Power type Steam Serial number 7237 Driver dia. 63 in (1,600 mm) Build date June 1927 | Order number 1101 UIC class 1′E2′ h2 Area 4,047 m² Added to NRHP 25 March 1977 Restored 1976 | |
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Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
Texas and Pacific 610 is a 2-10-4 steam locomotive that was originally operated by the Texas and Pacific Railway (T&P). Built in 1927, 610 was a major work-horse for the Texas & Pacific. By the early 1950s, however, the T&P had scrapped all of their "Texas" type locomotives, save 610 and 638, with 610 being donated to the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show in 1951, and the locomotive sat on display at the Will Rogers Memorial Center.
In 1976, the locomotive was restored so it could be used to haul the American Freedom Train for the portion of its tour in Texas. After pulling the American Freedom Train, the locomotive was leased by the Southern Railway in 1977 for use in its steam excursion program. The Southern Railway re-lettered the locomotive as Southern 610, and operated it for four years, before returning it to Texas in 1981.
The locomotive is now on display at the Texas State Railroad in Palestine, Texas; it is the only surviving example of a T&P "Texas" type locomotive.
The locomotive is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
From the archives texas and pacific 610 on the southern railway
