Rock Island 1891 Old Beck

front of locomotive with crew
"Old Beck" and crew: FH Grimes (shops night foreman), "Gus" Shock (engineer), Robert Archer (fireman), George Pretty (Supt. at Shawnee shops), JA Gordon (machinist), S Myton (conductor on Asher line), L Sterret (switchman)
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Specifications
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Career
OperatorsRock Island Railroad
Numbers1891
NicknamesOld Beck
LocaleOklahoma

Old Beck was the nickname of a steam locomotive that ran on Rock Island Railroad’s 25-mile branch between Shawnee and Asher, Oklahoma.