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=Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1092= | =Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1092= | ||
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| + | No. 1092 was a long serving D10 locomotive on the DAR, arriving in 1940 and serving until the end of regular steam service in 1956. The locomotive survived a derailment in 1950 after splitting a switch at the Windsor Plaster Company spur just outside [[Windsor]] on the DAR mainline to Halifax.<ref>[[Gary W. Ness]], ''[[The Dominion Atlantic Railway: 1894-1994]]'', p. 86</ref> The locomotive was reassigned to southern Ontario and took part in a number of double-headed excursions for rail fans on CP's Organville subdivision in the final year of operational steam on the CPR.<ref>[https://www.railpictures.ca/upload/another-photo-of-the-nrhs-buffalo-chapter-fantrip-over-cp-in-july-1959-cpr-d10s-1098-and-1092-head-under-the-bridge-at-cataract-travelling-up-the-orangeville-sub-enroute-to-orangeville-approach-p "1098 and 1092 handle the nrha buffalo chapter excursion", July 1959, railpictures.ca]</ref> No. 1092 was scrapped in September 1960. | ||
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*Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-6-0|4-6-0 Ten Wheeler]] | *Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-6-0|4-6-0 Ten Wheeler]] | ||
| + | *CPR Class: [[:category:D10h|D10h]]<ref name="CLC"/> | ||
*Built by: [[:Category:Canadian Locomotive Works|Canadian Locomotive Co. (CLC)]] | *Built by: [[:Category:Canadian Locomotive Works|Canadian Locomotive Co. (CLC)]] | ||
*Contract No.: C-501<ref name="CLC"> [[Donald R. McQueen]] and [[William D. Thompson]], [[Constructed in Kingston]]</ref> | *Contract No.: C-501<ref name="CLC"> [[Donald R. McQueen]] and [[William D. Thompson]], [[Constructed in Kingston]]</ref> | ||
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*Steam Pressure: 200 PSI<ref name="CLC"/> | *Steam Pressure: 200 PSI<ref name="CLC"/> | ||
*Superheater: Type "A"<ref name="MP330">[[:Category:MP330_Classifications_and_Dimensions_of_Locomotives|MP330 Classifications and Dimensions of Locomotives]] 1945</ref> | *Superheater: Type "A"<ref name="MP330">[[:Category:MP330_Classifications_and_Dimensions_of_Locomotives|MP330 Classifications and Dimensions of Locomotives]] 1945</ref> | ||
| − | + | *Fuel: Coal<ref name="CLC"/> Capacity: 12 Tons<ref name="MP330"/> | |
| − | + | *Valve Gear: Walschaert<ref <ref name="MP14">[[:Category:MP14FORMS|M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] 1947</ref> | |
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*Drivers: 63"<ref name="CLC"/> | *Drivers: 63"<ref name="CLC"/> | ||
*Tractive Effort: 30,000 lbs<ref name="CLC"/> | *Tractive Effort: 30,000 lbs<ref name="CLC"/> | ||
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*Total Weight (loaded): 351,200 lbs<ref name="CLC"/> | *Total Weight (loaded): 351,200 lbs<ref name="CLC"/> | ||
*Wheelbase length, (engine and tender): 55' 1"<ref name="CLC"/> | *Wheelbase length, (engine and tender): 55' 1"<ref name="CLC"/> | ||
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File:CSTM-STR08414a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] at Windsor on May 1, 1942. | File:CSTM-STR08414a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] at Windsor on May 1, 1942. | ||
| + | File:DAR - Engine 1092 - Harold Jenkins Photo - Unknown Date Location.jpg|[[DAR1092|Engine No. 1092]] at [[Windsor]] or [[Truro]] with CN scale test car, unknown date, likely early 1940s. | ||
| + | File:Kalkman093.jpg|DAR [[:Category:Inspection Cars|Inspection Car]] at [[Windsor]] with [[DAR1092|DAR Engine No. 1092]] in background, circa early 1940s. | ||
File:Dar1092.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] Truro, January 18 1946. | File:Dar1092.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] Truro, January 18 1946. | ||
| − | Image:DAR1092b.jpg| | + | Image:DAR1092b.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] at [[Truro]], May 10, 1950. |
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Image:DAR1092a.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] at [[Truro]], Aug 26, 1950. | Image:DAR1092a.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] at [[Truro]], Aug 26, 1950. | ||
Image:DAR1092 SGM-B0005.jpg|Engine [[DAR1092|No. 1092]] in Truro on November 3, 1950. | Image:DAR1092 SGM-B0005.jpg|Engine [[DAR1092|No. 1092]] in Truro on November 3, 1950. | ||
| + | File:Ness1092 medres.jpg|DAR locomotive [[DAR1092|No. 1092]] in a derailment in [[Windsor]], circa 1950. | ||
File:CSTM-STR08413a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] at Truro. | File:CSTM-STR08413a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] at Truro. | ||
Image:DAR1092c.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]]. | Image:DAR1092c.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]]. | ||
