Train Engine #902 and Cars - Queen City, Texas

Train Engine #902 and Cars - Queen City, Texas

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Specifications

T&P T&P # 902
Class M-1
Builder A-Schenectady
Build Date 11-1925
Wheel Type 4-8-2
Cylinders 27 X 30
Drivewheel Dia. 73 in.
Boiler Pressure 225 psi
Grate Area 80.30 in²
Weight 360,500 lbs.
Tractive Force 57,300 lbs.
Service Passenger
Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date May 18, 1937
Category Steam Engine

Description

Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "902" is visible on the front of the engine. Smoke billows out of the front chimney. Bushy grass fills the landscape around. Electrical poles line the tracks on the left side. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P #902 with Train No. 7 at Queen City, Texas May 18th 1937."

Brown, A. E. [Train Engine #902 and Cars - Queen City, Texas], photograph, May 18, 1937; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822553/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.