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DAR0007
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 7, "Basil" or "Cornwallis"
Built by Portland Locomotive Works in 1875.
- Builder No. 340
- 12" x 24" cylinders
- 60" drivers.
Charles McBride and J.B. King indicate that this locomotive was built for the Windsor and Atlantic as No. 7 Basil and became DAR No. 7 "Basil" in 1893.(1) (2) Name Origin: The name came from the blacksmith character in Longfellow's poem Evangeline and was later carried by DAR Locomotive No. 36.
However Jim O'Donnell and two collections at the Canada Science and Technology Museum identify it as Western Counties Railway Locomotive No. 2 "Charles B. Doane" which became DAR No. 7 in 1894 with the name "Cornwallis".(3)(4)
Name Origins: "Charles B. Doane" was a WCR manager. "Cornwallis" was Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax.
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References and Footnotes
(1) Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
(2) J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
(3) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
(4) Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa
- McQuinn Collection, N-3971
- Stephens Collection, N-8340
