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| − | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 12 | + | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 12 "Kentville"== |
| − | Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1891, it was originally No. 10 on the | + | Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] |
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| + | Built by [[:Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in June 1891. | ||
| + | *Builder No. 11974 | ||
| + | *17" x 24" cylinders | ||
| + | *66" drivers. | ||
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| + | Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1891, it was originally No. 10 on the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]]. It was the first "foreign" locomotive to run over the former [[Western Counties Railway]] in October 1 1894 when it pulled a special train of dignitaries to Yarmouth commemorating the occasion of the DAR take-over on October 1, 1894.(1) | ||
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| + | It was scrapped sometime before 1920. | ||
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| + | Name Origin: Kentville, the headquarters of the Windsor and Annapolis and the DAR. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <Gallery> | ||
| + | </Gallery> | ||
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| + | Other Known Photographs: | ||
| + | * [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume One) at end of [[Kingsport]] Wharf, circa 1911 on page 5. | ||
| + | * [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two) in Windsor as W&A No. 10, circa 1891 on page 4. | ||
| + | * McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3977 at Kingsport, circa 1911 enlargement of photo in Ness Vol. I, page 5 and N-3978, with [[Flying Bluenose]] near [[Bear River]] in 1912. | ||
| + | * Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-18230 | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| − | (1) [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two) | + | |
| + | (1) [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two), page 4 | ||
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| + | [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" | ||
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| + | [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List | ||
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| + | [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', page 348 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Steam]] | [[Category:Steam]] | ||
[[Category:4-4-0]] | [[Category:4-4-0]] | ||
[[Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works]] | [[Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 10 December 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 12 "Kentville"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1891.
- Builder No. 11974
- 17" x 24" cylinders
- 66" drivers.
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1891, it was originally No. 10 on the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. It was the first "foreign" locomotive to run over the former Western Counties Railway in October 1 1894 when it pulled a special train of dignitaries to Yarmouth commemorating the occasion of the DAR take-over on October 1, 1894.(1)
It was scrapped sometime before 1920.
Name Origin: Kentville, the headquarters of the Windsor and Annapolis and the DAR.
Gallery
Other Known Photographs:
- Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume One) at end of Kingsport Wharf, circa 1911 on page 5.
- Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two) in Windsor as W&A No. 10, circa 1891 on page 4.
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3977 at Kingsport, circa 1911 enlargement of photo in Ness Vol. I, page 5 and N-3978, with Flying Bluenose near Bear River in 1912.
- Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-18230
References and Footnotes
(1) Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two), page 4
Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 348
