DAR1092

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1092.

DAR Engine No. 1089 built by the Canadian Locomotive Co. (CLC) on contract C-501 as builder number 1128, delivered to C.P.R. on September 29 1913 as a class D10h. This loco was to the D.A.R. in 1940 and returned to the C.P.R. in 1952. It was scrapped in September of 1960. Closest known relatives still alive are 1095 donated to the City of Kingston and renamed "The Spirit of Sir John A" and 1098 being operated out of Rail Tours Incorporated. Cylinders: 21 x 28 Drivers: 63" Boiler Pressure: 200 PSI Weight: 351200 lbs Tractive Effort: 33000 lbs Overall length (with Tender): 55-1' (3)

It is listed as a D.A.R. unit in both 1941 (1) and 1947 (2).

Photo of locomotive on page 48 & 49, Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998, Vol XXI, Number 3, photo collection of Kenneth S. MacDonald.

Gallery

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  No. 1092. Date and location unknown.

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  Circa 1950.

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  Circa 1950 in Truro.

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  Engine No. 1092 in Truro on November 3, 1950.

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  No. 1092 in Kentville, N.S. roundhouse on August 27, 1956.

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  No. 1092 extra backing up towards water tower and Kentville to Halifax freight at Windsor on August 28, 1956.

References and Footnotes

• (1) 1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941, page 15.
• (2) Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives), page 3.
• (3) Donald R. McQueen and William D. Thompson, Constructed in Kingston

External Links

No. 1092 - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum collection, Image MAT000557.
No. 1092 at Truro - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum collection, image STR08413a.
No. 1092 at Windsor, May 1, 1942 - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, image STR08414a.