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| − | Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange" | + | Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange". |
| − | Sold to Fredericton Branch Railway, named "L.A. Wilmot" | + | Sold to Fredericton Branch Railway, named "L.A. Wilmot". |
| − | Sold to the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Cornwallis Valley Railway]] as No. 1 in 1888 | + | Sold to the [[:Category:Subdivision Kingsport|Cornwallis Valley Railway]] as No. 1 in 1888. |
| − | Became [[:Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] No. 13 in 1890 | + | Became [[:Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway|Windsor & Annapolis Railway]] No. 13 in 1890. |
| − | Became DAR No. 1 in 1894 | + | Became DAR No. 1 in 1894. |
Name Origin: Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', one of several Shakespearian names chosen by the Windsor and Annapolis and inherited by the Dominion Atlantic. | Name Origin: Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', one of several Shakespearian names chosen by the Windsor and Annapolis and inherited by the Dominion Atlantic. | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| − | [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell | + | [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell|Jim O'Donnell]], [[Locomotive Roster JLOD|''Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster'']] |
[[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List | [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List | ||
Revision as of 08:41, 10 October 2023
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1 "Queen Mab"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Rogers in 1860
- Builder No.: 1691
- Cylinders: 12" x 24"
- Drivers: 56"
Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange".
Sold to Fredericton Branch Railway, named "L.A. Wilmot".
Sold to the Cornwallis Valley Railway as No. 1 in 1888.
Became Windsor & Annapolis Railway No. 13 in 1890.
Became DAR No. 1 in 1894.
Name Origin: Queen Mab is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, one of several Shakespearian names chosen by the Windsor and Annapolis and inherited by the Dominion Atlantic.
Gallery
"Queen Mab" at Windsor with a gypsum train (1).
bit sharper of image 1
another copy of image 1
Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3966
- Nick & Hemlma Mika An Illustrated History of Canadian Railways, p. 137
References and Footnotes
Jim O'Donnell, Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster
Charles McBride "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List
J. B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Thorny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
