Preserved American Santa Fe 3751 class 4-8-4 locomotive
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Santa Fe 3751
No. 3751 preparing to leave the Amtrak L.A. maintenance yard on July 14, 2017
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number
60004
Model
16-54 1/4 E
Build date
May 1927
Rebuild date
1941
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-8-4
• UIC
2′D2′ h2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.
80 in (2,032 mm)
Axle load
73,000 lb (33,100 kg) (Originally 70,500 lb (32,000 kg))
Adhesive weight
287,000 lb (130,000 kg) (Originally 270,000 lb (122,000 kg)
Loco weight
478,100 lb (216,900 kg)
Tender weight
396,246 lb (179,730 kg)
Total weight
874,346 lb (396,600 kg)
Fuel type
Coal (1927-1936), later converted to oil
Fuel capacity
7,101 US gal (26,880 L; 5,913 imp gal)
Water cap.
20,000 US gal (76,000 L; 17,000 imp gal)
Boiler pressure
230 psi (1.59 MPa), originally 210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Feedwater heater
Worthington Type 6-SA
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
30 in × 30 in (762 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed
Over 100 mph (160 km/h)
Power output
As built: 3,220 hp (2,400 kW)
Tractive effort
65,981 lbf (293.50 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.35
Career
Operators
Santa Fe (1927 to 1958)→(1991 to 1996)→BNSF (1996-present) San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society
Class
3751
Number in class
1 of 14
Numbers
ATSF 3751
Last run
August 23, 1953
Retired
1957
Preserved
May 14, 1958
Restored
August 13, 1991
Current owner
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society
Disposition
Operational
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Steam Locomotive No. 3751
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway; Baldwin Locomotive Works
NRHP reference No.
00001178[1]
Added to NRHP
October 4, 2000
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 3751 is a class "3751" 4-8-4 "Heavy Mountain" type steam locomotive built in May 1927 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). No. 3751 was the first 4-8-4 steam locomotive built for the Santa Fe and was referenced in documentation as type: "Heavy Mountain", "New Mountain", or "Mountain 4-wheel trailer". No. 3751 served in passenger duties until being retired in 1957.
The locomotive was then placed on display in San Bernardino until it was restored to operating condition in 1991. It is currently located in the Central City East neighborhood of Los Angeles and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000. It holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving 4-8-4 type steam locomotive in the world.
The locomotive is currently owned and operated by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society, which uses the locomotive to haul occasional mainline excursion trains. However, a federally mandated 15-year inspection put it out of service in 2017. No. 3751's overhaul was completed in September 2022, and it returned to service that month.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
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