Steam & Excursion > Great depression and steam

The Marshall Tx shops of the T&P had a small yard next to it mostly for cars and engines that needed repair. But, during the depression it became choked with stored engines. The picture has 4-6-0's, 2-8-0, 4-6-2 and 2-10-2 engines in storage.

Ft Worth had a large amount of 2-10-2's stored along with a few 2-10-4's. 632 is an example of that, note the front coupler has been removed to prevent anyone coupling to it and moving it. World War II changed all that.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/17/17 18:34 by tomstp.

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I'm amazed at the relative youth of T&P's largest power in the dead line. Shop forces must have been very busy and a full strength as such power was readied for service as the depression turned into preparation for war.
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Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

I would imagine that the engines being stored in the photos tended to be the ones that were in need of the costliest repairs at a time when traffic volumes were way down. Even relatively new power eventually needs class repairs. Businesses in the Depression were trying to survive, which meant preserving cash. I wondered if the front coupler on the 2-10-4 had been removed not to prevent it from being moved, but because they needed functioning coupler on an active locomotive and didn't want to issue a purchase order.

Scott Griggs
Louisville, KY