Santa Fe 2913

Santa Fe 2913

Santa Fe 2913 on display.
Type and origin
Power type steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date 1943[1]
Specifications
Configuration 4-8-4
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 80 in (2,000 mm)
Length 120 ft 10 in (36.83 m)
Adhesive weight 294,000 lb (133,000 kg)
Loco weight 510,700 lb (231,600 kg)[2]
Loco & tender weight 961,000 lb (436,000 kg)
Fuel type fuel oil
Fuel capacity 7,000 US gal (26,000 l; 5,800 imp gal)
Water cap 24,500 US gal (93,000 l; 20,400 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 108 sq ft (10.0 m2)
Boiler pressure 300 psi (2.1 MPa)
Cylinders 2
Cylinder size 28 in × 32 in (710 mm × 810 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 79,968 lbf (355.72 kN)
Factor of adh 3.68
Career
Operators Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Class Class 2900
Number in class 30
Numbers 2913
Retired April 1959
Disposition On static display

Santa Fe 2913 is a 4-8-4 locomotive. It was built in the 1940s and is on display in a park in Fort Madison, Iowa,[3] having been donated to the town upon retirement.[4] It is currently undergoing cosmetic restoration.

References

  1. ↑ "Live Trains - Fort Madison, Iowa 133 Years Of Railroading" (html). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  2. ↑ http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=403
  3. ↑ "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Northerns" (html).
  4. ↑ "Santa Fe Steam Power" (html). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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