Santa Fe 2913

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	80 in (2,000 mm)
Length	120 ft 10 in (36.83 m)
Adhesive weight	295,000 lb (134,000 kg)
Loco weight	510,700 lb (231,600 kg)
Total weight	974,850 lb (442,180 kg)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	7,000 US gal (26,000 L; 5,800 imp gal)
Water cap.	24,500 US gal (93,000 L; 20,400 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	108 sq ft (10.0 m2)
Boiler pressure	300 psi (2.1 MPa)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	28 in × 32 in (710 mm × 810 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	69801
Build date	1943

Santa Fe 2913
Santa Fe 2913
	Santa Fe 2913 on display.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	69801
Build date	1943
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	80 in (2,000 mm)
Length	120 ft 10 in (36.83 m)
Adhesive weight	295,000 lb (134,000 kg)
Loco weight	510,700 lb (231,600 kg)
Total weight	974,850 lb (442,180 kg)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	7,000 US gal (26,000 L; 5,800 imp gal)
Water cap.	24,500 US gal (93,000 L; 20,400 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	108 sq ft (10.0 m2)
Boiler pressure	300 psi (2.1 MPa)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	28 in × 32 in (710 mm × 810 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	66,000 lbf (293.58 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.47
Operators
Career
Operators	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Class	2900
Number in class	14 of 30
Numbers	ATSF 2913
Retired	April 1959
Disposition	On static display

Last updated October 25, 2025

Santa Fe 2913 is a 2900 class 4-8-4 "Northern" type locomotive. Built in 1943 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, it pulled freight and passenger trains until its retirement in 1959. It is now on display in a park in Fort Madison, Iowa,^[3] having been donated to the town upon retirement.^[4]

Surviving sister engines

3751 moved from Viaduct Park in San Bernardino, California in 1986 for restoration to operating condition, which was completed in 1991.
3759 is displayed at Locomotive Park in Kingman, Arizona.
3768 is displayed at Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita, Kansas.
2903 is displayed at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.
2912 is displayed at the Pueblo Railway Museum in Pueblo, Colorado.
2921 is displayed at the Modesto Amtrak Station in Modesto, California.
2925 is displayed at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California.
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.

References

↑ "Live Trains - Fort Madison, Iowa 133 Years Of Railroading". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
↑ "Steam Locomotive Information". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
↑ "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Northerns". Archived from the original on 2004-12-16.
↑ "Santa Fe Steam Power". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-09-20.

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[1] "Live Trains - Fort Madison, Iowa 133 Years Of Railroading". Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2007-09-20.

[2] "Steam Locomotive Information". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.

[3] "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Northerns". Archived from the original on 2004-12-16.

[4] "Santa Fe Steam Power". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-09-20.

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