Asbestos and Danville
Formerly, Asbestos and Asbestic (30" gauge)

All photographs courtesy of D.W. Clark, Ian Stronach Collection unless otherwise credited.
Roster data: Colin Churcher.

AsbesTOS & AsbesTIC Bartholomew Porter 8/1897 Became A&D 1: 1st Credit: unknown

Asbestos & Asbestic "Lorraine" 0-4-0T, 30" gauge. Became A&D 3. Porter #4196 8/1908, Scrapped 1917?

4, 0-4-0T, 30"; gauge, Porter #4385 8/1909, Scrapped 1917? Built as Asbestos & Asbestic #4 "Franklin"

Right: 5, 0-4-0T, 30" gauge, Porter #4651 8/1910, Scrapped 1917? Built as Asbestos & Asbestic #5.

4, 5 and 6 with dump cars.
6, 0-4-0T, 30” gauge, Porter #4948 8/1911, Scrapped 1917? Built as Asbestos & Asbestic #6.

14 0-6-OT ex 12 CLC #1444 4/1917. Renumbered 24.

16, 0-6-0, (acq. 1919 ex Dominion Dredging 3). MLW #54482 1913. February 1947.
Previously A&D 14 until 1925 renumbered 16.

18, 0-6-0T, CLC #1444 4/1917, Previously 12. Later renumbered 24.

Right: 22, 0-6-0, (acq. 12/1923 from General Equipment, ex New York Central 384),
Alco Schenectady #26008 10/1901.

Left: 26 (see below) at this angle better shows inside admission valve gear.

23, 0-6-0, (acq. 7/1923 from General Equipment, ex New York Central 328),
Alco Schenectady #5525 5/1900. Previously 17 until 1925.

25, 0-8-0, (acq. 10/1947 ex Newburgh and South Shore, ex Birmingham and Southern),
Rogers #67172 12/1926. March 7, 1948

26, 0-6-0, (acq 6/1937 ex New York Central 6757), Rhode Island #41035 12/1906.

Note: Inside admission valve gear. See photo of 22 above for another angle of 26.

28, 0-6-0, (acq. 12/1943 from General Equipment, ex Grand Trunk 7154), Alco Schenectady #42330 3/1907.
December 1943

31, 0-6-0, (acq. 1945 ex Detroit Terminals #25), Alco Schenectady #65479 4/1924. June 1948

32, 0-6-0, (acq. 1946 ex Solvay Process 62, ex Delray Connecting), Alco Brooks #61953 6/1920. 1945

33, 0-6-0. (acq. 7/1946 ex Michigan Lime and Chemical 27, ex Detroit and Mackinac), Lima #7212 3/1927.

35, 0-6-0, (acq. 9/1946 ex Fairport, Gainsville & Eastern 8), Baldwin #59003 4/1926.
Note: 25 at right; see photo above. June 1948

A&D 36, 0-6-0, (acq. 4/1947 ex Pittsburgh & Ohio Valley 7), Rogers #65335 6/1924.July 30, 1947

A&D 37 (at far right), acq. 4/1947 ex Detroit Terminal 23. Brooks 65333 11/1923.
38 (in middle) acq. 4/1947 ex Swift Co. 3, nee MP 9801. Brooks 65280 9/1923.

39, 0-6-0, (acq. 1947 ex Missouri Pacific 9802), Baldwin #59370 8/1926. May 7, 1947

Locomotive 11 spots cars for Marion Steam Shovel 8 to load.

22 and shovels 6, 8 and 9.

Electric locomotive 40 (one of two electrics) sits between two rows of steam engines.
Left: 36 and 39. Right: 35 and 25 plus another electric. Bottom left: Inspection auto 8. June 1948.

31 electric air dump. Difco 1928. June 1948

12, 4 wheel diesel, Universal Engineering- C.C. & F. Used to transport men. 1937.
Repowered with Caterpillar diesel by Canadian Johns Manville. Scrapped 6/1942.

No self-respecting railway should be without an inspection automobile! 8 Packard. April 26, 1940

A&D 41 (two locos 41 and 42) 60-ton GE #11060 12/1929

Special train taking passengers from Asbestos to Sherbrooke for the
Royal Visit to Canada of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
June 12, 1939.