11, 1975 by coach No. 1720 which ran until the mixed train service ended. See more details on the mixed train service on pages Train No. 21 and Train No. 22.

The coach was given to the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa in October 1975 where it was given DAR lettering and named "Micmac" and served on steam excursions from the Museum. The Museum transferred the coach to the the British Columbia Chapter of the NAtional Railway Historical Society in June 2000 and it is now preserved in New Westerminister, British Columbia.

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  Van No. 437130 and coach No 1303 on the M22 at Clarksville on April 24, 1975

References and Footnotes

(1) Canadian Trackside Guide 2008, page 3-17.