G1-b #516
New Orleans, LA
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Specifications
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T&P # | 516 |
|---|---|---|
| Class | G-1b | |
| Builder | Baldwin | |
| Build Date | 4-1919 | |
| Wheel Type | 2-10-2 | |
| Cylinders | 28 X 32 | |
| Drivewheel Dia. | 63 in. | |
| Boiler Pressure | 200 psi | |
| Grate Area | 70.00 in² | |
| Weight | 339,300 lbs. | |
| Tractive Force | 67,700 lbs. | |
| Service | Freight | |
| Photo Credit | Delcroix, Eugene A., 1891-1967 | |
| Category | Steam Engine |
Description
In researching a photography archive for an upcoming book, I came across a picture from 1943 by the New Orleans-based photographer Eugene Delcroix, and shows T & P steam locomotive #516, with tender. It appears from the description of this equipment on your website that this picture matches the 2-10-2 configuration of the carriage. Cataloguing information suggests that the photograph was made for the 1943 Jefferson Parish Annual Review and may have been published there, but I don’t have the journal itself to verify that. Delcroix worked regularly for this publication from the mid-1930s until the mid-1960s.
-- John Lawrence
-- John Lawrence
The Historic New Orleans Collection