T&P Train #620

Dallas, TX
T&P Train #620

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 620
Class I-1a
Builder Lima
Build Date 6-1927
Wheel Type 2-10-4
Cylinders 29 X 32
Drivewheel Dia. 63 in.
Boiler Pressure 255 psi
Grate Area 100.00 in²
Weight 448,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 84,600 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date January 1, 1950
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of T&P train #620 passing the station in Dallas, Texas. A Southern Pacific train car is partially visible to the right of the train. Written below the image are "[sic] Passing Dallas, Texas Station 1950 with Extra East" and "R. S. Plummer."

Plummer, R. S. [T&P Train #620], photograph, 1950; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853177/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.