DAR1090

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1090, DeRazilly

DAR Engine No. 1090, built by the Canadian Locomotive Co. (CLC) on contract C-501 as builder number 1126 and delivered to C.P.R. on September 20, 1913 as a class D10h. This locomotive arrived on the D.A.R. in May 1937(1). It was listed as a D.A.R. unit in both 1941(2) and 1947(3). The locomotive was scrapped in June 1954.(1)

Its closest known relatives still alive are 1095 donated to the City of Kingston and renamed "The Spirit of Sir John A" and 1098 being operated out of Rail Tours Incorporated. Cylinders: 21 x 28 Drivers: 63" Boiler Pressure: 200 PSI Weight: 351200 lbs Tractive Effort: 33000 lbs Overall length (with Tender): 55-1' (4)

Operational Appearances

• 1940-01-05-0834 - Train No. 96

Gallery

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  No. 1090 at Halifax in 1938.

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  No. 1090 on the turntable with the water tower in the background at Kentville on May 2, 1939.

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  DAR1090 at the ashpit? No date or location known.

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  Locomotive No. 1090 on the Kentville Turntable with the Kentville Water Tower in background, circa 1942.

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  No. 1090 Unknown location on 14th November 1956

References and Footnotes

• (1) Jim O'Donnell, Dominion Atlantic Locomotive Roster
• (2) 1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941, page 15.
• (3) Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Railway Diagrams and Data (Steam Locomotives), page 3.
• (4) Donald R. McQueen and William D. Thompson, Constructed in Kingston

External Links

Number 1090 on the turntable at Kentville, May 2, 1939. http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=776&lang=en
Number 1090 on November 14, 1956. http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=777&lang=en