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.
