It has been quite a summer. Between three weeks in England and France subjecting the kids to an intense dose of European history and culture, a long weekend in New Brunswick attending family functions, and a week recovering at a cabin on the Sunshine Coast, there hasn’t been much time for railway pursuits. What little free time there has been, I have spent on organizing Vancouver’s biannual operating weekend, VanRail.
This weekend found us enjoying our friends’ hospitality at their Bowen Island cabin. The Boy and I slept under the stars on the deck, and naturally woke up before the rest of the household. After taking the dog for a swim, rolling up my sleeping bag, watching for whales and visiting the kaibo, there was nothing to do but stare at the still-quiet house.
It was then that I noticed the siding on this cabin is the same beaded board as the Canada Atlantic used on many freight cars. I have never come across this type of board before, and had wondered about the dimensions for years. Well wonder no longer: the boards are 6 5/8 inches wide, with the groove centred 3 5/16 inches. The deeper groove is between boards. There are no guarantees that the CA used the same dimensions, but in the absence of other evidence, any information is better than none.
Pembroke:87 
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