C.P. Huntington 750 Locomotive
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 35° 09.046 W 089° 59.816
16S E 226985 N 3893875
This Exact Replica is in the Once Upon A Farm section of the Memphis Zoo located at 2000 Galloway Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMHFDP
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member uccacher
Views: 3

This is a 1/3 scale replica of the famous locomotive that played a large rôle in the construction of the Central Pacific portion of the Transcontinental Railroad. This smaller version pulls a train of open sided passenger cars on a complete loop of the Memphis Zoo.
Where is original located?: California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento

Where is this replica located?: Memphis Zoo

Who created the original?: Danforth, Cooke and Company of Paterson, New Jersey

Internet Link about Original: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._P._Huntington

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1863

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