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| − | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2 | + | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2 "Hiawatha" == |
Built by [[:Category:Canadian Locomotive Works|Kingston Locomotive Works]] in 1866. | Built by [[:Category:Canadian Locomotive Works|Kingston Locomotive Works]] in 1866. | ||
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Rebuilt by [[:Category:Portland Works|Portland Works]] with 12 x 24" cylinders in 1875 and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 3, part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges. | Rebuilt by [[:Category:Portland Works|Portland Works]] with 12 x 24" cylinders in 1875 and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 3, part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges. | ||
| − | Became DAR No. 2 "Hiawatha" in 1893 | + | Became DAR No. 2 "Hiawatha" in 1893. |
| − | It was later sold to the New Brunswick Railway | + | It was later sold to the New Brunswick Railway.(1) |
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| + | Name Origin: Longfellow's epic poem "Hiawatha". | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| − | J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20 | + | Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" |
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| + | [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List | ||
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| + | (1) J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20 | ||
| − | McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-18223 | + | Known Photographs: |
| + | * McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-18223 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:49, 4 November 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2 "Hiawatha"
Built by Kingston Locomotive Works in 1866.
- Builder No. 63-64
- 12" x 22" cylinders
- 60" drivers.
Built for the Intercolonial Railway.
Rebuilt by Portland Works with 12 x 24" cylinders in 1875 and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 3, part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges.
Became DAR No. 2 "Hiawatha" in 1893.
It was later sold to the New Brunswick Railway.(1)
Name Origin: Longfellow's epic poem "Hiawatha".
Gallery
References and Footnotes
Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
(1) J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-18223
