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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 6227.== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 6227.== | ||
| − | Built by the CPR Angus shops in September of 1911. It was acquired by the DAR in 1939, replacing the older 0-6-0 [[DAR6189|No. 6189]]. Listed as a D.A.R. unit in both 1941 (1) and 1947 (2), it served until the end of steam when it was scrapped in February 1957. | + | Built by the CPR Angus shops in September of 1911. It was acquired by the DAR in 1939, replacing the older 0-6-0 [[DAR6189|No. 6189]]. Listed as a D.A.R. unit in both 1941 (1) and 1947 (2), it served until the end of steam when it was scrapped in February 1957. Never given an official name by the DAR, it was nicknamed "the Old Goat" by train crews.(3) |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:DAR6227b.jpg|[[Kentville Roundhouse|Roundhouse turntable]] view of CPR [[DAR6227|No. 6227]] at [[Kentville]] on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant and smoke stack]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]]. | Image:DAR6227b.jpg|[[Kentville Roundhouse|Roundhouse turntable]] view of CPR [[DAR6227|No. 6227]] at [[Kentville]] on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant and smoke stack]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] and [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]]. | ||
Image:DAR2526b.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] arriving at [[Kentville]] with [[Train No. 12]] from [[Kingsport]] on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, yard switcher [[DAR6227|No. 6227]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse turntable]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]], [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]], [[DAR414324|track crane]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant smoke stack]]. | Image:DAR2526b.jpg|[[DAR2526|No. 2526]] arriving at [[Kentville]] with [[Train No. 12]] from [[Kingsport]] on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, yard switcher [[DAR6227|No. 6227]], [[Kentville Roundhouse|roundhouse turntable]], [[Kentville Water Tower|water stand pipe]], [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]], [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]], [[DAR414324|track crane]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|boiler plant smoke stack]]. | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
*(2) [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives)]], page 3.'' | *(2) [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives)]], page 3.'' | ||
| + | *(3) [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume 1), [[Gary W. Ness|Gary Ness]], page 12 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 29 May 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 6227.
Built by the CPR Angus shops in September of 1911. It was acquired by the DAR in 1939, replacing the older 0-6-0 No. 6189. Listed as a D.A.R. unit in both 1941 (1) and 1947 (2), it served until the end of steam when it was scrapped in February 1957. Never given an official name by the DAR, it was nicknamed "the Old Goat" by train crews.(3)
Gallery
Roundhouse turntable view of CPR No. 6227 at Kentville on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, boiler plant and smoke stack, water stand pipe, coaling tower and sanding tower.
No. 2526 arriving at Kentville with Train No. 12 from Kingsport on August 27, 1956. Visable as well, yard switcher No. 6227, roundhouse turntable, water stand pipe, coaling tower, sanding tower, track crane and boiler plant smoke stack.
No. 6227 in front of the turntable with the water standpipe behind on August 27, 1956.
References and Footnotes
- (2) Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives), page 3.
- (3) Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume 1), Gary Ness, page 12
