![]() Houston Belt & Terminal Railway No. 14
"My name is Ron Farrar. I worked for the Belt from June of 1962 till Nov. of 1967. Worked as a clerk in the (The location is believed to be the PTRA's North Yard near the Houston Ship Channel Turning Basin. Thanks, Ron!) ![]()
Here's a note we received in November 2007:
My name is Dan Due, I worked at Union Equity. Started there when I was 21 years old in 1977 and worked there until age 36 in 1992. I like many other coworkers spent many hour running and maintaining this engine. I was shocked at seeing this article. It almost brought tears to my eyes. We had three other engines and two smaller ones that we called dingies. Spent many hours repairing tracks and derails. While pushing in a line of cars with 97 [ex-HB&T No. 14] I had a ten foot flame coming from the stack, scared me so bad I pulled the emergency fuel shutoff! Had a hard time restarting it. Utilizing a portion of a grant from Houston Endowment, No. 14 was cosmetically restored into the interim HB&T paint scheme by Cherokee Mobile Services of Grove, Okla. The company also painted SP&S No. 50, MKT No. 6 and SP No. 4696. The following photos by Tom Marsh show the steel replacement and early paint work, which took place at the museum in early 2009. ![]() ![]() ![]() |