Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101 explained

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia 101
Fordyce & Princeton 101
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serialnumber:55644
Builddate:1922
Whytetype:2-8-0
Uicclass:1′D
Driverdiameter:503NaN3
Boilerpressure:1702NaN2
Cylindercount:Two
Cylindersize:20x
Valvegear:Walschaerts
Tractiveeffort:277442NaN2
Operator:Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
Fleetnumbers:101
Retiredate:TAG: 1931
F&P: 1948
Notes:
Embed:yes
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive #101
Location:NW. of Jct. of N. Main St. & Union Pacific RR., Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates:33.8128°N -92.4117°W
Added:January 24, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:07001425
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:June 11, 1992
Partof:Fordyce Commercial Historic District
Partof Refnum:92000608

The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101 is a historic steam locomotive located near the Cotten Belt Railroad Depot in downtown Fordyce, Arkansas. It is the last known steam locomotive associated with the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad. It was built in 1922 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway. It was sold to the Fordyce and Princeton in 1931, and retired in 1948. Given to the city of Little Rock, it was displayed at the Little Rock Zoo for twenty years, and was moved to Fordyce in 2007.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive No. 101. Arkansas Preservation. 2014-07-25.