Santa Fe 3415
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Santa Fe 3415 is a restored steam locomotive
that is owned by the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad
. Retired in 1955, it sat in Eisenhower Park in Abilene, Kansas
until April, 1996. At that point, it was donated by the City and put on display in the Abilene and Smoky Valley yard. Restoration began in 2005 and was completed in early 2009. It is planned for the locomotive to operate about once a month during the normal operating season. Its first revenue trip was on May 23, 2009.
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
that is owned by the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad
Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad
The Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad is a heritage railway located in Abilene, Kansas.It is a non-profit organization that offers public excursion train rides May through October. The depot is located in the Historic 1887 Rock Island Depot, Old Abilene Town, south of the Dwight D. Eisenhower...
. Retired in 1955, it sat in Eisenhower Park in Abilene, Kansas
Abilene, Kansas
Abilene is a city in and the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,844.-History:...
until April, 1996. At that point, it was donated by the City and put on display in the Abilene and Smoky Valley yard. Restoration began in 2005 and was completed in early 2009. It is planned for the locomotive to operate about once a month during the normal operating season. Its first revenue trip was on May 23, 2009.