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DAR1079
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Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1079.
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler
Built Schenectady Locomotive Works, Schenectady, New York in October 1912.
- Builder No. 52116
- 21" x 28" cylinders
- 63" drivers.
- Engine and tender wheelbase length: 55' 1"
- Engine to tender length over couplers: 65 3"
- CPR Class: D10k
It was transferred to the DAR in November 1949 to replace locomotive No. 1089 which had been wrecked. It was returned to the CPR in August 1956 and replaced by diesel locomotive No. 6560 (1)
Gallery
Other Known Photographs:
- At Truro, August 1956, photographed by P. Cox, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR03542a
Gallery
No. 1079 at Yarmouth Station, Yarmouth after moving from engine service facilties on July 3, 1954.
No. 1079 at Yarmouth Station, Yarmouth after moving from engine service facilties on July 3, 1954.
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 349, 417.
