T&P Train #801

New Orleans, LA
T&P Train #801

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 801
Class H-2
Builder Baldwin
Build Date 7-1919
Wheel Type 2-8-2
Cylinders 26 X 30
Drivewheel Dia. 63 in.
Boiler Pressure 200 psi
Grate Area 66.70 in²
Weight 292,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 54,700 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date June 23, 1950
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of T&P train #801 at the engine house in New Orleans, Louisiana. Written underneath the image are "[sic] T&P - M. P. Enginehouse New Orleans Jun 23, 1950 with auxilary water (tank) car" and "Frank Phillips."

Phillips, Frank. [T&P Train #801], photograph, June 23, 1950; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853272/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.