T&P Train #600
Baird, TX
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Specifications
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T&P # | 600 |
|---|---|---|
| Class | P-1 | |
| Builder | Baldwin | |
| Build Date | 4-1919 | |
| Wheel Type | 4-6-2 | |
| Cylinders | 26 X 28 | |
| Drivewheel Dia. | 73 in. | |
| Boiler Pressure | 200 psi | |
| Grate Area | 59.60 in² | |
| Weight | 275,080 lbs. | |
| Tractive Force | 44,200 lbs. | |
| Service | Passenger | |
| Photo Credit | The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History | |
| Date | March 1, 1950 | |
| Category | Steam Engine |
Remarks
To T&P 700
Description
Photograph of T&P train #600 moving over a short section of track on a bridge. There are a few men near the front end of the train and a large plume of black smoke rising from the engine. Written below the image are "T&P '600' I-1-D pulling train up Baird Hill photo appeared in Mar 1950 Trains" and "Ulric Meisel Photo."
Meisel, Ulric. [T&P Train #600], photograph, March 1950; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853058/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.