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Owner: Tennessee Railway Company
Model:BLW 4-6-0Built As:LA 403 (4-6-0)
Serial Number:39553Order No:
Frame Number:21X28 cylinders, 57" driversBuilt:3/1913
Notes:ex-LA 403
Other locos with this serial:  LA 509(4-6-0) TENN 509(4-6-0)
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TC 509 (4-6-0)   (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)
Title:  TC 509 (4-6-0) (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)
Description:  The Louisiana and Arkansas RR acquired this “Ten Wheeler” directly from the builder, Baldwin Locomotive Works, in 1913. They took delivery of eleven 4-6-0’s that were used in both passenger and freight service. It was designated Engine Number 403 and later renumbered 509. It served the L&A until 1950, when it was sold to the Louisiana and Midland RR, which used it until a head on collision with their own “Mikado,” Engine 551, took it out of service. It was repaired by a private citizen and sold to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in 1982, where the tender was re-lettered with the Louisiana & Arkansas designation. The 509 was acquired by the Friends of the Cookeville Depot Museum in 2002. It was reconfigured to match the large fleet of Baldwin 4-6-0’s operated by the Tennessee Central Railway Company. Its markings were changed accordingly and its numerical designation remained as 509, joining the ranks of its historical sisters- the TC500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, and 507- all “Ten Wheelers” which regularly pulled their cargos past the Cookeville Depot.
Photo Date:  10/2/2012  Upload Date: 10/2/2012 8:26:58 PM
Location:  Cookeville, TN
Author:  Robert Pickford
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  TENN 509(4-6-0)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
TC 509   (4-6-0)   (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)
Title:  TC 509 (4-6-0) (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)
Description:  The Louisiana and Arkansas RR acquired this “Ten Wheeler” directly from the builder, Baldwin Locomotive Works, in 1913. They took delivery of eleven 4-6-0’s that were used in both passenger and freight service. It was designated Engine Number 403 and later renumbered 509. It served the L&A until 1950, when it was sold to the Louisiana and Midland RR, which used it until a head on collision with their own “Mikado,” Engine 551, took it out of service. It was repaired by a private citizen and sold to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in 1982, where the tender was re-lettered with the Louisiana & Arkansas designation. The 509 was acquired by the Friends of the Cookeville Depot Museum in 2002. It was reconfigured to match the large fleet of Baldwin 4-6-0’s operated by the Tennessee Central Railway Company. Its markings were changed accordingly and its numerical designation remained as 509, joining the ranks of its historical sisters- the TC500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, and 507- all “Ten Wheelers” which regularly pulled their cargos past the Cookeville Depot.
Photo Date:  10/2/2012  Upload Date: 10/2/2012 8:26:59 PM
Location:  Cookeville, TN
Author:  Robert Pickford
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  TENN 509(4-6-0)
Views:  702   Comments: 0
TC 509 (4-6-0)   (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)
Title:  TC 509 (4-6-0) (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)
Description:  The Louisiana and Arkansas RR acquired this “Ten Wheeler” directly from the builder, Baldwin Locomotive Works, in 1913. They took delivery of eleven 4-6-0’s that were used in both passenger and freight service. It was designated Engine Number 403 and later renumbered 509. It served the L&A until 1950, when it was sold to the Louisiana and Midland RR, which used it until a head on collision with their own “Mikado,” Engine 551, took it out of service. It was repaired by a private citizen and sold to the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in 1982, where the tender was re-lettered with the Louisiana & Arkansas designation. The 509 was acquired by the Friends of the Cookeville Depot Museum in 2002. It was reconfigured to match the large fleet of Baldwin 4-6-0’s operated by the Tennessee Central Railway Company. Its markings were changed accordingly and its numerical designation remained as 509, joining the ranks of its historical sisters- the TC500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, and 507- all “Ten Wheelers” which regularly pulled their cargos past the Cookeville Depot.
Photo Date:  10/2/2012  Upload Date: 10/2/2012 8:27:00 PM
Location:  Cookeville, TN
Author:  Robert Pickford
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  TENN 509(4-6-0)
Views:  525   Comments: 0


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