Power type Steam Build date December 1907 | Serial number 32487 | |
Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
Southern Railway 401 is a steam locomotive built in December 1907 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Southern Railway. It is a 2-8-0 Consolidation of Southern's H-4 class.
History
401 was purchased by a museum in 1967 from Alabama Asphaltic Limestone in Margerum, Alabama. In January 1968, the locomotive was shipped to Decatur, Illinois for storage until October 1971, it was finally moved to the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois for display. In 1995, the museum made plans to restore 401 to operating condition again.
References
Southern Railway 401 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA