Dominion Atlantic

Pacific 2552, Ten-wheelers 999, 544 and 32. 4-4-0 25 in a great photo line-up.
Canadian Pacific Railway/Steve Morris Collection

4-6-2 2552 G2 CPR 3/1909 4-6-0 999 D10 MLW 50973 5/1912 D6d 544 Saxon (Germany) 2831 11/1903
Non-CPR standard 4-6-0 32 Baldwin 31847 10/1907and 4-4-0 25 Baldwin 18815 3/1901

G2 2501 and G1 2209 CNR Halifax shop. L.B.Chapman Collection

D4g 470 acq. 1940 Only D4g on DAR. MLW 50462 1/1912
Kentville, Nova Scotia 2/1948 George Parks/Bruce Chapman Collection
Note: After 1937 locomotives carried Dominion Atlantic lettering. It is unknown why 470 still has Canadian Pacific lettering however, it is known that a number of engines only leased or loaned to DAR were incorrectly lettered DAR.

D6d 555 acq. 5/37 Saxon Locomotive Building Co. Chemnitz, Germany # 2842 2/1904
Kentville, Nova Scotia 3/30/46 George Parks/Bruce Chapman Collection

DAR 999 D10h MLW 50973 5/1912 Truro 3/46 L.A.Stuckey/Bruce Chapman Collection
This was a Dominion Atlantic Railway engine between 5/37 and 7/53.
Before it left the DAR it got another tender, one with the familiar rear rounded corners. (see below)
It later became a Lambton engine.

Kentville undated Stan F. Styles/Bruce Chapman Collection.

D10h acq. 1956 MLW 52063 12/1912 Truro 9/29/56 George Parks/Bruce Chapman Collection

2516 with special train for the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, Governor General.
Digby June 28,1956 J. Marjoriebanks/Bruce Chapman collection

The following three photographs were taken one morning in July or August, 1958, at Rockingham, NS, the location of CN's general freight yard on the shores of Bedford Basin, at the north end of the city of Halifax. My notes from the time say that the train was DAR M26. It is shown arriving and heading for the CN interchange, and then (the final image) sitting at the platform of Rockingham station with only the baggage / express car and caboose left, as it readies to depart for Halifax Station, at Ocean Terminals. Although indicated as a mixed train the rare passenger would have ridden in the caboose. Ian Mac Donald

G2s 2552 acq. 5/37 to CPR 7/47 CPR 3/1909 Still with open cab.
Truro 6/22/44 George Parks/Bruce Chapman Collection
Note: This engine had once been Montreal & Atlantic 2552 until 1932.

G2u 2665 CPR 6/1914 Leased/loaned to DAR.
Truro 10/16/54 George Parks/Bruce Chapman Collection

U3d 6227 acq. 1939 replacing 6189. Kentville 3/30/1946 George Parks/Bruce Chapman Collection
Note: This was the last CPR non-superheated steam engine. Retired 2/1957.