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DAR2665
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2665.
A 4-6-2 Pacific, class G2u, built by the Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in June of 1914. Never officially listed as a D.A.R. unit in the C.P.R. M.P. 14 rosters. Reportedly transferred to the DAR in May of 1950 to replace wrecked No. 2515. Scrapped in October of 1958. (1)
Gallery
No. 2665 at Truro in front of the Truro CNR station on Oct 16, 1954.
No. 2665 backing onto the Digby Wharf Spur on August 10, 1956.
No. 2665 in the Kentville Railyard in August 1951 after bringing in Train No. 95 from Halifax. Also visible is business card Nova Scotia parked against the repair shop and to the left the car shop.
Train No. 95 behind engine No. 2665 at Kentville Station leaving for Yarmouth in August 1951.
No. 2665 departing Kentville in August 1951 leading Train No. 95. Visible is sanding tower in the background and Kentville Machine Shop roof.
References and Footnotes
(1) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
External Links
Locomotive 2665 at Digby Station, June 1953 - Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR04021b.
Locomotive 2665 at Truro, February, 1951 - Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR03638a.
Magazine clipping - final run of No. 2665 - Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR03639a.
