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| − | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 24 | + | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 24 "La Tour"== |
| − | + | Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] | |
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| + | Built by [[:Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in May 1898. | ||
| + | *Builder No. 15924 | ||
| + | *18" x 24" cylinders | ||
| + | *66" drivers. | ||
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| + | "La Tour" was the first locomotive ordered and delivered new for the DAR. | ||
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| + | It was scrapped in Kentville in November, 1939.(1) | ||
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| + | Name Origin: Charles Latour Governor of Acadia, 1638. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:DAR0024a.jpg|La Tour, Locomotive [[DAR0024|No. 24]]. | Image:DAR0024a.jpg|La Tour, Locomotive [[DAR0024|No. 24]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| + | Other Known Photographs: | ||
| + | * McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-3992, in scrapline at Kentville | ||
| + | * Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-15259 | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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| + | (1) [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" | ||
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| + | (2) M. Allen Gibson, ''Train Time'', Windsor: Lancelot Press (1973) page 39 | ||
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| + | [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', page 348, 352 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 19:00, 10 December 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 24 "La Tour"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in May 1898.
- Builder No. 15924
- 18" x 24" cylinders
- 66" drivers.
"La Tour" was the first locomotive ordered and delivered new for the DAR.
It was scrapped in Kentville in November, 1939.(1)
Name Origin: Charles Latour Governor of Acadia, 1638.
Gallery
La Tour, Locomotive No. 24.
Other Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-3992, in scrapline at Kentville
- Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-15259
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
(2) M. Allen Gibson, Train Time, Windsor: Lancelot Press (1973) page 39
Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 348, 352
