Santa Fe 3415

Santa Fe 3415 or ATSF 3415
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Type and origin Power type Steam Designer John Purcell Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 51861 Build date June 1919
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-2  • UIC 2'C1'h Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 79 in (2.007 m) Adhesive weight 193,700 lb (87.9 t) Loco weight 352,500 lb (159.9 t)[1] Boiler pressure 220 psi (1.52 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 25 in × 28 in (635 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 42,200 lbf (187.7 kN) Factor of adh. 4.59
Career Operators Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway→BNSF Class 3400 Number in class 16 of 50 Numbers 3415 Retired 1954 Restored 2008 Current owner Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad

Santa Fe 3415 is a restored steam locomotive that is owned by the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad. Retired in 1954 it sat in Eisenhower Park in Abilene, Kansas until April 1996. At that point, it was donated by the City and put on display in the Abilene and Smoky Valley yard. Restoration began in 2005 and was completed in early 2009. It is planned for the locomotive to operate about once a month during the normal operating season. Its first revenue trip was on May 23, 2009.^[2]

References

• "ATSF Pacifics". Steamlocomotive.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-02-07.