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Image:DAR1092d.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] in [[Kentville]], N.S. [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse]] on August 27, 1956. | Image:DAR1092d.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] in [[Kentville]], N.S. [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse]] on August 27, 1956. | ||
File:Windsor 1956 Water Tower.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] extra backing up towards [[Windsor Water Tower|water tower]] and Kentville to Halifax freight at [[Windsor]] on August 28, 1956. | File:Windsor 1956 Water Tower.jpg|[[DAR1092|No. 1092]] extra backing up towards [[Windsor Water Tower|water tower]] and Kentville to Halifax freight at [[Windsor]] on August 28, 1956. | ||
| + | File:CPR1092-bill-thomson1.jpeg|Engine [[DAR1092|No. 1092]] on display for a NMRA visit at Lambton Yard Toronto, October 1959. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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====Known Photographs of this Locomotive==== | ====Known Photographs of this Locomotive==== | ||
| − | *Photo of locomotive on page 48 & 49, [[Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998, Vol XXI, Number 3|"A Dominion Atlantic Sojourn." Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998.]], photo by [[:Category:Kenneth S. Macdonald Photo|Kenneth S. MacDonald]]. | + | *Photo of locomotive on June 13, 1948 on page 48 & 49, [[Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998, Vol XXI, Number 3|"A Dominion Atlantic Sojourn." Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998.]], photo by [[:Category:Kenneth S. Macdonald Photo|Kenneth S. MacDonald]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:20, 19 April 2024
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1092
No. 1092 was a long serving D10 locomotive on the DAR, arriving in 1940 and serving until the end of regular steam service in 1956. The locomotive survived a derailment in 1950 after splitting a switch at the Windsor Plaster Company spur just outside Windsor on the DAR mainline to Halifax.[1] The locomotive was reassigned to southern Ontario and took part in a number of double-headed excursions for rail fans on CP's Organville subdivision in the final year of operational steam on the CPR.[2] No. 1092 was scrapped in September 1960.
- Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler
- CPR Class: D10h[3]
- Built by: Canadian Locomotive Co. (CLC)
- Contract No.: C-501[3]
- Date: 1913-09-29[3]
- Builder No.: 1128[3]
- Cylinders: 21" x 28"[3]
- Steam Pressure: 200 PSI[3]
- Superheater: Type "A"[4]
- Fuel: Coal[3] Capacity: 12 Tons[4]
- Valve Gear: Walschaert[5]
- Drivers: 63"[3]
- Tractive Effort: 30,000 lbs[3]
- Engine Weight (loaded): 202,200 lbs[3]
- Tender Weight (loaded): 149,000[4]
- Tender Water Capacity (Imperial Gallons): 5000[4]
- Total Weight (loaded): 351,200 lbs[3]
- Wheelbase length, (engine and tender): 55' 1"[3]
Assignment and Dispostion
- Arrival on D.A.R.: 1940[6][3]
- Origin:
- Departure from D.A.R.: 1956-09-22[3][7]
- Destination:
- Scrapped: 1960-09[6][3]
Notes
- Closest known relatives still alive are 1095 donated to the City of Kingston and renamed "The Spirit of Sir John A" and 1098 being operated out of Rail Tours Incorporated.[3]
Operational Appearances
Gallery
No. 1092 at Windsor on May 1, 1942.
Engine No. 1092 at Windsor or Truro with CN scale test car, unknown date, likely early 1940s.
DAR Inspection Car at Windsor with DAR Engine No. 1092 in background, circa early 1940s.
No. 1092 Truro, January 18 1946.
Engine No. 1092 in Truro on November 3, 1950.
No. 1092 at Truro.
No. 1092 in Kentville, N.S. roundhouse on August 27, 1956.
No. 1092 extra backing up towards water tower and Kentville to Halifax freight at Windsor on August 28, 1956.
Engine No. 1092 on display for a NMRA visit at Lambton Yard Toronto, October 1959.
Known Photographs of this Locomotive
- Photo of locomotive on June 13, 1948 on page 48 & 49, "A Dominion Atlantic Sojourn." Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998., photo by Kenneth S. MacDonald.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Gary W. Ness, The Dominion Atlantic Railway: 1894-1994, p. 86
- ↑ "1098 and 1092 handle the nrha buffalo chapter excursion", July 1959, railpictures.ca
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Donald R. McQueen and William D. Thompson, Constructed in Kingston
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 MP330 Classifications and Dimensions of Locomotives 1945
- ↑ M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters 1947
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
- ↑ From the daily notes of George Parks, Wendell Lemon, Atlantic Rails Facebook Group, March 23, 2020.
- Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 349, 417.
External Links
No. 1092 - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum collection, Image MAT000557.
No. 1092 at Truro - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum collection, image STR08413a.
No. 1092 at Windsor, May 1, 1942 - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, image STR08414a.
