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DAR2511
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2511, Subercase.
No, 2511 was built by the Canadian Pacific's Angus Shops in May of 1907.(1) It was the second Pacific, following No 2552, to serve on the DAR. No. 2511 arrived on the DAR on January 18, 1938.(2) It is listed as a D.A.R. unit in the Motive Power Rosters in both 1941 (1) and 1947.(3) No. 2511 was returned to Canadian Pacific in May 1953.(4)
Gallery
No. 2511 at the Kentville Roundhouse with the Kentville Water Tower, circa 1943.
No. 2511 at the Kentville Roundhouse in 1945.
No. 2511 at the Kentville Station, circa 1940s.
No. 2511 location unknown - Windsor? or Truro?
No. 2511 at Halifax in August 1949 after arriving with Train No. 96.
No. 2511 at Halifax in August 1949 after arriving with Train No. 96.
References and Footnotes
- (1) Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives), page 3.
- (2) George Bishop, "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, January 19, 1938
- (3) 1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941, page 15.
- (4) Jim O'Donnell, "Locomotive Roster"
External Links
Locomotive 2511 from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image MAT000554.
Locomotive 2511 at Truro, December 14, 1945 - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR08415a.
Locomotive 2511 at Kentville - from the Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR08416a.
