Locomotives

"Four new locomotives of heavy draught, manufactured at the Baldwin works, Philadelphia, Pa., will shortly arrive in this city for use on the C.A.R."

"The Canada Atlantic railway company are to the front again, this time with an elegant new locomotive painted a sort of Turkish rouge in order to correspond with the already handsome appearance of the coaches. Both engine and coaches are now of the same color and really present a gay appearance. Mr. W. Actor is in charge of this new engine while S. Athelson assists as fireman. 414 is the number of the new "

"Two new locomotives and a couple that have been in the workshops for repairs will be added to the rolling stock of the C.A.R. next month."

"J.R. Booth's locomotive is being renewed in the Canada Atlantic shop."

"Nellie Bly" took a train west from Ottawa

"Three new engines are expected from the shops where they have been fitted up. One mogul, ten tons heavier than the heaviest now in use on the line, and two passenger locomotives are expected soon."

The railway had 85 engines in commission.

The only known deliveries in 1888-1889 of this size were the Rhode Island moguls 31-33.

Don Marenzi looked up the BLW class list for late 1888 - early 1889 and found the following orders of about the right size; perhaps one of these was diverted?

Particularly interesting is the Number 414; otherwise we might make a case that this was really one of 15 or 16, finally commissioned. We have a photo of GT 494 on the Pembroke Southern, which leads me to believe this could be another GT locomotive on lease, but why repaint it?

The passenger locomotives were likely 20 and 21. What was the mogul?

The most locomotives on the roster that we know of is 60. We do know that some Central Vermont engines crossed the border, but as many as that?