Locomotive Park Engine 3759 - Kingman, AZ - Arizona Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Engine 3759

Engine No. 3759, is a mighty steam engine from an era nearly 100 years ago. An era of iron horses that sped across thousands of miles; an era that has always been entwined with Kingman. But just what is No. 3759, besides one of the most photographed landmarks in Kingman? Engine 3759 was built in 1928 by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, Pennsylvania at the cost of $100,064. It went into service in 1929 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.

The engine's regular run was from Kansas City to Los Angeles, an approximately 1,800-mile trip, and did that 10 times a month. This run was largely a passenger service with Kingman as the water-stop on the engine's eastward journey. The 108-feet long, 468.80 pound engine could travel up to 100 miles per hour, but tended to average about 54.3 while heading east, and slightly higher at 60.2 mph while heading west.

Engine No. 3759 was one of the last steam locomotives in regular use, making the last run from Barstow to Los Angeles in 1957. After 28 years of service, the old engine had traveled 2,585,600 miles. "When this engine was built in 1929, it was the latest and largest type, known as series 3700. It is also the largest to be given to any city by Santa Fe. And it was the last steam engine used in the Santa Fe system."

It was through the efforts of former Mayor E.J. McCarthy and George Getz that the engine made its way to its permanent home at Locomotive Park. It was a multi-year process, going through a few presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, before the old engine made its last trek to Kingman. Santa Fe section crews laid a temporary rail line across Route 66 to the park. Hundreds of people created a traffic jam as the giant rolled across the track to its home on a concrete slab. As soon as the engine was across the street, the track was torn up. It was the shortest-lived railroad line that the Santa Fe had ever built, lasting for about 45 minutes. The official dedication of "old 3759" took place

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Marker Name: Locomotive Park Engine 3759 Type of history commemorated: Place County: Mohave Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker: N/A Year placed: Unknown

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