Santa Fe Steam Locomotive #1880
Pride of the Prairie • Work Horse of the Plains
Donated to the City of Newton by the Santa Fe Nov. 18, 1955. Engine 1880 and 86 other Prairie type engines built in 1906-1907 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. They were used in various types of service for 46 years which was a longer period of time than any other class of steam engines. They were completely replaced by diesel electric power in 1952.
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Built: Baldwin Locomotive Works
August 1907 • Philadelphia, Pa.
Cost. $24,500 • Miles Run: 1,022,667
Used in Freight Service, Missouri - Eastern - Southern Kansas • Middle Divisions
Converted Coal to Oil: September 11, 1941
Out of Service: May 2, 1953
Placed in Military Park: November 18, 1955
Dedicated to City of Newton: August 21, 1956
Driving Wheels 70 inches
Tractive Effort: 42,500 lbs.
Weight with Tender: 447,400
Tender Capacity:
Fuel Oil: 3,604 gallons
Water: 9,000 gallons
Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and Oak Street, on the left when traveling east on Broadway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
