The book covers nineteenth century 18841900, truss rod, usra style and ara cars, usra and ara rebuilds, santa fes new steel 40 foot cars, and 50 foot cars. Retired in 1954, it sat in eisenhower park in abilene, kansas until april 1996. Fellow ferroequinologists, john taylor, our unofficial historian, is completing a book on the 2926 restoration project. Great book for finding photos of steam engines and early diesels. From the santa fe side of the discussion i have collected the following information. Amazing collection of data and photographs about atsfs steam and diesel locomotives and the motor cars. I need your pros help atsf especially trains magazine. Of the 86 locomotives, number 940 sn 23237 built 111903 is the only survivor.
The locomotive bears little resemblance to its original 440 stat. It also focuses on passenger trains and their locomotives. Santa fe 5000 is a 2104 texas type steam locomotive constructed by baldwin locomotive. New merchandise from our store santa fe900 class 2102 2100 pictorial santa fe steam series volume 3 by. Original div assignment reads ditto mark from southern with this assignment it. These pioneer 2102 santa fe type engines were built by baldwin in 1903 and 1904 as tandem compounds. Some consider this the santa fe bible of steam locomotives. Santa fe chief steam locomotive photo 3770 1940s atsf. Very good and useful reference text and pictures can be found in the book steam locomotives of the santa fe, a former shopmans scrapbook, by frank m. I suppose a steam trurbine generator of that size could be mounted on the tender, but then you would have to pipe superheated steam to it through an articulated pipe joint. They show that the atsf as the lessor of the drg ordered 8 engines from baldwin in 1879.
Redding, 2003 santa fe locomotive development, by larry e. Original div assignment reads ditto mark from southern with this assignment it is more logically arizona. Nice to see another santa fe fan here on the forums. Also see atchison, topeka and santa fe steam engine diagrams and. Atsf 3460 class steam locomotive classic streamliners. B0051 santa fe steam pictorial 900 class 2102 2100. All of drawing room specification book number 61 of the degolyer librarys. Santa fe 5000 news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2016 learn how. Santa fe 2926 is a former atchison, topeka and santa fe railway atsf 484 northern type steam locomotive originally built in 1944 by the baldwin locomotive works. Consolidation 664 was constructed in 1900, probably using an old 440 as starting point according to e.
Worley, published by the southwest railroad historical society, and on various internet websites. Steam engines new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. Steam atchinson, topeka, and santa fe atsf 9005 at clovis, nm, was built in 1906 and donated to the city in 1954. Jeff ainsworth monte vista publishing, 2001softbound 58 pages, 11x8. Hobbylinc carries 12 santa fe n scale model train steam locomotives at discounts up to 35%. Amazing collection of data and photographs about atsf s steam and diesel locomotives and the motor cars. This classic steam era openend heavyweight had five color schemes, and has been in excursion use longer than in regular service.
The 3765class was one of several classes of santa fe steam locomotives. Since this is in a free downloadable pdf e book, ive taken the liberty of extracting the relevant few pages from the 1200 page book, and have included them below. In its short service life by steam engine standards, anyway, the locomotive had racked. It is a bound, 8 x 10 book about 190 pages long with hundreds of images, both historic and current. This book has smaller photos but it includes some steam engines. The most popular santa fe n scale model train steam locomotives brands include model power, concor, athearn, bachmann, and broadway limited imports. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. See more ideas about train, steam locomotive and locomotive. Brasher, 2006 santa fe northern 484 pictorial, by duane karam jr. Santa fe 3415 is a class 3400 462 pacifictype steam locomotive built in 1919 by baldwin locomotive works in philadelphia, pennsylvania for the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway. There is a large, in fact a very large, positive on the rails at the california state railroad museum these days. In the early 1900s 262 steam locomotives began to appear along railroad lines that ran through the farms and fields of the midwestern prairies. Santa fe steam locomotive 2903 movement through hyde park to active rail line atsf 2903 golden gate railroad museum home of atsf alco s2 2356 and sleeping car 1129. Nov 27, 2015 silent santa fe training film for beginning firemen and engineers.
Another good source of info on the santa fes steam generator cars is the santa fe societys magazine, the warbonnet, volume 9, no. Craig miner is a professer of history, and has written several books on historical subjects of the kansas area. Silent santa fe training film for beginning firemen and engineers. Steam and diesel are both covered with extensive maps, diagrams, photographs and text.
The book consists of 288 pages and over 400 photographs and drawings of santa fe equipment. Photos were rescanned to provide as much detail as possible given age and contrast. These engines became affectionately known as prairies. Southern division, book 1, lampasas district, san saba district, march 15, 1983. This book continues from kansas city to albuquerque new mexico. The book project the santa fe railway historical and. The book project the santa fe railway historical and modeling. It was rebuilt by the santa fe as a simple engine with 25 by 28inch. Mar 25, 2008 if you are more interested in santa fe steam, i highly recommend ed worley s book. It includes an article titled santa fe steam generator tenders that has both photos and scale drawings of these cars.
The book discusses the development of the santa fes steam power, including operation, maintenance and repair, before presenting photos and rosters for each class, from the 440 to the 2104 as well as switchers and tank types and even a section on designs that never made it. Of the gp7s built for the santa fe during 1950, only four were equipped with dynamic brakes. Worley, 1965 the illustrated guide to santa fe ho brass steam locomotives, second edition, by stephen l. Personally, the texas types are some of my favorite engines, and atsfs though im partial to the 5011 and its class mates are my favorites. Chartered in february 1859, the railroad reached the kansascolorado border in 1873 and pueblo, colorado, in 1876. Atsf clic books the santa fe railway historical and. Build as atsf1, and 1a 1 and 1a first santa fe diesel, boxcab built by emc, 1935. Santa fe locomotives project california state railroad museum. It was published in 1965 and is long out of print, but you can find copies of it either at train shows, or online auctions.
Locomotive facilities book volume 1 gulf linesnoted historical author russell l. According to the book iron horses of the santa fe trail by e. According to iron horses of the santa fe trail by e. The book discusses the development of the santa fes steam power. Ellington, published by railroad car press, the book iron horses of the santa fe trail, by e. For more information, i recommend worleys iron horses of the santa fe trail and huddlestons uncle sams locomotives. See more ideas about steam locomotive, locomotive and steam engine. Atsf steam locomotive on display in coffeyville, ks. This locomotive was part of the last group of steam passenger locomotives class 2900 built for the santa fe railway. At that point, it was donated by the city and put on display in.
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