Santa Fe 2926

Santa Fe 2926
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1944
Configuration	4-8-4
Career	Santa Fe
Retired	1956
Current owner	New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society
Disposition	undergoing restoration to operating condition
ATSF Locomotive No. 2926
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	1600 Twelfth St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates:	35°6′11″N 106°39′15″W
Area:	less than one acre
Built:	1944
Architect:	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Governing body:	GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NRHP Reference#:	07000388
Added to NRHP:	October 01, 2007

Santa Fe 2926 is a former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) 4-8-4 steam locomotive originally built in 1944 by Baldwin. This locomotive was part of the last group of steam locomotives, and one of the largest 4-8-4 types that was ever built, purchased new by the Santa Fe. The railroad used the locomotive in passenger service until it was retired from active service in 1956; the locomotive was then donated to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The city displayed the locomotive as a static exhibit in Coronado Park until June 23, 2000, when it was moved onto a siding of the BNSF Railway near the intersection of 8th Street and Haines Avenue in preparation for its eventual move to the former ATSF locomotive repair shops in Albuquerque. The locomotive is currently undergoing restoration in this location to operating condition by the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society (www.nmslrhs.org).

On October 1, 2007, the locomotive was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

References

• New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
• National Register of Historic Places Weekly Update