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| + | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 27 "Canada"== | ||
| + | Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] | ||
| − | + | Built by [[:Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in November 1903. | |
| − | + | *Builder No. 23284 | |
| + | *15" x 22" cylinders | ||
| + | *62" drivers. | ||
| + | No. 27 "Canada" was built new for the DAR in 1903. It replaced [[DAR0025|No. 25]] in hauling Trains [[Train No. 93|93]] and [[Train No. 94|94]] east of [[Kentville]] to [[Halifax]].<ref>[[J. B. King]] "Writers Discourse on DAR Old Timers", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', undated</ref> | ||
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| + | On October 12, 1920, No. 27 was being driven by engineer Tommy Walsh and fireman Clarence McCann in a double headed freight from [[Truro]] with [[DAR0026|No. 26]] when both engines were wrecked after striking two cows at high speed at [[Lower Truro]]. Fireman Fred Yould on No. 26 was killed when No. 27 crushed the cab of 26. Fireman Clarence McCann was severely scalded aboard No. 27 while Engineer Tommy Walsh received lesser burns.<ref>"Train Hit Cows and Left Track", ''The Morning Chronicle'', Oct. 13, 1920, p. 4</ref> The frame of No. 27 was buckled beyond repair and it had to be scrapped.<ref>[[J. B. King]] "Writers Discourse on DAR Old Timers", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', undated</ref> | ||
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| + | Name Origin: Dominion of Canada. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery perrow=5> | ||
| + | Image:DAR0027a.jpg|[[DAR0027|No. 27]] "Canada", builders photograph, 1904. | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR08351a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR0027|No. 27]] with bunting and crew at water stand. | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR18239a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR0027|No. 27]] with flat cars. | ||
| + | Image:DAR Wreck 1.jpg|A double header wreck in 1920 at [[Lower Truro]] involving [[DAR0026|No. 26]] and [[DAR0027|No, 27]]. | ||
| + | Image:DAR Wreck 2.jpg|A double header wreck in 1920 at [[Lower Truro]] involving [[DAR0026|No. 26]] and [[DAR0027|No, 27]]. | ||
| + | File:Tidentimes1.jpg|[[Lower Truro]] wreck on October 12, 1920 with locomotives [[DAR0026|No. 26]] and [[DAR0027|No. 27]]. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | Other Known Photographs: | ||
| + | * Mika Collection, Library and Archives Canada, http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3391253& | ||
| + | * Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR18239, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR18239/<ref>Permalink: https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/234/STR-18239_8188f6a74b6e5170e5353467b3ab62ece4b68564.jpeg</ref> | ||
| + | * Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR08351, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR08351/<ref>Permalink: https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/224/STR-08351_ceeab931f0edad4fb7afbfea71766513597fa008.jpeg</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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| + | [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" | ||
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| + | [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', page 348, 352 | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Steam]] | [[Category:Steam]] | ||
| − | [[Category:4-4-0 | + | [[Category:4-4-0]] |
| + | [[Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:26, 18 October 2024
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 27 "Canada"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in November 1903.
- Builder No. 23284
- 15" x 22" cylinders
- 62" drivers.
No. 27 "Canada" was built new for the DAR in 1903. It replaced No. 25 in hauling Trains 93 and 94 east of Kentville to Halifax.[1]
On October 12, 1920, No. 27 was being driven by engineer Tommy Walsh and fireman Clarence McCann in a double headed freight from Truro with No. 26 when both engines were wrecked after striking two cows at high speed at Lower Truro. Fireman Fred Yould on No. 26 was killed when No. 27 crushed the cab of 26. Fireman Clarence McCann was severely scalded aboard No. 27 while Engineer Tommy Walsh received lesser burns.[2] The frame of No. 27 was buckled beyond repair and it had to be scrapped.[3]
Name Origin: Dominion of Canada.
Gallery
No. 27 "Canada", builders photograph, 1904.
No. 27 with bunting and crew at water stand.
No. 27 with flat cars.
A double header wreck in 1920 at Lower Truro involving No. 26 and No, 27.
A double header wreck in 1920 at Lower Truro involving No. 26 and No, 27.
Lower Truro wreck on October 12, 1920 with locomotives No. 26 and No. 27.
Other Known Photographs:
- Mika Collection, Library and Archives Canada, http://mikan3.archives.ca/pam/public_mikan/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=3391253&
- Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR18239, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR18239/[4]
- Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR08351, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR08351/[5]
References and Footnotes
Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 348, 352
External Links
- ↑ J. B. King "Writers Discourse on DAR Old Timers", Halifax Chronicle Herald, undated
- ↑ "Train Hit Cows and Left Track", The Morning Chronicle, Oct. 13, 1920, p. 4
- ↑ J. B. King "Writers Discourse on DAR Old Timers", Halifax Chronicle Herald, undated
- ↑ Permalink: https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/234/STR-18239_8188f6a74b6e5170e5353467b3ab62ece4b68564.jpeg
- ↑ Permalink: https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/224/STR-08351_ceeab931f0edad4fb7afbfea71766513597fa008.jpeg
