Southern Pacific 982

In May 1957, it was donated to the City of Houston, Texas, where it used to be on static display at the Hermann Park Conservancy.

It was then moved to the site of Houston's former Union Station, now the Daikin Park, where it remains today.

[1] In 2017, the Texas Railway Preservation Association and the Houston based vacation venture startup, Gold Standard Travel Lines began a collaborative effort to use the engine in tourism efforts in the midwest and south United States.

Selling affordable vacation packages versus in cooperation with events and local businesses.

[3] The group is currently preparing to relocate to permanent more public enticing home, and has found interest from local railroads in Texas.