Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101

The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia 101 is a historic steam locomotive located near the Cotten Belt Railroad Depot in downtown Fordyce, Arkansas. It is the last known steam locomotive associated with the Fordyce and Princeton Railroad. It was built in 1922 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway. It was sold to the Fordyce and Princeton in 1931, and retired in 1948. Given to the city of Little Rock, it was displayed at the Little Rock Zoo for twenty years, and was moved to Fordyce in 2007.^[2]

Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia 101 Fordyce & Princeton 101
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 55644 Build date 1922
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-0  • UIC 1′D Driver dia. 50 in (1.270 m) Boiler pressure 170 psi (1.17 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 20 in × 24 in (508 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Tractive effort 27,744 lbf (123.41 kN)
Career Operators Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Numbers 101 Retired TAG: 1931 F&P: 1948
Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive #101
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	NW. of Jct. of N. Main St. & Union Pacific RR., Fordyce, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°48′46″N 92°24′42″W / 33.81278°N 92.41167°W / 33.81278; -92.41167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1922 (1922)
Part of	Fordyce Commercial Historic District (ID92000608)
NRHP reference No.	07001425^[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 24, 2008
Designated CP	June 11, 1992

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Steam Locomotive No. 101" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved July 25, 2014.