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===Praise for the DAR SW1200RS Fleet=== | ===Praise for the DAR SW1200RS Fleet=== | ||
| − | The Dominion Atlantic Railway's seven DRS-12b GMD-built locomotives have established a reputation as one of the best maintained groups of 8100's on the CP Rail system. One reason for this is that the DAR is isolated from the rest of Canadian Pacific except via a link with CN at Truro. "We have had these engines since they were built in 1959 and like the family car, the men know and take pride in them," explains DAR's manager E.W. Purssell. Pride on the railway comes naturally since many of the employees are second and third generation railroaders. Regular datal and general inspections are carried out in the company's Kentville shops. When five-year major overhauls are due, the locomotives are sent to the parent company's Angus Shops. Every weekday two or three engines move gypsum unit trains between a mining operation and the port of Hantsport. Thus, these DAR-assigned locomotives have a claim to fame for hauling unit trains longer than any other group of engines in service. CP Rail News <ref>''Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. March 1977''<ref | + | The Dominion Atlantic Railway's seven DRS-12b GMD-built locomotives have established a reputation as one of the best maintained groups of 8100's on the CP Rail system. One reason for this is that the DAR is isolated from the rest of Canadian Pacific except via a link with CN at Truro. "We have had these engines since they were built in 1959 and like the family car, the men know and take pride in them," explains DAR's manager E.W. Purssell. Pride on the railway comes naturally since many of the employees are second and third generation railroaders. Regular datal and general inspections are carried out in the company's Kentville shops. When five-year major overhauls are due, the locomotives are sent to the parent company's Angus Shops. Every weekday two or three engines move gypsum unit trains between a mining operation and the port of Hantsport. Thus, these DAR-assigned locomotives have a claim to fame for hauling unit trains longer than any other group of engines in service. CP Rail News <ref>''Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. March 1977''</ref> |
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 14:33, 17 January 2012
EMD SW1200RS
This category is not so much to contain a history or detailed description, unless it is exclusive to the D.A.R., but to allow locomotives to be further sorted by categories for easier comparison and study.
Praise for the DAR SW1200RS Fleet
The Dominion Atlantic Railway's seven DRS-12b GMD-built locomotives have established a reputation as one of the best maintained groups of 8100's on the CP Rail system. One reason for this is that the DAR is isolated from the rest of Canadian Pacific except via a link with CN at Truro. "We have had these engines since they were built in 1959 and like the family car, the men know and take pride in them," explains DAR's manager E.W. Purssell. Pride on the railway comes naturally since many of the employees are second and third generation railroaders. Regular datal and general inspections are carried out in the company's Kentville shops. When five-year major overhauls are due, the locomotives are sent to the parent company's Angus Shops. Every weekday two or three engines move gypsum unit trains between a mining operation and the port of Hantsport. Thus, these DAR-assigned locomotives have a claim to fame for hauling unit trains longer than any other group of engines in service. CP Rail News [1]
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Scotian Railroad Society newsletter. March 1977
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Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
