Santa Fe 2913
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| Santa Fe 2913 | |
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| Santa Fe 2319 on display. | |
| Power type | steam |
| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Build date | 1943[1] |
| 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) |
| Weight on drivers | 294,000 lb (133,000 kg) |
| Locomotive weight | 510,700 lb (231,600 kg)[2] |
| Locomotive & tender combined 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 capacity | 24,500 US gal (93,000 l; 20,400 imp gal) |
| Boiler pressure | 300 psi (2.1 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 108 sq ft (10.0 m2) |
| Cylinders | 2 |
| Cylinder size | 28 × 32 in (710 × 810 mm) |
| Tractive effort | 79,968 lbf (355.72 kN) |
| Career | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway |
| Class | Class 2900 |
| Number in class | 30 |
| Number | 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 currently 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Live Trains - Fort Madison, Iowa 133 Years Of Railroading" (html). http://www.livetrains.com/site/snav/15/page.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=403
- ^ "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Northerns" (html). http://www.steamlocomotive.com/northern/atsf.shtml.
- ^ "Santa Fe Steam Power" (html). http://www.wheelsmuseum.org/stagner10.html. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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