National Register of Historic Places

United States Air Force Locomotive #1246

Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Listed
September 19, 2006
Type
Structure
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
06000840

About this property

The United States Air Force Locomotive No. 1246 is a historic diesel-electric railroad switch locomotive on display at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was manufactured in 1953 by the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York, in fulfillment of a contract with the United States Air Force for eleven of its 44-ton locomotives. It is believed to have spent all of its productive life at Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, and was acquired by the museum in 1992. The locomotive was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

100 S. 4th St.
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas
35.38606, -94.43145

Categories

ENGINEERING
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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When was United States Air Force Locomotive #1246 listed on the National Register?

United States Air Force Locomotive #1246 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 2006.

What type of historic resource is United States Air Force Locomotive #1246?

United States Air Force Locomotive #1246 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for United States Air Force Locomotive #1246?

The period of significance for United States Air Force Locomotive #1246 is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1246.

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