Kinsley in Edwards County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Locomotive No. 3424
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2022
1. Locomotive No. 3424 Marker
Donated to the City of Kinsley this 7th day of June, 1956 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.
Length (coupler to coupler) 95 8⅛
Capacity of Tender 7,000 gal. oil 20,000 gal. water
Wheel diameter 79
Cylinder diameter 25
Piston stroke 28
Tractive force 41,400 pounds
Boiler diameter 78
Firebox 114 x 84 Ό
Boiler pressure 220 per square inch
Plaque given by the Kinsley Bank, L. S. Parker, President
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1921.
Location. 37° 55.025′ N, 99° 25.368′ W. Marker is in Kinsley, Kansas, in Edwards County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 56 and 90th Avenue (Winchester Avenue), on the
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Santa Fe Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Edwards County Historical Society (about 300 feet away); Battle of Coon Creek (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Dry Route of the Santa Fe Trail (approx. 7.8 miles away); a different marker also named Santa Fe Trail (approx. 7.8 miles away); Edwards County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away); Camp Criley 1872 (approx. 14.7 miles away).
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2022
2. Locomotive No. 3424 Marker
The marker is mounted above eye-level on the south side of the tender, facing US Highway 56.
Also see . . .
1. Baldwin 3400 class Pacific (4-6-2) - Santa Fe 3424 locomotive (YouTube).
Excerpt: Baldwin built fifty 3400 class Pacific type (4-6-2) locomotives for the AT&SF between 1919 and 1924 (#3400 - #3449). Designed by John Purcell, who became the AT&SF's head of motive power in 1912, they were the last Pacifics bought by the Santa Fe. Under Purcell, the Santa Fe started buying large groups of simple, two cylinder locomotives, such as the 4-6-2, 2-8-2 and 2-10-2. They operated on slightly lower than normal boiler pressure and lacked most modern appliances. Purcell believed the added efficiencies offered by such appliances were just not worth the extra maintenance costs. #3424 was one of a batch of ten 3400s built in 1921.(Submitted on January 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Locomotive No. 3424 (rgusrail.com).
Excerpt: The 3400s were built with 73" drivers but, from 1935 to 1941, the ATSF rebuilt them as oil burners with 79" Boxpok drivers, thicker main rods and Elesco feedwater heaters. Retirements started in 1950,(Submitted on January 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)with the last in 1955. #3424 retired in 1953 after running 2,071,610 miles.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 12, 20123. Locomotive No. 3424 Cab
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 12, 2012
4. Locomotive No. 3424 • 79-inch Drive Wheels
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 12, 2012
5. Locomotive No. 3424 (two perspectives)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2022
6. Locomotive No. 3424 & Tender
Looking north across US Highway 56.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
