At&sf 2926
Enjoy the amazing site of Santa Fe 2926 moving under her own power for the first time in over 60 years. I visited them this morning and it will be fired up in the next few weeks to test the boiler and plumbing.
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2926 is a type of 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1944 for the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway.
At&sf 2926. - With the derailment of Santa Fe Railway 4-8-4 No. Socorros own Jon Spargo serves as the safety. In the mid 1990s a group of train enthusiasts formed NMSLRHS New Mexico Steam Locomotive Rail Road Historical Society for the express purpose of restoring the 2926 to full running condition.
Hello club members and visitors welcome back One of our viewers suggested racing of excursion trains so here you are. In part one we adopted our viewer. In 1944 the Santa Fe Railway took delivery of engine no.
2926 sped ahead under its own steam power for the first time since 1953 in Albuquerques Sawmill district on Saturday. ATSF 2926 is making progress toward complete restoration. Santa Fe added a variety of extensions to locomotive stacks over the years - a few telescoping like on 2926 many more of the flip-up type and some permanent extensions in the form of a few inches of extra pipe welded onto the rim of the existing stack.
When diesel engines took over in the 1950s 2926 went on public display in Albuquerques Coronado Park. The AT SF No. The locomotive was a speedster capable of moving trains at 100 miles per hour.
Rescued from that park in 2000 the giant steam locomotive is being restored to operation by the all volunteer crew of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society. ATSF 2926 was built in 1944 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and was one of the last steam-powered passenger locomotives purchased by the Santa Fe. 3751 which is owned by the San Bernardino Railroad.
The largest and most advanced of her type ATSF 2926 regularly hauled passenger trains at 100 mph between Kansas City Albuquerque and San Diego. The Santa Fe ATSF No. It wont be long before the cylinders are installed and she can move on her own.
On Sunday February 21 2016 at 2 PM 2926 restoration volunteer Steve Bradford describes the ongoing effort to restore ATSF steam locomotive 2926. 2926 was steamed up on July 29 to gain experience with how a 2900 boiler does its job. On hand for the event was Matt Casford who works for BNSF Railway in Texas and is an engineer on ATSF 4-8-4 No.
The panels will be curved to replicate the roof of the 2926 cab. Born in May 1944 the ATSF 2926 ran a million miles in the American Southwest before being retired in an Albuquerque City park in 1953. The previous company store was torn down in June during rerailing of the 2926.
CONGRATULATIONS to ATSF 2926. The railroad used the locomotive in both fast freight and passenger service on the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad and accumulating over one million miles of usage before its last revenue run on. That sure is an awful lot of engine it must have taken a container full of Super Hard Shell Turtle Wax to make her look so nice and shiny too.
Rick Marsden paints ceiling panel for the new company store at the home of Santa Fe Railway 2926 in Albuquerque NM. Bill Diven ALBUQUERQUE NM. The restoration of the historic steam engine was a collaborative project that took 21 years many volunteers and lots of donations.
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. What a thrill to have been down there to see it in a.
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