Texas & Pacific Train Bell from Engine #333

Bonham, TX
Texas & Pacific Train Bell from Engine #333

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 333
Class D-9
Builder A-Cooke
Build Date 5-1903
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 April 23, 1982
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of a train bell chained on a wheeled cart, among unidentified furniture. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P Bell supposedly off T&P #333 at Bonham, Texas Apr 23rd 1982 owned by Lee Roy Bilbo."

Watson, Don. [Texas & Pacific Train Bell #2], photograph, April 23, 1982; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822482/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.