Details for Old Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad Engine No. 5

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5415003802

Data

Marker Number 3802
Atlas Number 5415003802
Marker Title Old Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad Engine No. 5
Index Entry Engine No. 5, Old Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad
Address 900 E. Coliseum Dr.
City Snyder
County Scurry
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 322933
UTM Northing 3620312
Subject Codes railroads
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location At Northwest corner of the Coliseum off Apple Street about 1/10 of a mile from 37th Street
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 20" x 20"
Marker Text A Baldwin locomotive of the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific--the railroad that reached here in 1908 with passenger and freight service, and contributed greatly to growth of city and area. This engine (a coal burner converted later to fuel oil) was built in 1920 in Philadelphia; placed in park in 1956. (1967)

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