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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 25, Strathcona, Pontgravé.==
 
==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 25, Strathcona, Pontgravé.==
  
Built by Baldwin in March 1901, builder number 18815, this engine was numbered No. 25 and was originally named "Strathcona" receiving the name "Pontgravé" for a short time only. This locomotive was scrapped in 1940. (1)
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Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]]
  
The mistake in identifying this loco as [[DAR0005|No. 5]] on Page 60 of "[[Canadian Railways In Pictures]]" by [[Robert F. Legget]] is most likely that only the 5 can be seen on the sanding tower.
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Built by [[:Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in March 1901.
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*Builder No. 18988
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*18" x 24" cylinders
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*66" drivers.
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Built new for the DAR, No. 25 was named "Strathcona" for most of its career, but renamed "Pontgrave" in the 1930s.
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It was scrapped in Kentville in March 1940.(1)
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Name Origins:
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*"Strathcona": Lord Strathcona, Donald Smith, one of the founders of the CPR.
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* "Pontgrave": Francoise Sieur du Pont-Grave, member of 1604 Port Royal expedition, completed the Port Royal habitation.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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Image:dar0005a.jpg|[[DAR0025|No. 25]] in [[Digby]], late 1930s.
 
Image:dar0005a.jpg|[[DAR0025|No. 25]] in [[Digby]], late 1930s.
 
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Other Known Photographs:
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* [[Robert F. Legget]] ''[[Canadian Railways In Pictures]]'', page 60, in Digby, late 1930s, but mistakenly in identified as [[DAR0005|No. 5]], most likely because the 25 on the sanding tower is only partially visible and appears as 5.
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* McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-3993 (in Digby)
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* Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-8348 (in scrapline, Kentville) and N-19238 (with boxcar, lettered Pontgrave)
  
 
==References and Footnotes==
 
==References and Footnotes==
(1) [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two), page 2
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(1) M. Allen Gibson, ''Train Time'', Windsor: Lancelot Press (1973) page 39
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[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
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[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', page 348, 352
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 21:56, 11 December 2008

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 25, Strathcona, Pontgravé.

Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0

Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in March 1901.

  • Builder No. 18988
  • 18" x 24" cylinders
  • 66" drivers.

Built new for the DAR, No. 25 was named "Strathcona" for most of its career, but renamed "Pontgrave" in the 1930s.

It was scrapped in Kentville in March 1940.(1)

Name Origins:

  • "Strathcona": Lord Strathcona, Donald Smith, one of the founders of the CPR.
  • "Pontgrave": Francoise Sieur du Pont-Grave, member of 1604 Port Royal expedition, completed the Port Royal habitation.

Gallery

Other Known Photographs:

  • Robert F. Legget Canadian Railways In Pictures, page 60, in Digby, late 1930s, but mistakenly in identified as No. 5, most likely because the 25 on the sanding tower is only partially visible and appears as 5.
  • McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-3993 (in Digby)
  • Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-8348 (in scrapline, Kentville) and N-19238 (with boxcar, lettered Pontgrave)

References and Footnotes

(1) M. Allen Gibson, Train Time, Windsor: Lancelot Press (1973) page 39

Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"

Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 348, 352

External Links