Locomotive on Railway Following Labor Day Hurricane
Entry/Object ID
2021.15.0237
Description
Black and white photograph of a Florida East Coast Railway locomotive on the tracks following the Labor Day Hurricane. Caption on verso, 'Upper Matecumbe Key after the hurricane that struck on Labor Day, 1935. This view shows the locomotive of the train sent to rescue the veterans. Number 447 was a 4-8-2 type with cylinders measuring 26" by 28" and drivers over 6' in diameter. It was built in 1926 and weighed more than 160 tons, which is the reason it withstood the storm surge and remained on the tracks.'
Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Florida East Coast Railway
Subject Place
City
Matecumbe Key
State/Province
Florida
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Collection
Florida East Coast Railway Collection (Overseas Railway Extension)
