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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 3751 is a 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).
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 the introduction of improved steam locomotives.
Santa Fe 3751. In 1986, the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society (SBRHS) embarked on an incredible journey. We took a rusting, 874,000-pound steam locomotive and transformed it into one of the premier, fully restored and operating engines in the United States.
Santa Fe 3751 was the first 4-8-4 steam locomotive the railroad ever owned, acquired in 1927. She was restored in 1991 and makes occasional appearances today.
LOS ANGELES — Santa Fe steam locomotive No. 3751 will make 2024 public debut this September at the Rail Safety: Los Angeles event, the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society has announced. The free, two-day event will be the largest rail safety event hosted in downtown Los Angeles in more than a decade.
Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751, the first of Santa Fe’s northern fleet, turns a wheel for the first time under its own power following its 15-year / 1472 day inspection on 9/20/2022. The locomotive...
Santa Fe #3751, the oldest surviving 4-8-4 steam locomotive, found a new home thanks to the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society.
The 3751 was extensively tested on the most difficult segment of the Santa Fe, the 348 miles from Albuquerque, NM to La Junta, CO via Raton and Glorieta Passes. It performance was satisfactory, and Santa Fe ordered 13 near-copies in 1928 and 1929 to fill out the 3751-class.
Santa Fe 4-8-4 3751 was the final Santa Fe steam locomotive to pull the last steam passenger train between Los Angeles and San Diego on August 23rd, 1953. In 1926, the Santa Fe Railway, in cooperation with Baldwin Locomotive Works, designed Santa Fe's first 4-8-4 3751 as a coal burner.
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.