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| − | No. 28 was the only 2-6-0 to serve on the Dominion Atlantic. The locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1904 for the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Midland Railway]] which ran from [[Windsor]] to [[Truro]] as Midland Railway No. 4 "Pioneer". The DAR acquired the locomotive along with [[DAR0031|Midland No. 1]], [[DAR0030|Midland No. 2]], and [[DAR0029 | + | No. 28 was the only 2-6-0 to serve on the Dominion Atlantic. The locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1904 for the [[:Category:Subdivision Truro|Midland Railway]] which ran from [[Windsor]] to [[Truro]] as Midland Railway No. 4 "Pioneer". The DAR acquired the locomotive along with [[DAR0031|Midland No. 1]], [[DAR0030|Midland No. 2]], and [[DAR0029|Midland No. 3 (DAR No. 29 - 1st)]], and when the Midland Line was purchased in 1905. This locomotive became DAR No. 28. It was sold to the [[:Category:Sissiboo Pulp & Paper Co.|Sissiboo Pulp & Paper Co.]] in [[Weymouth]] in 1921.(1) |
Name Origins: Tribute to pioneers of the Midland district. | Name Origins: Tribute to pioneers of the Midland district. | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 16 April 2009
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 28, "Pioneer".
Wheel Arrangement: 2-6-0
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in April 1904.
- Builder No. 24168
- 17.5" x 24" cylinders
- 56" drivers.
No. 28 was the only 2-6-0 to serve on the Dominion Atlantic. The locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1904 for the Midland Railway which ran from Windsor to Truro as Midland Railway No. 4 "Pioneer". The DAR acquired the locomotive along with Midland No. 1, Midland No. 2, and Midland No. 3 (DAR No. 29 - 1st), and when the Midland Line was purchased in 1905. This locomotive became DAR No. 28. It was sold to the Sissiboo Pulp & Paper Co. in Weymouth in 1921.(1)
Name Origins: Tribute to pioneers of the Midland district.
Gallery
Locomotive No. 28, the Dominion Atlantic's only 2-6-0 Mogul.
No. 28 "Pioneer".
Other Known Photographs:
- Merrilees Collection, Library and Archives Canada, Glass Negatives, B-005937 (a higher quality verison of the above image.)
- Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-18240 (in Yarmouth, smokebox door open)
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
- Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, p. 348.
- Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
