Ole Girl Article

Fort Worth, TX
Ole Girl Article

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 610
Class I-1a
Builder Lima
Build Date 6-1927
Wheel Type 2-10-4
Cylinders 29 X 32
Drivewheel Dia. 63 in.
Boiler Pressure 255 psi
Grate Area 100.00 in²
Weight 448,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 84,600 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date June 15, 1975
Category Media

  Remarks

Freedom Train Loco

Description

Copy photo of an article about the "ole girl," or T&P train #610. The article details how it came to be that train #610 was being repaired in Fort Worth, Texas, and what exactly that entails.

Svacina, Pat. [Ole Girl Article], photograph, June 15, 1975; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth860193/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.