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Harold Jenkins the photographer who supplied a photo to Jim O'Donnell writes on the negative envelope that the engine is "No. 4 St. Croix". | Harold Jenkins the photographer who supplied a photo to Jim O'Donnell writes on the negative envelope that the engine is "No. 4 St. Croix". | ||
| − | It became DAR No. 4 "Aurora" in | + | It was damaged in a collision at [[Mount Denson]] with the Cherry Festival excursion pulled by [[DAR0012|W&AR No. 10 "Kentville"]] on July 23, 1894. |
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| + | The engine became DAR No. 4 "Aurora" in 1894. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery perrow=5> | <gallery perrow=5> | ||
| + | File:Gertridge021.jpg|Collision in [[Mount Denson]] at Pentz Bridge between the Cherry Excursion pulled by [[DAR0012|W&AR No. 10 "Kentville"]], right, and an ore train pulled by [[DAR0004|W&AR No. 4 "Blomidon"]], left, July 23, 1894. | ||
| + | File:Gertridge022.jpg|Rolling stock arrives in [[Kentville]] from the July 23, 1894 [[Mount Denson]] collision between [[DAR0012|W&AR No. 10 "Kentville"]] on left with [[DAR0004|W&AR No. 4 "Blomidon"]] on right, July 24, 1894. | ||
Image:DAR0004a.JPG|[[DAR0004|[[DAR0004|Locomotive No. 4 "St. Croix"]] with a [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|gypsum train]] at Moshers Quarry, [[Newport]], date unknown. | Image:DAR0004a.JPG|[[DAR0004|[[DAR0004|Locomotive No. 4 "St. Croix"]] with a [[:Category:Gypsum Trains|gypsum train]] at Moshers Quarry, [[Newport]], date unknown. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:46, 22 November 2025
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4, "Aurora" or "St. Croix"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Flemming in Saint John, New Brunswick.(1) Or by Rogers(2).Or by Portland(3)
- Builder No.: 208
- 15"x22" cylinders
- 66" drivers
Began as Eastern and European Railway No. 9 "Ossekeag".
Later Intercolonial Railway No. 32.
In 1875, it was rebuilt by Flemming with 18"x24" cylinders and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 4 "Blomidon", part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges.(1)
Charles McBride's list identifies it as locomotive No. 5 of the Windsor and Atantic.(2) Jim O'Donnell's lists identifies it as locomotive No. 1 of the Western Counties Railway.(3) Harold Jenkins the photographer who supplied a photo to Jim O'Donnell writes on the negative envelope that the engine is "No. 4 St. Croix".
It was damaged in a collision at Mount Denson with the Cherry Festival excursion pulled by W&AR No. 10 "Kentville" on July 23, 1894.
The engine became DAR No. 4 "Aurora" in 1894.
Gallery
Collision in Mount Denson at Pentz Bridge between the Cherry Excursion pulled by W&AR No. 10 "Kentville", right, and an ore train pulled by W&AR No. 4 "Blomidon", left, July 23, 1894.
Rolling stock arrives in Kentville from the July 23, 1894 Mount Denson collision between W&AR No. 10 "Kentville" on left with W&AR No. 4 "Blomidon" on right, July 24, 1894.
Locomotive No. 4 "St. Croix" with a gypsum train at Moshers Quarry, Newport, date unknown.
References and Footnotes
(1) J. B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Throny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, page 20
(2) Charles McBride "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List
(3) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
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