ATSF Locomotive No. 3416 Marker

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Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

ATSF Locomotive No. 3416

By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012

1. ATSF Locomotive No. 3416 Marker

Inscription.

Donated to the City of Great Bend this 18th day of Sept., 1956 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.

History
Purchased in July 1919 from Baldwin Locomotive Works at Eddystone, Pennsylvania at a cost of $69,000. Used in passenger service on Illinois and Missouri Divisions of the Eastern Lines, all divisions of the Western Lines, and Northern Divsion of the Gulf Lines. Converted from coal to oil fueling October 1939. Retired from service November 1953.

Specifications
Total mileage of operation — 2,262,673
Weight, Engine and Tender — 419,003 pounds
Capacity of Tender — 7,000 gals. of oil — 20,000 gals. water
Wheel Diameter — 79" — Cylinder Diameter 25"
Piston Stroke — 28" — Tractive Force, 41,400 pounds
Boiler Diameter — 78" - Firebox 114" x 84¼"
Boiler Pressure - 220 per sq. inch

Erected 1956 by Security State Bank.

Location. 38° 22.505′ N, 98° 45.929′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 281) and 23rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Brit Spaugh Park and Zoo, Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America.

ATSF Locomotive No. 3416 Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012

2. ATSF Locomotive No. 3416

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Streetscape (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Fort Zarah (approx. 2.9 miles away); Fort Zarah (approx. 2.9 miles away); Van Wingerden's Crew (approx. 5 miles away); Welch's Wolves (approx. 5 miles away); Rover Boys Express (approx. 5 miles away); Pacific Queen Z-35 (approx. 5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Great Bend.

Also see . . .
1. The Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society. (Submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. 4-6-2 "Pacific" Type Steam Locomotives. (Submitted on September 28, 2012.)

By William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2012

3. ATSF Locomotive No. 3416

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 83 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.