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| + | =Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1018, Demonts.= | ||
| − | Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in September of 1912. | + | Built by the [[:Category:Montreal Locomotive Works|Montreal Locomotive Works]] (MLW) in September of 1912. Assigned to the DAR from the CPR in 1937 or 1938. In early April 1938, it completed an overhaul in the [[Kentville Machine Shop]] and received a DAR paint scheme, emerging "dressed in the popular red and black combination, the colour scheme which proved very popular with visiting Americans in the last few years."<ref>"Railway Herald", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'' April 6, 1938, Carl Riff Collection</ref> |
| + | It is listed as a D.A.R. unit from M.P. 14 1941 to 1952 and then continues to appear in 1955 but back as a C.P.R. unit.<ref> C.P.R., ''[[19410101-MP14|M.P. 14 Motive Power Roster, 1941]]'', p. 15.</ref> It left the DAR in 1955 or 1956<ref>[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell|Jim O'Donnell]], [[Locomotive Roster JLOD|''Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster'', page 7]] list No. 1918 as leaving in 1955 but a CMST photo shows it in Windsor, NS in Oct. 1956.</ref> and was scrapped in October 1957.<ref>[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', page 303.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
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| − | Image:DAR0999101810416.jpg|Circa 1949 at Windsor. | + | File:CSTM-STR08404a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1018|No. 1018]] at Kentville, newly painted in DAR livery, circa 1938. |
| + | Image:DAR1018a.jpg|Circa 1941 at [[Halifax]] in DAR livery, March 15, 1941. | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR08403a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1018|No. 1018]] at Truro on December 28, 1941. | ||
| + | Image:R-107.jpg|Double-header [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|gypsum train]] crossing the [[Avon River Bridge|Avon River]] at Windsor, circa 1948. 1st engine is [[DAR1018|No. 1018]] in DAR livery. 2nd engine is [[DAR0999|No. 999]]. | ||
| + | Image:DAR0999101810416.jpg|[[DAR1041|No. 1041]] taking on water at the [[Windsor Water Tower]] while No.'s [[DAR1018|1018]] & [[DAR0999|999]] wait in August 1949. | ||
| + | Image:DAR0999-1018.jpg|Circa 1949 at [[Windsor]] in DAR livery. | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR18306a 001 aa cs.jpg|Aux steam crane and tender No. with locomotive [[DAR1018|No. 1018]] in front of the [[Kentville Machine Shop]], circa 1950. | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR03515a_001_aa_cs.jpg|[[DAR1018|No. 1018]] at Truro in June 1952. | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR08405a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1018|No. 1018]] at Windsor on October 30, 1956. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=87378&lang=en No. 1018 at Truro.] Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR03515a.<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=770&lang=en No. 1018 at Truro, December 28, 1941.] Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08403a.<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=771&lang=en No. 1018 at Kentville.] Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08404a.<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=772&lang=en No. 1018 at Windsor, October 30, 1956.] Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08405a. | ||
[[Category:Steam]] | [[Category:Steam]] | ||
| − | [[Category:4-6-0 | + | [[Category:4-6-0]] |
| − | [[Category:D10h | + | [[Category:D10h]] |
| + | [[Category:Montreal Locomotive Works]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:28, 5 March 2025
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1018, Demonts.
Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in September of 1912. Assigned to the DAR from the CPR in 1937 or 1938. In early April 1938, it completed an overhaul in the Kentville Machine Shop and received a DAR paint scheme, emerging "dressed in the popular red and black combination, the colour scheme which proved very popular with visiting Americans in the last few years."[1]
It is listed as a D.A.R. unit from M.P. 14 1941 to 1952 and then continues to appear in 1955 but back as a C.P.R. unit.[2] It left the DAR in 1955 or 1956[3] and was scrapped in October 1957.[4]
Gallery
No. 1018 at Kentville, newly painted in DAR livery, circa 1938.
Circa 1941 at Halifax in DAR livery, March 15, 1941.
No. 1018 at Truro on December 28, 1941.
Double-header gypsum train crossing the Avon River at Windsor, circa 1948. 1st engine is No. 1018 in DAR livery. 2nd engine is No. 999.
No. 1041 taking on water at the Windsor Water Tower while No.'s 1018 & 999 wait in August 1949.
Circa 1949 at Windsor in DAR livery.
Aux steam crane and tender No. with locomotive No. 1018 in front of the Kentville Machine Shop, circa 1950.
No. 1018 at Truro in June 1952.
No. 1018 at Windsor on October 30, 1956.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ "Railway Herald", Halifax Chronicle Herald April 6, 1938, Carl Riff Collection
- ↑ C.P.R., M.P. 14 Motive Power Roster, 1941, p. 15.
- ↑ Jim O'Donnell, Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster, page 7 list No. 1918 as leaving in 1955 but a CMST photo shows it in Windsor, NS in Oct. 1956.
- ↑ Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 303.
External Links
No. 1018 at Truro. Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR03515a.
No. 1018 at Truro, December 28, 1941. Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08403a.
No. 1018 at Kentville. Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08404a.
No. 1018 at Windsor, October 30, 1956. Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08405a.
