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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1 "Queen Mab" == | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1 "Queen Mab" == | ||
Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] | Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] | ||
| − | Built by Rogers in 1860 | + | Built by [[:Category:Rogers|Rogers Locomotive Works]] in 1860 |
*Builder No.: 1691 | *Builder No.: 1691 | ||
*Cylinders: 12" x 24" | *Cylinders: 12" x 24" | ||
*Drivers: 56" | *Drivers: 56" | ||
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| − | Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange" | + | Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange". |
| − | Sold to Fredericton Branch Railway, named "L.A. Wilmot" | + | Sold to Fredericton Branch Railway, named "L.A. Wilmot". |
| − | Sold to the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Cornwallis Valley Railway]] as No. 1 in 1888 | + | Sold to the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Cornwallis Valley Railway]] as No. 1 in 1888. |
| − | Became Windsor & Annapolis Railway No. 13 in 1890 | + | Became [[:Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] No. 13 in 1890. |
| − | Became DAR No. 1 in | + | Became DAR No. 1 in 1894. |
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| + | Name Origin: Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', one of several Shakespearian names chosen by the Windsor and Annapolis and inherited by the Dominion Atlantic. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
| − | <gallery> | + | <gallery perrow=5> |
| + | Image:DAR0001a.jpg|[[DAR0001|"Queen Mab"]] at [[Windsor]] with a [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|gypsum train]] (1). | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR08339a 001 aa cs.jpg | bit sharper of image 1 | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR03966a 001 aa cs.jpg | another copy of image 1 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | Known Photographs: | |
| + | * McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3966 | ||
| + | * Nick & Hemlma Mika ''An Illustrated History of Canadian Railways'', p. 137 | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| − | Jim O'Donnell | + | [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell|Jim O'Donnell]], [[Locomotive Roster JLOD|''Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster'']] |
| − | + | [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List | |
| − | J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents | + | [[J. B. King]], "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20 |
| − | + | ==External Links== | |
| − | + | [https://www.jstor.org/stable/43521603 "Rogers Locomotives: A Brief History and Construction List", Peter Moshein, Robert R. Rothfus, ''Railroad History'', No. 167 (AUTUMN 1992), pp. 12-147, JSTOR] | |
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[[Category:Steam]] | [[Category:Steam]] | ||
[[Category:4-4-0]] | [[Category:4-4-0]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Rogers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:46, 1 April 2025
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1 "Queen Mab"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Rogers Locomotive Works in 1860
- Builder No.: 1691
- Cylinders: 12" x 24"
- Drivers: 56"
Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange".
Sold to Fredericton Branch Railway, named "L.A. Wilmot".
Sold to the Cornwallis Valley Railway as No. 1 in 1888.
Became Windsor & Annapolis Railway No. 13 in 1890.
Became DAR No. 1 in 1894.
Name Origin: Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, one of several Shakespearian names chosen by the Windsor and Annapolis and inherited by the Dominion Atlantic.
Gallery
"Queen Mab" at Windsor with a gypsum train (1).
bit sharper of image 1
another copy of image 1
Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3966
- Nick & Hemlma Mika An Illustrated History of Canadian Railways, p. 137
References and Footnotes
Jim O'Donnell, Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster
Charles McBride "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List
J. B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
