[T&P Train #610 Captioned]

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Clipping of a captioned image of T&P train #610 pulling the American Freedom Train. There is a large plume of smoke rising from the engine. The caption reads: "(Below) at Bellville, Tex., former Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 No. 610 - with the assistance of a Santa Fe Bicentennial diesel - hauls the train northward on February 25, 1976." Written above the clipping is "Nov. 1976 'Trains' page 37 - Photo by Russell B. Sperry."

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1 clipping : b&w ; 29 x 21 cm., on mat 31 x 26 cm.

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Sperry, Russell B. November 1976.

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Clipping of a captioned image of T&P train #610 pulling the American Freedom Train. There is a large plume of smoke rising from the engine. The caption reads: "(Below) at Bellville, Tex., former Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 No. 610 - with the assistance of a Santa Fe Bicentennial diesel - hauls the train northward on February 25, 1976." Written above the clipping is "Nov. 1976 'Trains' page 37 - Photo by Russell B. Sperry."

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1 clipping : b&w ; 29 x 21 cm., on mat 31 x 26 cm.

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Texas & Pacific Railway Collection

Historic photographs, news clippings, and archives from privately donated Texas and Pacific Railway archives. Items chronicle the rise and influence of railroads on West Texas’ evolution during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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  • November 1976

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Sperry, Russell B. [T&P Train #610 Captioned], clipping, November 1976; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth860911/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.

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