T&P B-8a #478

Description

Photograph of a running train engine attached to a car, pulled up to a small building in a train yard. Trees and heaps of gravel are visible in the background. A handwritten note below the image says "La. Eastern #23 working the yards at Shiloh La 1962 (ex T&P #478) later La.E. #8 and at end #23."

Golson, Wilbur T. [Train in a Louisiana Yard], photograph, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822464/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.

Specifications

  •   Builder A-Cooke
  •   Build Date 1-1923
  •   Wheel Type 0-6-0
  •   Cylinders 21 X 28
  •   Drivewheel Diameter 51 in.
  •   Boiler Pressure 190 psi
  •   Grate Area 33.00 in²
  •   Weight 160,000 lbs.
  •   Tractive Force 39,100 lbs.
  •   Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History