Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2209.

No. 2209 was the last steam locomotive to run on the Dominion Atlantic. Built by the Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in November of 1907, it was sold to the DAR in the last days of steam, arriving on the DAR in November 1957.^[1] No. 2209 was the only G1a on the line.^[2] No. 2209 retained after full dieselization as a spare, mainly to steam-power the conventional coaches on extra passenger runs. On March 12, 1960, it made the last recorded steam runs on the DAR^[3] when it double-headed a "hockey extra" passenger train from Halifax to Kentville with SW1200 diesel No. 8131, hauling 600 hockey fans from Queen Elizabeth High School. The crew for this last steam run to Kentville was Clyde Earle and H. Balsor in the engine, with conductor Donald Hale.^[4] while Fireman Gerry Parks and Engineer Harry Balsor ran the train back to Halifax. It was sent to Montreal and scrapped in February 1961.^[5]

Operational Appearances

Gallery

Locomotives No. 2501 and No. 2209 inside the Kentville Machine Shop circa 1958.
DAR locomotive 2501 with the tender of No. 2209 in the Kentville Machine Shop, c. 1958.
No. 2209 taking on coal at Yarmouth in 1958.
No. 2209 removing coal car from the coaling facility after coaling up. Note First Class car No. 1065.
Locomotive No. 2209 with a passenger train, Halifax, December 17, 1958.
A DAR 4-6-2 pacific leads a freight at an unknown location in 1958. No. 2209?
Locomotives No. 2209 with passenger train and No. 8138 with mixed train at Halifax May 1959.
Engine 2209 in the Kentville Machine Shop 8 August 1959.
Fireman Gerry Parks in locomotive No. 2209 on DAR's last steam passenger train, a Hockey extra to Halifax, March 12, 1960.
Cab of locomotive No. 2209 with Fireman Gerry Parks and Engineer Harry Balsor on DAR's last steam passenger run, a hockey extra, March 12, 1960.