I&GN 1009

Formerly owned by the San Antonio Southern RR

This lococomtive, snapped here in 1941 or 1942 near the round house at Commerce and Comal in San Antonio, is very possibly the locomotive that Harry Landa went to the Baldwin factory in Philadelphia to buy in 1920. To the best of our knowledge it is the only new locomotive ever purchased during the brief existence of the S.A.s. It is a 2-8-0 'Consolidation.' It is the only Consolidation Class C150 ever built by Baldwin. It stayed in service until 1948 when it was wrecked in an accident in South San yard involving a large number of reefers.

Thanks to retired MOPAC engineer Keith Jordan for the picture and the information.

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