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Revision as of 21:53, 18 August 2009
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 545 "Howe"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0
Built by Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works) in November 1903.
- Builder No. 2832
- 20" x 26" cylinders
- 63" drivers
- 53' wheelbase length, engine and tender
- 63' 3" overall pilot to tender coupler
- CPR Class:
Built as CPR No. 545, it arrived on the DAR by 1937 and was given the name "Howe". It was scrapped in April 1937.(1)
Name Origin: Joseph Howe, visionary Nova Scotian political leader who won responsible government.(2)
Known Photographs of this locomotive
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" (2) Highlights of Nova Scotia History Dominion Atlantic Railway (1934) Third Edition. (A booklet about the name, number and historical names of DAR locomotives.)
