Railpictures.ca - Doug Lawson Photo: NAR 300, a combine or comboose take your pick. This car was built in 1899 and was still in regular service when this image was taken, 1982. It was used on a the NAR and way freight job north of Edmonton. Generally between trips it was serviced and stored at what we called the “coach yard” at the downtown CN / Via station. On this day it was coupled to NAR 1602, built by Pullman in 1925. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

NAR 300, a combine or comboose take your pick. This car was built in 1899 and was still in regular service when this image was taken, 1982. It was used on a the NAR and way freight job north of Edmonton. Generally between trips it was serviced and stored at what we called the "coach yard" at the downtown CN / Via station. On this day it was coupled to NAR 1602, built by Pullman in 1925.

Caption: NAR 300, a combine or comboose take your pick. This car was built in 1899 and was still in regular service when this image was taken, 1982. It was used on a the NAR and way freight job north of Edmonton. Generally between trips it was serviced and stored at what we called the "coach yard" at the downtown CN / Via station. On this day it was coupled to NAR 1602, built by Pullman in 1925.

Photographer:	Doug Lawson [249] (more) (contact)
Date:	03/??/1982 (search)
Railway:	Northern Alberta Railways (search)
Reporting Marks:	NAR 300 (search)
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Edmonton (search)
City/Town:	Edmonton (search)
Province:	Alberta (search)
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robin lowrie

May 10, 2018 at 1:56 pm

as info, the baggage car was built as a Pullman “Baggage / Lounge”. The baggage door at the far end is original……..but the rest of the car used to have windows which were plated over during conversion. What a change…a car built for luxury trains in the U.S. northeast spent most of it’s career in Mixed train service in Northern Alberta1
hoggerdoug

May 10, 2018 at 3:23 pm

from what I have found the NAR 1602 was built by Pullman in 1925 and was called the Eagle Spring.
NAR 300 was built by Jackson & Sharpe in 1899 and perhaps originally B&A 630

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robin lowrie

May 10, 2018 at 1:56 pm

as info, the baggage car was built as a Pullman “Baggage / Lounge”. The baggage door at the far end is original……..but the rest of the car used to have windows which were plated over during conversion. What a change…a car built for luxury trains in the U.S. northeast spent most of it’s career in Mixed train service in Northern Alberta1

hoggerdoug

May 10, 2018 at 3:23 pm

from what I have found the NAR 1602 was built by Pullman in 1925 and was called the Eagle Spring.
NAR 300 was built by Jackson & Sharpe in 1899 and perhaps originally B&A 630