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Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 11 "Acadia"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Portland Works in February 1890.
- Builder No. 603
- 18" x 24" cylinders
- 62" drivers.
This was orginally Windsor and Annapolis Railway locomotive No. 12 "Acadia". It became DAR Locomotive No. 11 in 1894 and retained it's W&AR name.
It was scrapped in July 1923.[1]
Name Origin: "Acadia", Nova Scotia's ancient name during French rule.
Gallery
"Acadia" at Centreville.
No. 11 at the Digby Station at Digby circa 1912.
No. 11 at the Digby Station at Digby circa 1912.
A mystery image of No. 11. Numberplate says No. 11, but the smokebox appears different from Digby image.
"Acadia" at Kentville, date unknown.
Additional Known Photographs:
- Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR3985
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3975
- Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-8343
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 348
- Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
- Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
