DAR0545

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 545

This locomotive is a class D6d built in November of 1903 by Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works) and these type are often referred to as a "Saxon".

Never listed as a D.A.R. unit in any MP 14, it was never the less loaned to the D.A.R according to photos of the unit on DAR trackage. The last time the unit was listed was in the MP14 1944 (1).

Jim O'Donnell however in his roster indicates: Diereville re Membertou D6d 4-6-0 Blt. Saxon 1-04; c/n 2839.

 To  DAR  5-37;  scrapped  12-39.

External Links

• (1) January 1, 1944 CPR Motive Power Roster M.P. 14 at CPHA, p. 10.