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Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101

Coordinates: 33°48′46″N 92°24′42″W / 33.81278°N 92.41167°W / 33.81278; -92.41167
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Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia 101
Fordyce & Princeton 101
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number55644
Build date1922
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-0
 • UIC1′D
Driver dia.50 in (1.270 m)
Boiler pressure170 psi (1.17 MPa)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size20 in × 24 in (508 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort27,744 lbf (123.41 kN)
Career
OperatorsTennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway
Fordyce and Princeton Railroad
Numbers101
RetiredTAG: 1931
F&P: 1948
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive #101
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101 is located in Arkansas
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101 is located in the United States
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101
LocationNW. of Jct. of N. Main St. & Union Pacific RR., Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates33°48′46″N 92°24′42″W / 33.81278°N 92.41167°W / 33.81278; -92.41167
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
Part ofFordyce Commercial Historic District (ID92000608)
NRHP reference No.07001425[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2008
Designated CPJune 11, 1992

The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101 is a historic steam locomotive located near the Cotten Belt Railroad Depot in downtown Fordyce, Arkansas. It is the last known steam locomotive associated with the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad. It was built in 1922 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway. It was sold to the Fordyce and Princeton in 1931, and retired in 1948. Given to the city of Little Rock, it was displayed at the Little Rock Zoo for twenty years, and was moved to Fordyce in 2007.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive No. 101" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved July 25, 2014.