Side View of Train Engine #2314 and Car

Side View of Train Engine #2314 and Car

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 555
Class H-1
Builder A-Schenectady
Build Date 1918
Wheel Type 2-8-2
Cylinders 26 X 30
Drivewheel Dia. 63 in.
Boiler Pressure 200 psi
Weight 290,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 54,500 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date August 1, 1941
Category Steam Engine

  Remarks

To RI 2314

Description

Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. The number "2314" is visible on the cab. Additional tracks lay in front. Part of a building is visible in the left background. Handwritten text below the image says, "Colorado Springs, Colo. Aug. 1941 (ex T&P #555)."

Vollrath, H. K. [Side View of Train Engine #2314 and Car], photograph, August 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822650/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.