Locomotive #7 was built in July 1942 by the H. K. Porter Locomotive Co., construction #7367, for the Florida Portland Cement Company of Brooksville, Florida. It is an 0-6-0T, Steam Engine.
Specifications:
Tractive effort: 30,125 lbs.
Empty Weight: 138,000 lbs
Driver diameter: 44 inches
Cylinders: 19 inches by 24 inches
Working boiler pressure: 180 psi
Fuel: #5 fuel oil
The locomotive was sold to a private individual in the early 1970’s and used at the Gold Coast Museum in the Miami, Florida area. It was then leased and sold to the Texas Tank Car Works (dates unknown) in San Angelo, Texas and used as their yard switcher.
It was purchased by the New Braunfels Railroad Museum in November 1993 with donations from area citizens and delivered to the museum on December 20, 1993. It has been cosmetically restored.
