T&P P-1 #700

Shreveport, LA

Description

Photograph of train engine #700 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "700" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Smoke billows from the front chimney. Additional tracks lay to the side in front. Another train sits on the tracks behind, a section of roofing farther back. Handwritten text below the image says, "Shreveport, LA. 1940 Union Station."

Brown, A. E. [Train Engine #700 and Cars - Shreveport, Louisiana], photograph, 1940; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822604/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.

Specifications

  •   Builder Baldwin
  •   Build Date 1919
  •   Wheel Type 4-6-2
  •   Cylinders 26 X 28
  •   Drivewheel Diameter 73 in.
  •   Boiler Pressure 200 psi
  •   Grate Area 59.60 in²
  •   Weight 275,080 lbs.
  •   Tractive Force 44,200 lbs.
  •   Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History