T&P Train #714

T&P Train #714

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 714
Class P-1b
Builder A-Richmond
Build Date 3-1923
Wheel Type 4-6-2
Cylinders 26 X 28
Drivewheel Dia. 73 in.
Boiler Pressure 200 psi
Grate Area 59.60 in²
Weight 295,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 44,200 lbs.
Service Passenger
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date April 23, 1939
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of T&P train #714 on tracks parallel to a highway in Lansing, Texas with a large plume of white smoke rising from the engine. Written below the image are "T&P #714 with Train no. 11 'The California Special' at Lansing, Texas Apr 23rd 1939" and "A. E. Brown Photo / Louis Saillard Collection."

Brown, A. E. [T&P Train #714], photograph, April 23, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853008/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.