Santa Fe 2913
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Santa Fe 2319 on display. |
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Power type | steam |
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Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
Build date | 1943[1] |
Configuration | 4-8-4 |
Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
Driver size | 80 in. |
Length | 120 ft., 10 in. |
Weight on drivers | 294,000 lb |
Locomotive weight | 510,700 pounds |
Locomotive and tender combined weight | 961,000 lb |
Fuel type | fuel oil |
Fuel capacity | 7,000 gallons |
Water capacity | 24,500 gallons |
Boiler pressure | 300 psi |
Fire grate area | 108 ft2 |
Cylinders | 2 |
Cylinder size | 28 in×32 in |
Tractive effort | 79,968 lbf (355.71 kN) |
Career | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway |
Class | Class 2900 |
Number in class | 30 |
Number | 2913 |
Retired | April 1959 |
Santa Fe 2913 is a 4-8-4 locomotive. It was built in the 1940s and is currently on display in a park in Fort Madison, Iowa,[2] having been donated to the town upon retirement.[3] It is currently undergoing cosmetic restoration.
[edit] References
- ^ Live Trains - Fort Madison, Iowa 133 Years Of Railroading (html). Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Northerns (html).
- ^ Santa Fe Steam Power (html). Retrieved on 2007-09-20.