Photo of a Fireman Sitting Inside Train

Powhatan, LA
Photo of a Fireman Sitting Inside Train

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 417
Class D-11
Builder Baldwin
Build Date 6-1912
Wheel Type 4-6-0
Cylinders 21 X 28
Drivewheel Dia. 67 in.
Boiler Pressure 200 psi
Weight 196,800 lbs.
Tractive Force 31,330 lbs.
Service Freight
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Category Steam Engine

Description

Copy photo of fireman Frank Moxley sitting in a train. He is smoking a cigarette and leaning out the window a little bit. Written beneath the image is "T&P #417 Shreveport, La. 1940-1 Union Station Frank Moxley - fireman," and "Ed Robinson."

Robinson, Ed. [Photo of a Fireman Sitting Inside Train], photograph, 1940~/1941~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853060/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.