2-8-0 407 El Paso TX 1948
Fort Worth, TX
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Specifications
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T&P # | 407 |
|---|---|---|
| Class | F-1 | |
| Builder | Baldwin | |
| Build Date | 7-1912 | |
| Wheel Type | 2-8-0 | |
| Cylinders | 24 X 30 | |
| Drivewheel Dia. | 57 in. | |
| Boiler Pressure | 180 psi | |
| Grate Area | 49.50 in² | |
| Weight | 210,800 lbs. | |
| Tractive Force | 46,383 lbs. | |
| Service | Freight | |
| Photo Credit | Gene Pofahl | |
| Category | Steam Engine |
Remarks
To GH. 407, Ery 407
Description
No. 407 was a F-1 Class 2-8-0. The earliest date that I have seen recorded for #407 in El Paso is August 24, 1934. However, El Paso friends tell me that #407 was in El Paso before 1930. # 407 was used only as a switch engine for the T&P at the El Paso terminal. There was no T&P local El Paso freight service since the T&P operated on SP trackage from Sierra Blanca to El Paso. In 1948 #407 was replaced by two 0-6-0 switch engines, Class B-8 #468 and Class B-8-a 478.
The El Paso Terminal Trainmaster told me that #468 and #478 had been displaced by diesel switch engines at Ft. Worth. 2-8-0 #407 was sold to the Gifford-Hill & Company in 1948 and was used on that company's Evangeline Railway until retired in 1953.
-- Gene Pofahl
The El Paso Terminal Trainmaster told me that #468 and #478 had been displaced by diesel switch engines at Ft. Worth. 2-8-0 #407 was sold to the Gifford-Hill & Company in 1948 and was used on that company's Evangeline Railway until retired in 1953.
-- Gene Pofahl