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DAR Steam Locomotive #11, Acadia
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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 11 "Acadia"==
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Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]]
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Built by [[:Category:Portland Works|Portland Works]] in February 1890.
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*Builder No. 603
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*18" x 24" cylinders
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*62" drivers.
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This was orginally [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] locomotive No. 12 "Acadia". It became DAR Locomotive No. 11 in 1894 and retained it's W&AR name.
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It was scrapped in July 1923.<ref>[[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', page 348</ref>
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Name Origin: "Acadia", Nova Scotia's ancient name during French rule.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery perrow=5>
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Image:DAR0011c.jpg|[[DAR0011|"Acadia"]] at Centreville.
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Image:DAR0011a.jpg|[[DAR0011|No. 11]] at the [[Digby Station]] at [[Digby]] circa 1912.
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File:CSTM-STR20523a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR0011|No. 11]] at the [[Digby Station]] at [[Digby]] circa 1912.
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Image:DAR0011b.JPG|A mystery image of [[DAR0011|No. 11]]. Numberplate says No. 11, but the smokebox appears different from Digby image.
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File:DAR11.jpg|[[DAR0011|"Acadia"]] at Kentville, date unknown.
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</Gallery>
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Additional Known Photographs:
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* [https://ingeniumcanada.org/archives/details/STR-03985 Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR3985]
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* McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3975
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* [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=440&lang=en Stephens Collection,  Canada Science and Technology Museum, N-8343]
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==References and Footnotes==
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<references/>
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*[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
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*[[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Steam]]
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[[Category:4-4-0]]
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[[Category:Portland Works]]
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[[Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway]]

Latest revision as of 19:21, 2 October 2020

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 11 "Acadia"

Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0

Built by Portland Works in February 1890.

  • Builder No. 603
  • 18" x 24" cylinders
  • 62" drivers.

This was orginally Windsor and Annapolis Railway locomotive No. 12 "Acadia". It became DAR Locomotive No. 11 in 1894 and retained it's W&AR name.

It was scrapped in July 1923.[1]

Name Origin: "Acadia", Nova Scotia's ancient name during French rule.

Gallery

Additional Known Photographs:

References and Footnotes

External Links