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San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society
P.O. Box 2878
San Bernardino, CA 92406-2878

SANTA FE 3751

SPECIFICATIONS

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.
San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society
P.O. Box 2878
San Bernardino, CA 92406-2878
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