National Museum of Transportation near Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Erie-Lackawanna #3607

— 1967 —

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2019

1. Erie-Lackawanna #3607 Marker

Inscription. Built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors for $284,000.00, this SD-45 heavy freight locomotive has a model V-20 turbo charged engine. This model has 20 cylinders and is the first V-20 engine ever made which was the largest ever used on a locomotive until recently. There were 2 major design problems with this type locomotive. the first was how to make a very long crankshaft tough enough to take the torque and the second was determining the firing sequence for the 20 cylinders. Number 3607 is 65 feet 8 inches long, weigh 391,000 pounds and has a 4,000 gallon capacity fuel tank. Donated in 1986 by the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)

Erected by Museum of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

Location. 38° 34.308′ N, 90° 27.711′ W. Marker is near Kirkwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in National Museum of Transportation. It can be reached from Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 3015 Barrett Station Road, Saint Louis MO 63122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New York Central #2933 (a few steps from this marker); American Steel Foundries #8 (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Louis Southwestern Maintenance of Way #95589 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sellers Turntable (within shouting distance of this marker); Sabine River & Northern #408 (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Louis - San Francisco #1621 (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Pacific #6944 (within shouting distance

Erie-Lackawanna #3607 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2019

2. Erie-Lackawanna #3607 and Marker

of this marker); Union Pacific "Big Boy" #4006 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkwood.

Other markers no longer nearby. Missouri Pacific #4502 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); The Sellers Turntable (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on June 3, 2026, by Garrett Koch of Saint Louis, Missouri. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.