Texas and Pacific No. 316

Texas & Pacific No. 316 is a D-9 class 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" type steam locomotive built by the A.L. Cooke Locomotive Works of Paterson, NJ in 1901 for the Texas & Pacific Railway (T&P).
316 was built for freight service with the T&P. 316 is the oldest locomotive in the railroad's collection and is also the only operable surviving T&P locomotive as of today.
In 1949, the T&P sold 316 to the Paris & Mt. Pleasant Railroad, a T&P subsidiary. With the help of an anonymous female benefactor, in 1951, the T&P then donated 316 to the City of Abilene.
316 was displayed in the Oscar Rose Park for many years, wearing the number 75 to symbolize the 75th Jubilee Celebration of the City. In 1974, 316 was donated to the Texas State Railroad where it was restored to operating condition and renumbered as TSRR 201 to pull tourist excursion trains. It remained like that until November 3, 2012 when she was repainted back to T&P 316 for her 111th birthday.
316 operated more excursions from 2012 until it was taken out of service at the end of 2013 operating season due to boiler and firebox issues. In 2020, 316 was placed on temporary static display at the newly-constructed Hall of Giants display site along the Palestine Wye in Palestine, TX alongside T&P 610 and AT&SF 1316. Once the TSRR finishes the overhaul of Southern Pine Lumber Company No. 28, they will restore 316, and eventually AT&SF 1316 afterwards, back to operation again in the not-too-distant future.
It is one of four steamers that the TSRR uses to operate their tourist excursion trains. 
==Specs==
*Weight- 79 Tons
*Boiler PSI- 180 PSI
*Cylinder Size- 20 x 26
*Tractive Effort- 28,000 lbs
*Valve Gear- Stephenson
*Wheel Diameter- 63"
Tender Capacity 
*Water- 5,530 Gallons
* Oil- 2,500 Gals
==Trivia==
* The engine was refurbished and unveiled in October 2006 and has been used for steam excursions at the railroad.
*No. 316 is one of sixty-six D-9 class engines built for the Texas & Pacific railroad.
thumb|320x320px|Model of the Texas and Pacific No. 316
==Models==
*Bachmann had made a OO-Gauge model of Texas and Pacific No. 316 with a Die-Cast boiler.
==See also==
*Texas and Pacific No. 316/Gallery
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