Texas & Pacific # 400 in Marshall Texas

PLATFORMCAR · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:22 pm **Posts:** 429

Back in 2007 on this forum there was some discussion about the T&P 400 in Marshall Texas.... I had the opportunity to stop and see the locomotive yesterday, which is located at the beautiful old T&P station, and thought some of the members on this forum might like to see the current condition of the locomotive.... In case you don't remember the information from 2007, the engine was FW&D 410, an E-41a 2-8-2 Mikado built by Baldwin in June 1915.

Meanwhile, the engine looks as if someone or some group is starting some work on it, as the cylidners appear to have some cosmetic steel tacked in place, and the tender appears to have had some new steel cut in....

Marshall Depot is really something to see.... If anyone is interested I can post some current photographs of this unique T&P depot...
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Thought many members of this forum would like to see the current condition of this locomotive.

Dean Levin

PLATFORMCAR · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:22 pm **Posts:** 429

few more photographs

Dean Levin

tomgears · **Posted:** Thu Aug 26, 2010 8:51 pm

Thanks for posting.

PLATFORMCAR · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:22 pm **Posts:** 429

A few more....

Dean Levin

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Dean -

Thanks for the photos. I wonder when the T&P last used the old Mike for flood duty and if that may have been the last use of standard gauge steam by a class one railroad, except for the Colorado & Southern 2-8-0 on the Climax-Leadville branch.

BTW, a posted photo or two of the Marshall depot would be welcome.

Les

Thomas Travis · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 4:39 pm **Posts:** 78

Dean, I was on Amtrak Texas Eagle 15 August from Dallas TX. Saw the Marshall
depot which was a really nice building. Think it was the back of the station from
the train, so never saw the front. The T&P 400 I believe is in a westerly direction,
with a caboose sitting in front of the engine. Did you take some pictures of
the caboose also.

I did see at a number of Amtrak stops, cabooses that were lettered for the T&P.
I also saw another caboose coming into Marshall in a tank car facility on the
south side of the train, forgot what type it was. Texas seems to have a lot
of depots still trackside in small towns also.

I mentioned to Les about the T&P 400 and the Marshall depot.

I certainly hope the restoration work continues on the T&P 400, will make
a nice display engine.
Tom Travis HVRM Restoration Dept
BTW, only 105 degrees in Dallas that Sunday, Dallas Union/TX Eagle was cool.

Dave · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 11:47 am

I'm surprised - imagined they would have been much further along by now.

This poor old hulk suffered from decades of outdoor storage. Ironically, the resulting leaking of asbestos resulted in a building being built around her in the city park. Now she's back out in the elements again...........having damage from that same mistake made during the Eisenhower administration repeated while being repaired.

Reckon we will ever learn?

dave