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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1040.==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1040.==
  
Built by the [[:Category:Montreal Locomotive Works|Montreal Locomotive Works]] (MLW) in December of 1912.
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Built by the [[:Category:Montreal Locomotive Works|Montreal Locomotive Works]] (MLW) in December of 1912. It arrived on the DAR officially in July 1953, although photographs indicated it may have operated on the DAR as early as 1949. The locomotive and was scrapped in January of 1956.<ref>[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell|Jim O'Donnell]], [[Locomotive Roster JLOD|''Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster'']]</ref>
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Image:DAR1040a.jpg|At Truro on July 5, 1949 leading [[Train No. 5]].
 
Image:DAR1040a.jpg|At Truro on July 5, 1949 leading [[Train No. 5]].
 
Image:DAR1040-2552.jpg|[[DAR1040|No. 1040]] and [[Train No. 96]] meets [[Train No. 95]] led by [[DAR2552|No. 2552]] with mail car [[DAR003713|No. 3713]] at [[Windsor]] in August 1949.
 
Image:DAR1040-2552.jpg|[[DAR1040|No. 1040]] and [[Train No. 96]] meets [[Train No. 95]] led by [[DAR2552|No. 2552]] with mail car [[DAR003713|No. 3713]] at [[Windsor]] in August 1949.
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File:DAR 1040 4-6-0.jpg|[[DAR1040|No. 1040]]
 
File:CSTM-STR08407a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1040|No. 1040]] in transit in July 1953.
 
File:CSTM-STR08407a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR1040|No. 1040]] in transit in July 1953.
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File:1040 Kentville.jpg|[[DAR1040|No. 1040]] in Kentville, mid '50s.
 
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==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
==External Links==
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[http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=17202&lang=en No. 1040 in Saint John, N.B., July 1953.]  Main rod removed but tender and boiler are shiny - returning from shopping?  Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08407a.<br>
 
  
 
[[Category:Steam]]
 
[[Category:Steam]]

Latest revision as of 16:53, 5 March 2025

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1040.

Built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in December of 1912. It arrived on the DAR officially in July 1953, although photographs indicated it may have operated on the DAR as early as 1949. The locomotive and was scrapped in January of 1956.[1]

Gallery

References and Footnotes