Locomotive #5 - Livingston, TX
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N 30° 42.639 W 094° 56.216
15R E 314515 N 3399136
At the corner of S. Drew St & W. Church St. in Livingston, TX, you'll find this grand old locomotive at its' final resting place - Heritage Park.
Waymark Code: WM735W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2009
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Built in 1911, by Philadelphia's Baldwin Locomotive Works, this locomotive was first used to transport timber in Florida. In the 1920s, it was purchased for use in Texas' logging industry by the Angelina County based Carter-Kelley Lumber Company. The locomotive traveled between Angelina and Polk county mill towns on Houston, East and West Texas railway tracks. Picking up logs and finished lumber that frequently had been hauled from local cutting areas by oxen. In use until 1952, The No. 5 contributed to the development of the area's timber industry.
W.T. Carter Lumber Co. No. 5 @ Livingston, TX
| DATE |
ACTION |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1911 |
Built For |
Rentz Lumber Co. #101 |
| 1920's |
SOLD |
Shreveport, Houston & Gulf Railroad Co. #5 at Manning, TX |
| 1936 |
SOLD |
W.T. Carter & Brother #5 at Camden, TX |
| 1970 |
Donated |
Polk County Museum |
Specifications:
| Wheels: |
4-6-0 |
| Builder: |
Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Build Date: |
02/1911 |
| Construction No.: |
36130 |
| Empty Weight: |
Unknown |
| Weight on Drivers: |
Unknown |
| Driver Diameter: |
47 |
| Tractive Effort: |
Unknown |
| Boiler Pressure: |
200 |
| Cylinders: |
20x24 |
| Fuel: |
Wood |
| Gauge: |
Standard |
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