Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 3751 is a preserved 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 ...

history of santa fe 3751: a pioneer 4-8-4 (Written by Lloyd E. Stagner) The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway during the administration of Edward H. Ripley (who oversaw its rebuilding during his 1895-1920 term as president) was a pioneer in …

2025年2月26日 · The Santa Fe #3751 is a 4-8-4 "Northern" steam locomotive of which the AT&SF once owned more than five-dozen such designs. The Santa Fe originally employed all of its Northerns in passenger service, where their blend of power and speed was suited just right on a railroad that stretched more than 2,200 miles between Chicago and Los Angeles, and ...

Santa Fe No. 3751 is a class 3751 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive which was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927 for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). It was retired from revenue service in 1957 and later restored to operating condition for excursion service in 1991 by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society.

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe has converted ten heavy 4-8-4 type steam locomotives, known as the 3751 class, at its Albuquerque, N.M., locomotive shops. These locomotives were purchased from Baldwin in 1928.

SANTA FE 3751. SPECIFICATIONS. SPECIFICATIONS OF SANTA FE 3751. Price (In May of 1927) $99,712.77 (Santa Fe paid $252,335 for 2926 in 1944) Price (in 2012 dollars) $1,303,662.16 Type 4-8-4 3751 Class, 14 engines built 3751-3764 Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA

Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 blasts through the Green River Golf Course, just west of Prado Dam, between Corona and Yorba Linda, California, on train O-SBDLAC1-12. The locomotive was moving from its old home in San Bernardino to its new home in Los Angeles, and hauled a short freight en route - primarily for the braking capabilities.

Engine 3751 is the oldest surviving locomotive of its type in the world. Engine 3751 was initially designed as a coal burner and in 1936 it was converted to oil at the San Bernardino Shops of Santa Fe. The highest recorded speed of this locomotive was 103 miles per hour.

The Santa Fe 3751, is a Pioneer 4-8-4 type, and saw regular service from 1927 to 1953. It now belongs to the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society and is a fully restored and working steam locomotive.

Santa Fe #3751, the oldest surviving 4-8-4 steam locomotive, found a new home thanks to the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society. SteamGiants takes a look at Santa Fe #3751, the world's oldest operating "Heavy Mountain"-type steam locomotive still in operation.