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No. 8032 arrived on the D.A.R in 1959. First photographic evidence of it was in August 1959. Last photographic evidence of it was in 1985. Retired in 2003 then converted by CP to Yard Control Unit No. 1155 in June 2004. Retired 7/2012.<ref>Canadian Trackside Guide 2014, p. 1-50.</ref>
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No. 8032 arrived on the D.A.R in 1959. First photographic evidence of it was in April 1959<ref>Harold Jenkins Collection</ref>. Last photographic evidence of it was in 1985. Retired in 2003 then converted by CP to Yard Control Unit No. 1155 in June 2004. Retired 7/2012.<ref>Canadian Trackside Guide 2014, p. 1-50.</ref>
 
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Image:CPR8131-8132.jpg|[[CPR8131|No. 8131]] and [[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with loco shops and [[Kentville Roundhouse|turntable]] on right, and [[Kentville Car Shop|car shops]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|power plant]] on left in August 1959.
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Image:CPR8131-8132.jpg|[[CPR8131|No. 8131]] and [[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with loco shops and [[Kentville Turntable|turntable]] on right, and [[Kentville Car Shop|car shops]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|power plant]] on left in August 1959.
  
 
File:DAR - Kentville Roundhouse with Engine 8134-12June1960.JPG|The [[Kentville Roundhouse]] with diesels [[CPR8135|No. 8135]], [[CPR8132|No. 8132]], [[CPR8137|No. 8137]], [[CPR8133|No. 8133]], [[CPR8140|No. 8140]], [[CPR8134|No. 8134]], the [[DAR000003#Dominion_Atlantic_Railway_Track_Crane_No._3.|DAR Track Crane No. 3]] and the [[Canada Foods Plant]] smokestack, June 12, 1960.
 
File:DAR - Kentville Roundhouse with Engine 8134-12June1960.JPG|The [[Kentville Roundhouse]] with diesels [[CPR8135|No. 8135]], [[CPR8132|No. 8132]], [[CPR8137|No. 8137]], [[CPR8133|No. 8133]], [[CPR8140|No. 8140]], [[CPR8134|No. 8134]], the [[DAR000003#Dominion_Atlantic_Railway_Track_Crane_No._3.|DAR Track Crane No. 3]] and the [[Canada Foods Plant]] smokestack, June 12, 1960.
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Image:CPR8132b.jpg|CPR [[CPR8132|No. 8132]] switching at [[Windsor]], N.S. on October 17, 1979 after arriving as [[Train No. 22|M22]] from [[Truro]].
 
Image:CPR8132b.jpg|CPR [[CPR8132|No. 8132]] switching at [[Windsor]], N.S. on October 17, 1979 after arriving as [[Train No. 22|M22]] from [[Truro]].
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File:CP8132 wb Windsor causeway 1230 17OC79.jpg|[[Windsor]], with [[CPR8132|CPR Locomotive 8132]] and freight train on the [[Avon River Causeway]] and a Southern Railroad boxcar parked at the [[L. A. Armstrong Apple Warehouse]], Oct. 17, 1979.
  
 
Image:Engine jan1985.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] at [[Yarmouth]] in 1985.
 
Image:Engine jan1985.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] at [[Yarmouth]] in 1985.

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Dominion Atlantic Railway Diesel Locomotive No. 8132

  • Builder No.: A1732
  • Date: 04-1959
  • Order Number: C261
  • Model: SW1200RS
  • Built by: General Motors Electro-Motive Division at General Motors Diesel, London, Ontario
  • Prime Mover: EMD 12-567-C (V12 2-Stroke)
  • HP: 1200
  • Displacement: 567 cu in per cylinder = 6804 cu in total
  • Stroke & Bore: 8.5" x 10"
  • Aspiration: Roots Blower
  • Generator: EMD D15
  • Gear Ratio: 62:15
  • Tractive Effort: 42,000 lbs @ 18% Adhesion
  • Trucks: EMD Flexicoil B-B trucks
  • Wheel Arrangement: B-B
  • Drivers: 40"
  • Weight: 232,700 lbs
  • Wheelbase length: 22' (center of bolsters)
  • Overall length: 44' 5" (coupler face to coupler face)
  • Height: 14' 6-1/2"
  • Width" 10' (underframe)
  • Maximum Speed: 65 mph
  • CPR Class: DRS-12b


No. 8032 arrived on the D.A.R in 1959. First photographic evidence of it was in April 1959[1]. Last photographic evidence of it was in 1985. Retired in 2003 then converted by CP to Yard Control Unit No. 1155 in June 2004. Retired 7/2012.[2]


Operational Appearances


Gallery


Known Photographs of this Locomotive


References and Footnotes

  1. Harold Jenkins Collection
  2. Canadian Trackside Guide 2014, p. 1-50.

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