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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2551.==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2551.==
  
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Built by the CPR Angus shops in February of 1909. Listed as a M & A unit 1927 (G2s(x)) but from 1938 through to 1955 showed up as a D.A.R unit (G2s). (1)
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Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-6-2|4-6-2]]
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Built by the [[:Category:CPR Angus Shops|Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops]] in February of 1909.
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Specifications:<ref>[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives)]], p. 3.''
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*22.5" x 28" cylinders
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*70" drivers.
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*64' 6" wheelbase length
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*75' 8" over couplers
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*CPR Class: [[:category:G2s|G2s]]
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No. 2551 was listed as a M&A unit 1927, as a CPR unit in 1938 and then from 1941 to 1955 as a DAR unit.<ref>C.P.R., ''[[19270101-MP14|M.P. 14 Motive Power Roster, 1927]]'', p. 33; 1938, p. 19; 1941, p. 15; 1944, p. 15, 1947, p. 15; 1950, 1952, p. 14; 1952, p. 14; 1955, p. 15
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*(1) C.P.R., ''[[19410101-MP14|M.P. 14 Motive Power Roster, 1941]]'', p. 15.</ref> It arrived on the DAR in July 1940 and was the DAR's third [[:Category:4-6-2|Pacific locomotive]]. It was scrapped in December 1959.<ref>[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell|Jim O'Donnell]], [[Locomotive Roster JLOD|''Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster'']]</ref>
  
 
Photo of unit found in:
 
Photo of unit found in:
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Pg 35 Canadian Pacific Stand Fast, Craigellachie!
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[[Greg McDonnell]], ''[[Canadian Pacific: Stand Fast, Craigellachie!]]'', p. 25 and in [[Gary W. Ness]], ''[[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume 2)'', p.14.
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copyright 2003 Greg McDonnell and in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two) by [[Gary W. Ness]] on Page 14.
 
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<Gallery>
 
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File:McBride2p72C.jpg|[[DAR2551|Locomotive No. 2551]] on the [[Kentville Turntable]] with the [[Kentville Water Tower|Water Tower]] in background, circa 1942.
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File:Na-5739-2551b.jpg|[[DAR2551|Locomotive No. 2551]] at Halifax, on November 8, 1942.
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Image:DAR train 98 Yarmouth, NS, engine 2551 , August 1949.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] and engine [[DAR2551|No. 2551]] meeting the [[SS Yarmouth (II)|SS Yarmouth]] at the [[Yarmouth Wharf|Boston boat dock]] at [[Yarmouth]], NS in August, 1949.
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File:Day Train Yarmouth 1949.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] and engine [[DAR2551|No. 2551]], observation car [[DAR006616|No. 6616]] meeting the [[SS Yarmouth (I)|SS Yarmouth]] at the [[Yarmouth Wharf|Boston boat dock]] at [[Yarmouth]], NS in August, 1949.
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Image:Yarmouth Wharf 1949.jpg|[[Train No. 98]] and engine [[DAR2551|No. 2551]] meeting the [[SS Yarmouth (II)|SS Yarmouth]] at the [[Yarmouth Wharf|Boston boat dock]] at [[Yarmouth]], NS in August, 1949.
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File:KeddyConlin15.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR2551|No. 2551]], detail of pilot, circa 1950.
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File:AndrewChisholm1.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in [[Yarmouth]] with the [[Dominion Textile Company]], August 28, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33183a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in [[Yarmouth]], August 29, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33178a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] facing the in [[Yarmouth Station]], August 29, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33176a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in [[Yarmouth]] facing eastbound, August 29, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33180a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] with the [[Dominion Textile Company]] in background, [[Yarmouth]], August 29, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33181a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in [[Yarmouth]], August 29, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33182a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in [[Yarmouth]], August 29, 1953.
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File:CSTM0-STR33177a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] at the [[Yarmouth Coaling Facility]], August 29, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33185a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in front of the [[Kentville Machine Shop]], August 30, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33187a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in front of the [[Kentville Machine Shop]], August 30, 1953.
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File:CSTM-STR33184a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] in [[Kentville]], approaching turntable, August 30, 1953.
 
Image:DAR2551b.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] beside [[Yarmouth Enginehouse]] at [[Yarmouth]] on July 3, 1954.
 
Image:DAR2551b.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] beside [[Yarmouth Enginehouse]] at [[Yarmouth]] on July 3, 1954.
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Image:CSTM-STR33186a_001_aa_cs.jpg | 2551 at [[Kentville]], August 30, 1953.
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File:9058 and 2551.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] with RDC [[DAR9058|No. 9058]] at [[Kentville]], August 1956.
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File:Comeaustat3.jpg|thumb|1000px|left|[[Kentville Station]], with [[DAR2551|locomotive No. 2551]] hauling passenger train with [[:Category:RDC|RDC]] in consist, 1956-1958.
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File:2551a.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] at [[Rockingham]] near [[Halifax]], August, 1958
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File:2551b.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] at [[Rockingham]] near [[Halifax]], August, 1958
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File:2551c.jpg|[[DAR2551|No. 2551]] at [[Rockingham]] near [[Halifax]], August, 1958
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Image:Dar2551.jpg|Tender from [[DAR2551|No. 2551]], undated.
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File:Kentville 5.JPG|[[DAR2551|Locomotive 2551]] depicted on mural on former [[P. R. Ritcey|Oyler/P.R. Ritcey warehouse]], [[Kentville]], July 15, 2013.
 
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==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
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*(1) [[MP14FORMS|C.P.R.  M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] 1927, p. 33; 1938, p. 19; 1941, p. 15; 1944, p. 15, 1947, p. 15; 1950, 1952, p. 14; 1952, p. 14; 1955, p. 15
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*(2) [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives)]], page 3.''
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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[http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/dar/two.htm Dominion Atlantic locomotive gallery on Old Time Trades web site including nice colour images of 2551]<br/>
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[http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=17184&lang=en Locomotive 2551 at Truro - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR08417a .]<br/>
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[http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=3775&lang=en Locomotive 2551 at Truro - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR08418a.]
  
 
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[[Category:G2s]]
 
[[Category:CPR Angus Shops]]
 
[[Category:CPR Angus Shops]]

Latest revision as of 09:34, 18 March 2024


Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2551.

Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-2

Built by the Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in February of 1909.

Specifications:[1]

  • 22.5" x 28" cylinders
  • 70" drivers.
  • 64' 6" wheelbase length
  • 75' 8" over couplers
  • CPR Class: G2s

No. 2551 was listed as a M&A unit 1927, as a CPR unit in 1938 and then from 1941 to 1955 as a DAR unit.[2] It arrived on the DAR in July 1940 and was the DAR's third Pacific locomotive. It was scrapped in December 1959.[3]

Photo of unit found in: Greg McDonnell, Canadian Pacific: Stand Fast, Craigellachie!, p. 25 and in Gary W. Ness, Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume 2), p.14.

Gallery

References and Footnotes

  1. ↑ Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives), p. 3.
  2. ↑ C.P.R., M.P. 14 Motive Power Roster, 1927, p. 33; 1938, p. 19; 1941, p. 15; 1944, p. 15, 1947, p. 15; 1950, 1952, p. 14; 1952, p. 14; 1955, p. 15
  3. ↑ Jim O'Donnell, Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster

External Links

Dominion Atlantic locomotive gallery on Old Time Trades web site including nice colour images of 2551
Locomotive 2551 at Truro - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR08417a .
Locomotive 2551 at Truro - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR08418a.

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