2926 survived as mainline motive power until 1956 and is being preserved todayīy the "New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society" (NMSLRHS) at (to operating condition.Īs for the model. 2926 and her sister locomotives of the 2900 class represent theĮpitome of modern steam locomotive design. This massive 4-8-4 has 80" drivers, operates with a boiler pressure of 300 psi, and produces a tractive force of 66,000 Lbs.Īt 50 mph, she produces approximately 4600 drawbar hp. When fully loaded with 24,500 gallons of water and 7,000 gallons of fuel oil, 2926 weighs at over 500 tons. Deliveredīy the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1944, it ranks as one of the largest 4-8-4 locomotives ever built, and the heaviest. Purchased by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, it was designed for both passenger and high-speed freight service. This locomotive as modeled is a representative of the oil burners originally from the last group of steam locomotives The other eight are: 3759 in Kingman, AZ 3768 in Wichita, KS 2903 in Union, IL 2912 in Pueblo, CO 2913 in Madison, IA 2921 in Modesto, CA 2925 in Sacramento, CA and 2926 in Albuquerque, NM. There are nine surviving AT&SF Northerns including one (the very first, number 3751) which is operational and owned by the SBRHS. This group was known as Class 2900 and included road numbers 2900 through 2929. They out weighed their nearest rivals by over 2000 pounds. As a result, they were the heaviest Northerns ever built. Wartime shortages of material resulted in ordinary metals being used for their construction. Ordered in 1941 (Class 3776, including road numbers 3776 through 3785) The last group of 30 were built in 19. Convinced that the Northerns could handle its needs, AT&SF ordered 11 more in 1938 with 80" drivers (known as Class 3765 and included road numbers 3765 through 3775) with another 10 Since its main line stretching over 2200 miles (Chicago to California), the AT&SF had a real need for excellent motive power. This group was known asĬlass 3751.The AT&SF used its 4-8-4s for passenger service. The first was rebuilt in 1938 and the last in 1941. They were later rebuilt by the AT&SF to haveĨ0" drivers and were converted to oil burners. These locomotives burned coal and had 73" drivers. The first group of 14 were delivered in 1927 (road number 3751), 1928 (road numbers 3752 through 3760) and 1929 (road SOME HISTORY: (Excerpt from "The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe bought a total of 65 Northerns, in four batches, all from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Testing performed by:Herb Kelsey, Richard Percy and Allen NortonĪ big thank you for: Herb Kelsey for his tweaking expertiseĪnd thankyou, thankyou, thankyou to: Tom Werb for his "Toms Crews" engineer and firemanĪnother big thankyou to: Richard Percy for the engine file and tweakingĪlso a very special thanks to: Steve Thomas for his fantasticallyĭetailed "Baldwin builder plate textures".Īnd last but not least to: Tim Muir for his "coupler" and "cutbar" shapes Sounds provided by: Herb Kelsey and Barry "Captain Bazza" Munro Shape files and textures for coupler, airhoses and cutbar provided by: Tim Muir Shape files and textures for the crew members provided by: Tom Werb Lighting by: Allen Norton and Richard Percy Physics created by: Richard Percy and Herb Kelsey
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