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It was used to pull passenger and fast freight trains, mostly throughout New Mexico, until retired from service in 1953. In 1956, ATSF donated no. 2926 to the City of Albuquerque for static display. In 1999, the non-profit New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society purchased no. 2926 for restoration. In 2021, no. 2926 moved ...
The Santa Fe 2900 Class was a series of 30 4-8-4 type steam locomotives built between 1943 and 1944 for Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and pulled freight and passenger trains until retirement in the early to late-1950s.
These little locomotives were primarily used for mainline freight trains throughout the Santa Fe system in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas until the mid-late 1910s, when larger locomotives, including the 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" type and the 2-8-2 "Mikado", were becoming more frequently built in favor of the growing freight traffic, and the 2-8 ...
Aug. 12—Once again, the Santa Fe Steam Locomotive #2926 will be leaving its home on Eighth Street NW to make an appearance adjacent to Tractor Brewing Co. on Fourth Street. On August 26 the ...
2926 , formerly located in Coronado Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This locomotive had been undergoing restoration for operational purposes by New Mexico Heritage Rail, which has expended 114,000 man-hours and $1,700,000 in donated funds on its restoration since 2002. It was restored in July 2021.
New Mexico Central Railroad: ATSF: 1908 1918 New Mexico Central Railway: New Mexico Central Railway: ATSF: 1918 1972 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: New Mexico Gateway Railroad: NMGR 2001 2006 N/A New Mexico Midland Railway: 1904 1931 none, route abandoned [1] hauled coal from Carthage to San Antonio, NM [1] New Mexico and Southern ...
2926 moved from Coronado Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1999 to the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society; then moved again for restoration to operating condition, which was completed in 2021.
The class eventually became known by the nickname "Mudhens". Today, No. 463 is operational on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado. Fifteen locomotives were built, originally class 125, then reclassified K-27 in 1924 when the D&RG became the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW).