ATSF 4-8-4 #3753 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe  Contributor's Pick!       
With a need for more powerful locomotives to handle the ever increasing passenger and freight train lengths, the Santa Fe turned to the Northern 4-8-4 configuration, named after the 1st railroad - Northern Pacific - to receive them. This 1927 Baldwin built locomotive running in the wide open expanses in this photo was an ATSF class 3751 with tall 73" drivers. It developed a boiler pressure of 210 psi and generated an impressive 66,021 lb tractive effort. Rebuilt in 1938, it would have almost all of the modern improvements making it one of the best. The class was retired in 1956-57. The date is approximate
Date: 6/1/1945 Location: Unknown, AL Views: 846 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: ATSF 3753(4-8-4)    Author:  Gary Everhart
ATSF 4-8-4 #3753 - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action This picture is part of album:  ATSF STEAM ALBUM
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Name Type Comments Date
Stu Nicholson General Looks a little like Arizona. 12/14/2013 8:45:23 PM
Stephen Quandt General I am building this type in Live Steam. Am looking for pic of this type to finish the engine so I can get it right as to were thing's go. 7/2/2014 6:29:50 PM
Mike Woodruff General Those hills look like southern California to me, and the train consist suggests a Del Mar racetrack special. 4/16/2016 3:44:08 PM

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