T&P Train #147 in El Paso, Texas

El Paso, TX
T&P Train #147 in El Paso, Texas

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 147
Class C-1
Builder Ex MOP (T&P)
Build Date 4-1883
Wheel Type 2-6-0
Cylinders 19 X 22
Drivewheel Dia. 52 in.
Boiler Pressure 145 psi
Grate Area 22.70 in²
Weight 88,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 19,200 lbs.
Service Switcher
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date November 1, 1949
Category Steam Engine

  Remarks

Rogers

Description

Photograph of T&P train #147 in El Paso, Texas. There are other train cars visible behind the engine, and a group of men are lined up posing for the camera. Written below the image is "El Paso, Texas 1911" and "T&P Topics Nov 1949 pg 37."

[T&P Train #147 in El Paso, Texas], photograph, November 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth852913/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.