Train Engine #901 and Car

Fort Worth, TX
Train Engine #901 and Car

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 901
Class M-1
Builder A-Schenectady
Build Date 11-1925
Wheel Type 4-8-2
Cylinders 27 X 30
Drivewheel Dia. 73 in.
Boiler Pressure 225 psi
Grate Area 80.30 in²
Weight 360,500 lbs.
Tractive Force 57,300 lbs.
Service Passenger
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date October 2, 1947
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of train engine #901 and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "Texas & Pacific" and "901" are visible on the side. A building is in the background left. Part of another train sits on the tracks in the right background. Handwritten text below the image says, "Fort Worth, Texas Oct 2nd 1947 (M-1) *Note pin striping."

Boudreaux, H. J. [Train Engine #901 and Car], photograph, October 2, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822467/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.