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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2209.== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2209.== | ||
| − | Built by the [[:Category:CPR Angus Shops|Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops]] in November of 1907. | + | No. 2209 was the last steam locomotive to run on the Dominion Atlantic. Built by the [[:Category:CPR Angus Shops|Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops]] in November of 1907, it was sold to the DAR in the last days of steam, arriving on the DAR in November 1957.<ref>[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell|Jim O'Donnell]], [[Locomotive Roster JLOD|''Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster'']]</ref> No. 2206 was the only G1a on the linen.<ref>[[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two) on page 21</ref> No. 2209 retained after full dielization as a spare, mainly to steam power the conventional coaches on extra passenger runs. It was scrapped in February 1961.<ref>[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell|Jim O'Donnell]], [[Locomotive Roster JLOD|''Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster'']]</ref> |
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 10:53, 5 November 2016
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2209.
No. 2209 was the last steam locomotive to run on the Dominion Atlantic. Built by the Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in November of 1907, it was sold to the DAR in the last days of steam, arriving on the DAR in November 1957.[1] No. 2206 was the only G1a on the linen.[2] No. 2209 retained after full dielization as a spare, mainly to steam power the conventional coaches on extra passenger runs. It was scrapped in February 1961.[3]
Operational Appearances
Gallery
Locomotives No. 2501 and No. 2209 inside the Kentville Machine Shop circa 1958.
DAR locomotive 2501 with the tender of No. 2209 in the Kentville Machine Shop, c. 1958.
Engine 2209 in the Kentville Machine Shop 8 August 1959
