Train Engine #645 and Car

Fort Worth, TX
Train Engine #645 and Car

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 645
Class I-1c
Builder Lima
Build Date 6-1928
Wheel Type 2-10-4
Cylinders 29 X 32
Drivewheel Dia. 63 in.
Boiler Pressure 255 psi
Grate Area 100.00 in²
Weight 452,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 84,600 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date September 1, 1947
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. "645" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Additional tracks lay in front. Part of a train is behind to the left. An electrical pole stands in the background right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Fort Worth. Texas Sept 1947."

Vollrath, H. K. [Train Engine #645 and Car], photograph, September 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822568/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.