Fordyce & Princeton Railroad Steam Engine 101
N 33° 48.658 W 092° 24.721
15S E 554419 N 3741352
Located at the old Cotton Belt Depot in Fordyce, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WM5086
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2008
Views: 25
I came across this while passing through the town of Fordyce, AR. It is on display at the old Cotton Belt railroad depot, under restoration at this time, located on the Fordyce & Princeton short line. There is no information posted about the engine, but it appears to be recently repainted. The depot is now owned by Georgia Pacific and is also under renovation.
With much appreciation, I am adding additional information about this engine that was provided by the reviewer.
The locomotive was moved to the location in August of 2007 according to Arkansas Railroader magazine. A photo of it in its previous condition in the magazine's PDF archives (page 11) shows the dramatic change. PDF link:http://www.thundertrain.org/September2007PDF-9.PDF
This newspaper article (
visit link) from the Pine Bluff Commercial indicates the engine was "Constructed in 1922 by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Pennsylvania, No. 101 was purchased by Fordyce & Princeton in 1931. It brought in logs to Fordyce Lumber and was utilized for switching purposes until its retirement in 1948.
The 72-ton locomotive was eventually given to the City of Little Rock and displayed in the Little Rock Zoo for more than 20 years before being removed."
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