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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 28, "Pioneer".== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 28, "Pioneer".== | ||
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| − | No. 28 was the only 2-6-0 to serve on the Dominion Atlantic. The locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1904 for the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Midland Railway]] which ran from [[Windsor]] to [[Truro]] | + | DAR No. 28, originally Midland Railway No. 4 "Pioneer", was the only 2-6-0 to serve on the Dominion Atlantic. The locomotive was built by [[:Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] in 1904 for the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Midland Railway]] which ran from [[Windsor]] to [[Truro]]. The DAR acquired the locomotive along with [[DAR0031|Midland No. 1 (DAR No. 31)]], [[DAR0030|Midland No. 2 (DAR No. 30)]], and [[DAR0029|Midland No. 3 (DAR No. 29 - 1st)]] when the Midland Line was purchased in 1905. It was sold to the [[:Category:Sissiboo Pulp & Paper Co.|Sissiboo Pulp & Paper Co.]] in [[Weymouth]] in 1921.(1) |
Name Origins: Tribute to pioneers of the Midland district. | Name Origins: Tribute to pioneers of the Midland district. | ||
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Image:DAR0028a.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0028|No. 28]], the Dominion Atlantic's only [[:Category:2-6-0|2-6-0 Mogul]]. | Image:DAR0028a.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0028|No. 28]], the Dominion Atlantic's only [[:Category:2-6-0|2-6-0 Mogul]]. | ||
| − | + | File:Gertridge10.jpg|[[DAR0028|DAR No. 28]] and a 4-4-0 shunting cars in the [[Kentville Railyard]] beside the [[P. R. Ritcey]] store with the [[Kentville Station]] in background, March 1916 | |
| + | File:CSTM-STR18240a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR0028|No. 28]] "Pioneer" ar the [[Kentville Roundhouse]], 1922. | ||
| + | File:DAR - Engine 28 Pioneer - Kentville-Harold Jenkins Photo-1922.JPG|DAR Locomotive [[DAR0028|No. 28]] at the end of its DAR career beside the six stall [[Kentville Roundhouse]], 1922. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | ==External Links== | |
| − | + | * Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR18240, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR18240/<ref>Permalink: https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/234/STR-18240_51e152c10f17069d4a824a05f0e2ca07c6820b6a.jpeg</ref> | |
| − | * | + | * Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR03998, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR03998/<ref>Permalink: Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR03998, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR03998/</ref> |
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
(1) [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" | (1) [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" | ||
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* [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List | * [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List | ||
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[[Category:Steam]] | [[Category:Steam]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:33, 18 October 2024
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 28, "Pioneer".
Wheel Arrangement: 2-6-0
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in April 1904.
- Builder No. 24168
- 17.5" x 24" cylinders
- 56" drivers.
DAR No. 28, originally Midland Railway No. 4 "Pioneer", was the only 2-6-0 to serve on the Dominion Atlantic. The locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1904 for the Midland Railway which ran from Windsor to Truro. The DAR acquired the locomotive along with Midland No. 1 (DAR No. 31), Midland No. 2 (DAR No. 30), and Midland No. 3 (DAR No. 29 - 1st) when the Midland Line was purchased in 1905. It was sold to the Sissiboo Pulp & Paper Co. in Weymouth in 1921.(1)
Name Origins: Tribute to pioneers of the Midland district.
Gallery
Locomotive No. 28, the Dominion Atlantic's only 2-6-0 Mogul.
DAR No. 28 and a 4-4-0 shunting cars in the Kentville Railyard beside the P. R. Ritcey store with the Kentville Station in background, March 1916
No. 28 "Pioneer" ar the Kentville Roundhouse, 1922.
DAR Locomotive No. 28 at the end of its DAR career beside the six stall Kentville Roundhouse, 1922.
External Links
- Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR18240, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR18240/[1]
- Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR03998, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR03998/[2]
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
- Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, p. 348.
- Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
- ↑ Permalink: https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/234/STR-18240_51e152c10f17069d4a824a05f0e2ca07c6820b6a.jpeg
- ↑ Permalink: Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR03998, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/STR03998/
