A color photograph print showing Santa Fe 3759, 4-8-4 (BLW coal-burning Mountain type), built in 1927. Rebuilt/converted to oil fuel 1941. Passenger run between LA and Kansas City for many years, 10 round trips monthly. Average east bound mph 54.3, westbound 60.2; Kingman, a water stop on eastbound run. Travelled 2,585,600 miles. Final steam powered run from LA to Barstow in 1953 when diesel power replaced steam on the Santa Fe line. Now on display in Kingman, AZ. [photo 1 of 2]
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A color photograph print showing Santa Fe 3759, 4-8-4 (BLW coal-burning Mountain type), built in 1927. Rebuilt/converted to oil fuel 1941. Passenger run between LA and Kansas City for many years, 10 round trips monthly. Average east bound mph 54.3, westbound 60.2; Kingman, a water stop on eastbound run. Travelled 2,585,600 miles. Final steam powered run from LA to Barstow in 1953 when diesel power replaced steam on the Santa Fe line. Now on display in Kingman, AZ. [photo 1 of 2]
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Preston George Collection
The Preston George Collection railroad photographs were taken by Preston George during the 1930s and 1940s. George photographed trains in his spare time while working as a civil engineer in Colorado and Oklahoma.
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