T&P I-1a #610

Dallas, TX

Description

Copy photo of an article in the Dallas Morning News about the brake problems with the American Freedom Train. The article details how the Freedom Train officials decided to get brakes in Houston rather than Austin.

[Texas Giant Brakes Article], photograph, February 19, 1976; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth860424/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.

Specifications

  •   Builder Lima
  •   Build Date 6-1927
  •   Wheel Type 2-10-4
  •   Cylinders 29 X 32
  •   Drivewheel Diameter 63 in.
  •   Boiler Pressure 255 psi
  •   Grate Area 100.00 in²
  •   Weight 448,000 lbs.
  •   Tractive Force 84,600 lbs.
  •   Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History