T&P Train #627

Mineola, TX
T&P Train #627

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 627
Class I-1b
Builder Lima
Build Date 2-1928
Wheel Type 2-10-4
Cylinders 29 X 32
Drivewheel Dia. 63 in.
Boiler Pressure 255 psi
Grate Area 100.00 in²
Weight 452,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 84,600 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date July 3, 1949
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of T&P train #627 waiting on the tracks in Mineola, Texas. Written below the image are "Mineola, Texas July 3rd 1949" and "[sic] H. E. Chelf - R. S. Plummer Photo."

Plummer, R. S. [T&P Train #627], photograph, July 3, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853059/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.