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It kept the W&A name and number to became DAR No. 7 "Basil" in 1893. | It kept the W&A name and number to became DAR No. 7 "Basil" in 1893. | ||
| − | The name came from the blacksmith character in Longfellow's poem ''Evangeline'' and was later carried by [[DAR0036|DAR Locomotive No. 36]]. | + | Name Origin: The name came from the blacksmith character in Longfellow's poem ''Evangeline'' and was later carried by [[DAR0036|DAR Locomotive No. 36]]. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| − | J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents | + | [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" |
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| + | [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List | ||
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| + | J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20 | ||
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| + | Known Photographs: | ||
| + | * McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3971 | ||
| + | * Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-8340 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:45, 20 November 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 7, "Basil"
Built by Portland Locomotive Works in 1875.
- Builder No. 63-64
- 12" x 24" cylinders
- 60" drivers.
In 1875, it was traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 7 "Basil", part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges.
It kept the W&A name and number to became DAR No. 7 "Basil" in 1893.
Name Origin: The name came from the blacksmith character in Longfellow's poem Evangeline and was later carried by DAR Locomotive No. 36.
Gallery
References and Footnotes
Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3971
- Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-8340
