Preserved steam locomotive in city park, Amory, MS
This retired steam locomotive is parked in Frisco Park near the city hall in Amory, Mississippi. This engine’s greatest claim to fame came when it pulled a train of 14 cars through Amory, one of which held as passengers President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor, who were en route to Tupelo for a TVA commemorative celebration. In addition, No. 1529 was the first to pull a passenger train from Birmingham, Alabama to Springfield, Missouri through Amory. It was the last passenger locomotive to make a Frisco run when the diesel took over the duties. The locomotive ws presented to the City of Amory in 1953.
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