page_title: Atlanta and West Point 290
hierarchical_section_title: Atlanta and West Point 290
caption_attribution_description: English: Atlanta and West Point 290 undergoing restoration at the Southeastern Railway Museum shops.
context_page_description: Atlanta and West Point 290 is a steam locomotive built in 1926 by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Atlanta and West Point Railroad. The engine is a 4-6-2 heavy "Pacific" type steam locomotive, remarkably similar to Southern Railway's Ps-4 class. With sister locomotive No. 190 built for the Western Railway of Alabama, the 290 pulled the Crescent passenger train from Atlanta, Georgia to Montgomery, Alabama until the engine's retirement from revenue-producing service in 1954.
context_section_description: Atlanta and West Point 290 is a steam locomotive built in 1926 by the Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) for the Atlanta and West Point Railroad.  The engine is a 4-6-2 heavy "Pacific" type steam locomotive, remarkably similar to Southern Railway's Ps-4 class. With sister locomotive No. 190 built for the Western Railway of Alabama, the 290 pulled the Crescent passenger train from Atlanta, Georgia to Montgomery, Alabama until the engine's retirement from revenue-producing service in 1954.
caption: A&WP 290 in Southeastern Railway Museum shops as of December 2009.
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