TC 509 (4-6-0) (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)         
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.
Date: 10/2/2012 Location: Cookeville, TN Views: 506 Collection Of:   Robert Pickford
Locomotives: TENN 509(4-6-0)    Author:  Robert Pickford
TC 509 (4-6-0)   (EX LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILROAD)
Picture Categories: Steam This picture is part of album:  EOOKEVILLE TN. featuring TC 509 Steam Locomotive
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