Train #316 in Paris, Texas

Paris, TX
Train #316 in Paris, Texas

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 316
Class D-9
Builder A-Cooke
Build Date 11-1902
Wheel Type 4-6-0
Cylinders 20 X 26
Drivewheel Dia. 63 in.
Boiler Pressure 200 psi
Grate Area 36.00 in²
Weight 158,000 lbs.
Tractive Force 28,000 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date November 1, 1954
Category Steam Engine

  Remarks

To P&MP 316, to City of Abilene as #75, to Texas State RR *Operational*

Description

Photograph of the front and side of a train engine and car parked at a yard in Paris, Texas. Another train car is partially visible (right). Handwritten text below the image says, "Paris & Mt Pleasant #316 (ex T&P #316) Paris, Texas Nov 1954."

Thompson, Joe R. [Train #316 in Paris, Texas], photograph, November 1954; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822661/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.