Santa Fe 2913

Santa Fe 2913

Santa Fe 2913 on display.

Type and origin Power type steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Build date 1943[1]

Specifications Configuration 4-8-4 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 80 in (2,000 mm) Length 120 ft 10 in (36.83 m) Adhesive weight 294,000 lb (133,000 kg) Loco weight 510,700 lb (231,600 kg)[2] Total 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 cap 24,500 US gal (93,000 l; 20,400 imp gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 108 sq ft (10.0 m^2) Boiler pressure 300 psi (2.1 MPa) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 28 in × 32 in (710 mm × 810 mm)

Performance figures Tractive effort 79,968 lbf (355.72 kN) Factor of adh. 3.68

Career Operators Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Class Class 2900 Number in class 30 Numbers 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 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.

References

1. "Live Trains - Fort Madison, Iowa 133 Years Of Railroading" (html). Retrieved 2007-09-20.
2. http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=403
3. "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Northerns" (html).
4. "Santa Fe Steam Power" (html). Retrieved 2007-09-20.