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===Praise for the DAR SW1200RS Fleet=== | ===Praise for the DAR SW1200RS Fleet=== | ||
| + | [[File:CPR SW1200RS.jpeg |thumb|400px|SW1200 Diagram from CPR Publication Classes and Dimensions of Locomotives - 1960]] | ||
| − | The Dominion Atlantic Railway's seven DRS-12b GMD-built locomotives have established a reputation as one of the best maintained groups of 8100's on the CP Rail system. One reason for this is that the DAR is isolated from the rest of Canadian Pacific except via a link with CN at Truro. "We have had these engines since they were built in 1959 and like the family car, the men know and take pride in them," explains DAR's manager E.W. Purssell. Pride on the railway comes naturally since many of the employees are second and third generation railroaders. Regular datal and general inspections are carried out in the company's Kentville shops. When five-year major overhauls are due, the locomotives are sent to the parent company's Angus Shops. Every weekday two or three engines move gypsum unit trains between a mining operation and the port of Hantsport. Thus, these DAR-assigned locomotives have a claim to fame for hauling unit trains longer than any other group of engines in service. CP Rail News <ref>''Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. March 1977, p. 3''</ref> | + | '''The Dominion Atlantic Railway's seven (note: there were 10) DRS-12b GMD-built locomotives have established a reputation as one of the best maintained groups of 8100's on the CP Rail system. One reason for this is that the DAR is isolated from the rest of Canadian Pacific except via a link with CN at Truro. "We have had these engines since they were built in 1959 and like the family car, the men know and take pride in them," explains DAR's manager E.W. Purssell. Pride on the railway comes naturally since many of the employees are second and third generation railroaders. Regular datal and general inspections are carried out in the company's Kentville shops. When five-year major overhauls are due, the locomotives are sent to the parent company's Angus Shops. Every weekday two or three engines move gypsum unit trains between a mining operation and the port of Hantsport. Thus, these DAR-assigned locomotives have a claim to fame for hauling unit trains longer than any other group of engines in service.''' CP Rail News <ref>''Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. March 1977, p. 3''</ref> |
==Assignments== | ==Assignments== | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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| + | * [[:File:Maritime Express - June 1971 - p 16.jpg|SW1200RS Diesel Specs from the Maritime Express June 1971.]] | ||
| + | * [[Template:AAA SW1200RS DRS-12b|Diesel Specifications for the DRS-12b class gleaned from several CPR sources.]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:21, 21 June 2019
EMD SW1200RS
Praise for the DAR SW1200RS Fleet
The Dominion Atlantic Railway's seven (note: there were 10) DRS-12b GMD-built locomotives have established a reputation as one of the best maintained groups of 8100's on the CP Rail system. One reason for this is that the DAR is isolated from the rest of Canadian Pacific except via a link with CN at Truro. "We have had these engines since they were built in 1959 and like the family car, the men know and take pride in them," explains DAR's manager E.W. Purssell. Pride on the railway comes naturally since many of the employees are second and third generation railroaders. Regular datal and general inspections are carried out in the company's Kentville shops. When five-year major overhauls are due, the locomotives are sent to the parent company's Angus Shops. Every weekday two or three engines move gypsum unit trains between a mining operation and the port of Hantsport. Thus, these DAR-assigned locomotives have a claim to fame for hauling unit trains longer than any other group of engines in service. CP Rail News [1]
Assignments
There were originally 10 SW1200RS units assigned to the DAR.[2] As the years went by and traffic dwindled, units were assigned elsewhere on the CP system. In 1979, the following eight units were on-line: 8131-4/6//7/9/40.[3] By the time CP withdrew from Nova Scotia in 1994, only four units remained: 1273, 1274, 1275 and 8138.
References and Footnotes
- SW1200RS Diesel Specs from the Maritime Express June 1971.
- Diesel Specifications for the DRS-12b class gleaned from several CPR sources.
External Links
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
