Frisco No. 4003 is one of thirty-eight standard United States Railroad Administration light Mikado type (2-8-2) locomotives.
History[]
Built in 1919 by Alco for the U.S. Railway Administration as #20008 it was one of three of the class. It ran until 1919 when it was Sold to the St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Co. and renumbered #4003.
The Frisco began converting to diesel power in the late forties, and #4003 was retired in early 1952. The Frisco kept the locomotive in storage until 1954 when it was donated to the City of Fort Smith and placed on display in Kay Rodgers Park it remained there for almost fifty years until in 2002, the city transferred ownership to the Fort Smith Trolley Museum with the provision that the museum pay for moving the locomotive.
Today it sits outside at the Fort Smith Trolley museum, where it could probably be restored to operating condition, the museum has no track on which to run it, and the restoration cost would be considerable.