FW&D 2-8-2 Mikado #401-- Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX - Locomotives on Waymarking.com

The Fort Worth & Denver City 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive number 401 is on display at the Ranching Heritage Center, on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock TX.

An interpretive sign nearby reads as follows:

"LOCOMOTIVE
1923

Built as a coal burner by the Baldwin locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pa., The engine originally ran on the Burlington Northern’s main line. It was later converted to oil. Behind the locomotive are wooden Santa Fe cattle cars, one being a rare double-decker that hauled sheep and small animals. The trains lunges caused cattle to lose their footing and get trampled by the other animals, so they were packed in close to keep upright. Cowboys escorted their herds, writing in the wooden caboose. This train represents those used for shipping livestock in the 1920s and ‘30s."

Locomotive Type: (required): Steam Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): No If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): 0 How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Only touching is allowed. If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): Not listed

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