Former Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 610 was in Meridian, Mississippi on its way from Fort Worth, Texas to the Southern Railway’s steam shop in Birmingham, Alabama. The train included Southern water car W.T. 50, MP box car 129493, tank car 55025, Southern coaches 1067 and 1081, and open-air observation car 1056 LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. The gentleman on the extreme right, with the green hat, was Bill Purdie, the Southern's Master Mechanic-Steam. |