SPECIFICATIONS OF SANTA FE 3751
Price (In May of 1927) | $99,712.77 (Santa Fe paid $252,335 for 2926 in 1944) |
Price (in 2012 dollars) | $1,303,662.16 |
Type | 4-8-4 3751 Class, 14 engines built 3751-3764 |
Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA |
Service | Passenger and Freight (Dual Purpose) |
Driving Wheels | 73″ from 1927 to 1941, 80″ from 1941 to present |
Boiler Diameter | 88″ |
Grate Area | 108 sq/ft |
Cylinders | 30″ x 30″ With Wagner Bypass Valve |
Current Steam Pressure | 230 lbs. (originally 210 lbs.) |
Wheel Base – Total | Total 94′ 10.5″ |
Wheel Base – Engine | 46′ 9″ |
Wheel Base – Driving | 21′ 3″ |
Wheel Base – Rigid | 13′ 10″ |
Weight | Engine 478,100 lbs., Tender 396,246 lbs., Total 874,346 lbs. |
Weight On Lead Truck | 89,200 lbs. |
Weight On Drivers | 278,000 lbs. |
Weight On Trailing Truck | 100,000 lbs. |
Driver Axle Loading | 72,000 lbs. |
Minimum Rail Size | 90 lbs per yard |
Minimum Switch Size | #8 |
Length | Engine and Tender 108′ 7″ |
Height | 16′ |
Width | 11′ |
Heating Surface | 5,634 sq/ft. |
Tractive Force | 66,000 lbs. as built, 71,719 lbs. currently |
Horsepower | Boiler – 5,000 hp, Cylinders – 3,900 hp, Drawbar – 3,600 hp |
Fuel/Capacity | Coal 1927-36 (20 tons). Oil 7,101 gallons 1938-present |
Water Capacity | 15,000 gallons 1927-1938, 20,000 gallons 1938-present |
Pulling Power | 26 passenger cars, 1820 tons, level grade 65 m.p.h. or 15 passenger cars, 1050 tons, 2% grade, 20 m.p.h. or 105 freight cars, 5,949 tons, level grade, 45 m.p.h. |
Speed Ratings | 70 m.p.h. for 1927-1938. 90 m.p.h. for 1941-1953. |
Length of Runs | LA to La Junta, CO 1,235 miles. LA to Kansas City, KS 1,789 miles. LA to Wellington, KS 1,535 miles. |