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Texas State Railroad Ten Wheeler (4-6-0) Engine #201.
From the TSRR Website:
Engine number 201 is the oldest locomotive operated on the line. This engine was
built in 1901 by the A.L. Cooke Locomotive Works for the Texas & Pacific
Railway, and is the only operating T&P steam locomotive in existence. The engine
was built for freight service and proudly wore the number 316 during its career
with the Texas & Pacific.
Engine 201 is classified as a 4-6-0. This means that it has four wheels in the
front, six drivers in the middle and no wheels in the rear of the engine. This
type of locomotive is commonly referred to as a “ten wheeler.”
In 1949, after years of hard service, the Texas & Pacific sold number 316 to the
Paris & Mt. Pleasant Railroad, a T&P subsidiary. In 1951 the locomotive was
saved from the scrapper’s torch by a remarkable lady who wished to remain
anonymous. She purchased the engine and, with the help from the T&P, donated it
to the city of Abilene in honor of its seventy-fifth anniversary as a city.
The venerable ten wheeler remained on display in Abilene at the Oscar Rose Park
for many years, wearing the number 75 to symbolize the seventy-fifth Jubilee
Celebration of the City.
In 1974 the citizens of Abilene graciously donated the locomotive to the newly
formed Texas State Railroad. After extensive repair and refurbishing, the engine
was again rolling down the rails to thrill a new generation of train passengers.
The 201 was recently refurbished and unveiled during October 2006 and is
currently used during steam excursions at the Texas State Railroad.
This is the fifth of five steam engines of the Texas State Railroad I have
constructed. She is currently powered by a single 9v motor, but eventually I
will be upgrading her to power functions, with a single power functions train
motor replacing the 9v motor.
I will be taking photos of all of the TSRR LEGO locomotives together, for the
first time, sometime later this week.
--Tony
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