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Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 500.
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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 500, Membertou.==
  
According to Gary Ness on page 7 of "Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume 1)", this is a class D6a built in 1902 by Schenectady Locomotive Works, Schenectady, New York. Sold to the D.A.R. from the C.P.R. in 1917.
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According to [[Gary W. Ness|Gary Ness]] on page 7 of "[[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume 1)" and page 9 in Volume 2, this is a [[:Category:4-6-0|4-6-0]] [[:category:D6a|D6a]] built in 1902 by [[:Category:Schenectady Locomotive Works|Schenectady Locomotive Works]], Schenectady, New York. It was the first of 60 [[:category:D6a|D6a]] class [[:category:Steam|locomotives]] for the C.P.R. Most likely transferred to the D.A.R. from the C.P.R. in 1917 it was not officially sold to the D.A.R. until 1937. It was scrapped in 1940.
  
Gary Ness in Volume 2 reports that sisters Nos. 502 and 503 were not actually sold to the D.A.R. until June of 1928 and were subsequently renumbered to 44 and 45 also receiving the "Land of Evangeline" crests on their tenders at that time. They remained numbered as 44 & 45 until 1940 when they returned to their original Nos. 502 and 503.  
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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File:Kalkman63.jpg|A DAR extra with a ski excursion at [[Ellershouse]] with [[DAR0500|locomotive No. 500]], Feb. 23, 1936.
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Image:DAR 500 Halifax June 1936 - WR Moody Collection.jpg|[[DAR0500|No. 500]] in Halifax in June 1936.
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Image:DAR0500a.jpg|At Kentville in DAR livery. Date unknown.
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File:Kalkman003.jpg|[[DAR000907|Snow plow No. 907]] being rebuilt, with [[DAR0500|DAR No. 500]] on the [[Kentville Scrap Line]], Sept. 9, 1937.
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That being the case it is likely that No. 500 was in the same group and received the same attention probably receiving the No. 42 between 1928 and 1940.
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Other known pictures:<br>
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[http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=87374&lang=en Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR04028a.]<br>
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[http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=6069&lang=en Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08368a.]
  
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==References and Footnotes==
Image:dar0500a.jpg|Location and date unknown. Probably after 1940 because of being numbered 500 with the "Land of Evangeline" tender crest. </gallery>
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==External Links==
[[Category:Locomotives]]
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[[Category:Steam]]
[[Category:Steam|Locomotives]]
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[[Category:4-6-0]]
[[Category:4-6-0|Steam]]
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[[Category:D6a]]
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[[Category:Schenectady Locomotive Works]]

Latest revision as of 19:29, 5 November 2023

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 500, Membertou.

According to Gary Ness on page 7 of "Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume 1)" and page 9 in Volume 2, this is a 4-6-0 D6a built in 1902 by Schenectady Locomotive Works, Schenectady, New York. It was the first of 60 D6a class locomotives for the C.P.R. Most likely transferred to the D.A.R. from the C.P.R. in 1917 it was not officially sold to the D.A.R. until 1937. It was scrapped in 1940.

Gallery

Other known pictures:
Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR04028a.
Canada Science and Technology Museum image STR08368a.

References and Footnotes

External Links