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[T&P Train #714]

Description: Photograph of T&P train #714 on tracks in Millsap, Texas. There is a plaque near the top of the engine that says "The Sunshine Special" and a faint plume of smoke rising from the engine. Written underneath the image are "Millsap, Texas 1940 - Photo appeared in Ft Worth - Star Telegram in 1940" and "A. F. Weaver."
Date: 1940
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[The Sunshine Special]

Description: A locomotive engine pulls the Texas & Pacific "Red Eye" passenger train, named The Sunshine Special. These business-friendly trains were scheduled to arrive in the Dallas/Ft Worth area at about 9 AM from both the east and the west. This picture was taken by A.F. Weaver at Millsap, Texas in 1940. It was published in the Rotogravure section of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The Series 700- (714-) series engine shown was replaced a few years later by larger, more powerful Series 600 engin… more
Date: 1940
Creator: Weaver, A. F.
Partner: Boyce Ditto Public Library
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