SA&AP No. 60 'Texas II'

San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway No. 60 is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive, built in 1922 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway. It was named after the W&ARR 'Texas'; but being a replica of that engine, it was dubbed 'Texas II'.
In 1925, the SA&AP was leased entirely by the Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railway (GH&SA), which in 1927 the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) combined the GH&SA with other SP acquired railroads east of El Paso, Texas forming the Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company.
It was re-lettered and renumbered as T&NO #220 on August 31, 1950.
She was then sold to the Louisiana Eastern Railroad for light freight duties and was renumbered #2. The owner of the L&E was Mr. Paulsen Spence, who was also a steam engine collector. At the time of Mr. Spence's death (October 31, 1961), he had over 35 different steam locomotives on his property. Unfortunately, none of his family shared his love for the equipment and most of his collection was sold for scrap. Only a few of those pieces remain today.
The locomotive was then sold in May 1962 to her present owner, the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad, where it hauled passenger trains. There, it was altered to resemble the "Texas", one of the locomotives involved in a chase through Georgia during the Civil War. This Texas Lady is long over due for her return home and that is what the Friends of the SA&AP 60 want to do. However, they would like to get her operationally restored and thus allowing her to proudly display her part as San Antonio’s railroad heritage and be the last surviving ambassador of the SA&AP railway.
Current Status: Today it's at the Three Rivers Rambler - Gulf & Ohio Railway in Knoxville, Tennessee, but it's currently under restoration.
==Trivia==
*In 1963 it was seen double-heading with RR&G No. 104.
Category:American locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:4-4-0 steam locomotives
Category:Four-coupled locomotives
Category:Baldwin locomotives
Category:4-4-0 locomotives
Category:Built in 1922
Category:Southern Pacific locomotives
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