This Consolidation (2-8-0) type locomotive is on display in Central City Park at 8th and Walnut St in downtown Macon, GA. It was one of twenty-five C-4 Class Consolidations built by Baldwin in 1906 for the Central of Georgia Railway (#1700-#1724).
Delivered as #1709, at some point, the locomotive was renumbered #509. Like most of the railroad's C-4s, #509 remained in service until the end of steam on the Central. It was donated to the City of Macon in 1959.
A coal burner, #509 has an 184.7 sq ft firebox and 54 sq ft grate, with a combined heating surface of 3,095 sq ft, including 535 sq ft superheating added in the 1920s. With 57" drivers and 22" x 30" cylinders, and operating at a boiler pressure of 200 psi, the locomotive delivered 44,078 lbs tractive effort. It is 56' 6" long and weighs a total of 357,900 lbs. The engine is 207,900 lbs and the tender 150,00 lbs light, with a capacity for 7,500 gallons of water and 12½ tons of coal.
Also on this page, there are a few photos of the old Macon Railroad Terminal. The original entrance to the "Colored" waiting room, located to the north of the terminal building, has been preserved.