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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 25, Strathcona, Pontgravé.==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 25, Strathcona, Pontgravé.==
  
According to [[Gary W. Ness|Gary Ness]] on page 2 of "[[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume 2)", this engine was numbered No. 25 and was originally named "Strathcona" receiving the name "Pontgravé" for a short time only. This locomotive was scrapped in 1940.
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This engine was numbered No. 25 and was originally named "Strathcona" receiving the name "Pontgravé" for a short time only. This locomotive was scrapped in 1940. (1)
  
 
The mistake in identifying this loco as No. 5 on Page 60 of "[[Canadian Railways In Pictures]]" by [[Robert F. Legget]] is most likely that only the 5 can be seen on the sanding tower.
 
The mistake in identifying this loco as No. 5 on Page 60 of "[[Canadian Railways In Pictures]]" by [[Robert F. Legget]] is most likely that only the 5 can be seen on the sanding tower.
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
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Revision as of 10:00, 1 May 2008

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 25, Strathcona, Pontgravé.

This engine was numbered No. 25 and was originally named "Strathcona" receiving the name "Pontgravé" for a short time only. This locomotive was scrapped in 1940. (1)

The mistake in identifying this loco as No. 5 on Page 60 of "Canadian Railways In Pictures" by Robert F. Legget is most likely that only the 5 can be seen on the sanding tower.

Gallery

References and Footnotes

(1) Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two), page 2

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