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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2552, Haliburton== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2552, Haliburton== | ||
| − | Built by the CPR Angus shops in March of 1909, 2552 was the first 4-6-2 Pacific to serve on the | + | Built by the CPR Angus shops in March of 1909, 2552 was the first 4-6-2 Pacific to serve on the D.A.R. showing up as a D.A.R unit as early as 1938 and listed all the way through to 1955. It had earlier served on another CPR subsidiary, the Montreal and Atlantic and was listed as such in 1927. (1) (2) It was scrapped in July 1956.(1) |
| − | From the photos it is evident that this locomotive was repainted to D.A.R. colours between 1949 and 1950. | + | From the photos it is evident that this locomotive was repainted from C.P.R. to D.A.R. colours between 1949 and 1950. |
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
*(1) [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', p. 311, 348, 352. | *(1) [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', p. 311, 348, 352. | ||
| − | *(2) [[ | + | *(2) [[MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] 1927, p. 33; 1938, p. 19; 1941, p. 15; 1944, p. 15, 1947, p. 15; 1950, 1952, p. 14; 1952, p. 14; 1955, p. 15 |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 3 June 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 2552, Haliburton
Built by the CPR Angus shops in March of 1909, 2552 was the first 4-6-2 Pacific to serve on the D.A.R. showing up as a D.A.R unit as early as 1938 and listed all the way through to 1955. It had earlier served on another CPR subsidiary, the Montreal and Atlantic and was listed as such in 1927. (1) (2) It was scrapped in July 1956.(1)
From the photos it is evident that this locomotive was repainted from C.P.R. to D.A.R. colours between 1949 and 1950.
Gallery
Yarmouth mail Train No. 95 at Windsor Station in Windsor led by No. 2552 in August 1949.
Yarmouth mail Train No. 95 at Windsor Station in Windsor led by No. 2552 in August 1949.
At Kentville 1949.
At Truro 1950.
References and Footnotes
- (1) Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, p. 311, 348, 352.
- (2) C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters 1927, p. 33; 1938, p. 19; 1941, p. 15; 1944, p. 15, 1947, p. 15; 1950, 1952, p. 14; 1952, p. 14; 1955, p. 15
