DAR2551

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2551.

Built by the Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in February of 1909. Listed as a M & A unit 1927 (G2s(x)), in 1938 as a C.P.R. unit and then from 1941 to 1955 as a D.A.R unit (G2s). (1)

Photo of unit found in: Pg 35 Canadian Pacific Stand Fast, Craigellachie! copyright 2003 Greg McDonnell and in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two) by Gary W. Ness on Page 14.

Gallery

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  Train No. 98 and loco No. 2551 loading at the Boston boat dock in August, 1949.

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  No. 2551 beside Yarmouth Enginehouse at Yarmouth on July 3, 1954.

References and Footnotes

• (1) C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters 1927, p. 33; 1938, p. 19; 1941, p. 15; 1944, p. 15, 1947, p. 15; 1950, 1952, p. 14; 1952, p. 14; 1955, p. 15
• (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.