Test Locomotive

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20065156

Description

A test locomotive for the United States Army is being prepared for a trial run at the Quarter Master Depot in Fort Worth, Texas. The train is one of the two new 1,000-horsepower diesel-electric engines. Standing on the train, left to right, are Major C. W. Nummy, Colonel B. D. Butler, and Captain Curtis S. Hunter. Major Nummy is the 4th Army Superintendent of Railways. Colonel Butler is the acting commanding officer of the Quarter Master Depot. Captain Hunter is the Depot transportation office. All three men are dressed in military uniforms.

Archival Date

1946-10-10

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1885

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Nummy, C. W. (Maj.); Butler, B. D. (Col.); Hunter, Curtis S. (Capt.); Quarter Master Depot; Quartermaster Depot; United States. Army; Military; Military personnel; Military uniforms; Trains; Railroad trains; Railroad tracks; Diesel Engine