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File:DAR 534.jpg
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DAR locomotive No. 534 "LaTour" at the station platform in Digby with the Grace United Church to the left, June 1938.
Comments below by David J. Gagnon from his blog post: "Dominion Atlantic Railway: Steam Power Snapshots, Maps, Books/Ephemera", Feb. 3, 2017:
Engine 534, built North British (Glasgow) 1903. Ex-CPR 995.
Digby, 1938.
My scant Digby knowledge leads me to believe that this engine is bound for Yarmouth. The fireman is probably snacking on a locally-grown apple. Having enjoyed Duncan du Fresne's When Steam and Steel Get in Your Blood, we can probably agree that a previous fast passenger train had its fire cleaned on the main track by that rail joint.
Below the fireman's hand, I think it may be the can holding potable water for the crew which you see. Often these were designed to be hung up inside the cab. Inside the lid was often a hook to hold the common metal drinking cup shared by the crew.
- comments by David J. Gagnon.
Category:David J. Gagnon Collection
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