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File:CSTM-STR18244a 001 aa cs.jpg | Slightly sharper image of Haliburton at Moncton August 1935. | File:CSTM-STR18244a 001 aa cs.jpg | Slightly sharper image of Haliburton at Moncton August 1935. | ||
File:CSTM-MAT006545.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0037|No. 37 "Haliburton"]] at [[:Category:CPR Angus Shops|Angus Shops]] in Montreal, August 29, 1937. | File:CSTM-MAT006545.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0037|No. 37 "Haliburton"]] at [[:Category:CPR Angus Shops|Angus Shops]] in Montreal, August 29, 1937. | ||
| − | File:Engine37_De-Railment_002.jpg | Engine 37 | + | File:Engine37_De-Railment_002.jpg | Engine 37 viewed from track in wreck at [[Lawrencetown]] April 14, 1925. |
| − | File:Engine37_De-Railment_001.jpg | Engine 37 | + | File:Engine37_De-Railment_001.jpg | Engine 37 viewed from bank in wreck at [[Lawrencetown]] April 14, 1925. |
Image:DAR0037b.jpg|[[DAR0037|“Haliburton”]] number plate on display at CRHA Delson, Quebec. | Image:DAR0037b.jpg|[[DAR0037|“Haliburton”]] number plate on display at CRHA Delson, Quebec. | ||
Image:DAR0037c.jpg|[[DAR0037|“Haliburton”]] number plate on display at CRHA Delson, Quebec. | Image:DAR0037c.jpg|[[DAR0037|“Haliburton”]] number plate on display at CRHA Delson, Quebec. | ||
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Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 37 "Haliburton"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0
Built Schenectady Locomotive Works, Schenectady, New York in November 1902.
- Builder No. 26757
- 20" x 26" cylinders
- 63" drivers.
- 54' 6 1/2" wheelbase length
- CPR Class: D6a
This locomotive was the first of many D6a class locomotives assigned to the DAR. It was built as Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive No. 936, renumbered as CPR No. 510 in 1908.(1) It was transferred to the DAR in September 1917 and became DAR No. 37, retaining this number until it was scrapped in 1939. According to Omer Lavallée No. 37 was at first named named "Avon" although the locomotive does not appear to have been photographed with this name.(2)
Name Origin: Thomas Chandler Haliburton, noted Nova Scotian writer of the 19th century and Windsor resident, author of Sam Slick novels and provincial history. Later used by DAR No. 2552.
Gallery
“Haliburton” at Moncton in August 1935.
Slightly sharper image of Haliburton at Moncton August 1935.
Locomotive No. 37 "Haliburton" at Angus Shops in Montreal, August 29, 1937.
Engine 37 viewed from track in wreck at Lawrencetown April 14, 1925.
Engine 37 viewed from bank in wreck at Lawrencetown April 14, 1925.
- DAR0037b.jpg
“Haliburton” number plate on display at CRHA Delson, Quebec.
- DAR0037c.jpg
“Haliburton” number plate on display at CRHA Delson, Quebec.
Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-4012, N-4013 (Aug. 28, 1936 in scrap line).
- Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-18244, N-8353.
- No. 37 at Angus Shops for scrapping - Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image MAT006545.
References and Footnotes
(1) & (2) Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 258 & 348.
Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
