Baldwin Locomotive Works built the “Wm. B. Mumford” steam locomotive in May 1860.
The 4-4-0 locomotive was delivered to the Memphis, Clarkesville & Louisville Railroad with 13×24-inch cylinders and 60-inch driving wheels. The locomotive had an estimated weight of 20 tons.
By 1868, it was not listed among the locomotives transferred to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s 200-series numbering, suggesting it may have been retired, reassigned, or disposed of by that time.
The “Wm. B. Mumford” was part of the classic American 4-4-0 locomotive design, which was widely used in the mid-19th century for passenger and freight service.
The locomotive was named in honor of a former Memphis, Clarkesville & Louisville president.
On August 6, 1860, engineer Benjamin Bartle eased the locomotive W.B. Munford onto the bridge crossing the Cumberland River in Clarksville, Tennessee. It was the first to cross the bridge.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Munford is often spelled Mumford (and the locomotive may have been spelled Mumford), but Railfanning.org uses Munford based on other available data.
