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Santa Fe's Big Three, The by S Kip Farrington Jr Life story of a trio of the
The Santa Fes Big Three by S Kip Farrington Jr
The Life story of a trio of the wotld's greatest locomotives.
HArd Cover with dust jacket has small tear, inside front cover has a tag with name,
Copyright 1972
287 pages Indexed
CONTENTS
Section ONEThe 5000-5001-5011 Class 2-10-4 Type
Chapter IThe Ten-Coupled Locomotive on the Santa Fe ..3
II The Crucible of Men and Locomotives-Test of 5012 Train CUX 6
III Report of Santa Fe Test 87342-Performance of Locomotive 5011 10
IV Transcripts of Actual In-Service Runs Belen to Vaughn, New Mexico-Pecos Division- Santa Fe Railway, Second District 40
V Condensed Profiles of Santa Fe System Divisions Where the 5000, 5001, 5011 Classes Regularly Operated 46
VI Blueprints for 3800, 5000, 5001, 5011 Class Engines 49
Section TWOThe 4-6-4 Type-3450-3460 Class
Chapter VIIThe 4-6-4 Type Comes to the Santa Fe 55
VIII The 3460 Class-Goes Into Service-1937 59
IX The Longest Continuous Run Ever Made by a Steam Locomotive-Engine 3461 62
X Report of Santa Fe Test 87311-Performance of Locomotive 3461 65
XI Condensed Profiles of Santa Fe System Divisions Where the 3450-3460 Class Regularly Operated 134
XII Blueprints for Engine Class 3450, Rebuilt 3451, 3460, and 3461 141
Section THREEThe 4-8-4 Type-3751, 3765, 3776, 2900 Class
Chapter XIIIPerformance of 3751 Class Systems 1st 4-8-4 Type over 3700 Class 4-8-2 Mountain Type 147
XIVThe 3765, 3776, 2900 Classes of the 4-8-4 Type Go Into Service 151
XVReport of Santa Fe Test 87312-Performance of Locomotive 3766 154
XVITranscripts of Actual In-Service Runs Colorado Division 244
XVIIThe 3776 Class and a Round Trip Between La Junta and Los Angeles with Trains 19 and 20-the Chief 249
XVIIICondensed Profiles Santa Fe System Divisions Where 3751-3765-3776-2900 Classes Regularly Operated 263
XIXThe Blueprints Including All Data and Accessories 3751 Class Coal and Oil Burners, Rebuilt and Modernized. 3765-3776-2900 Class 271
XXThe Author's Last Ride on the 3776 Class-Engine 3776 276
XXIThe Diesels and the New Santa Fe Changes 278
Appendix 281
Index 283
S. Kip Farrington, Jr., calls them "The Santa Fe's Big Three." Others simply called them the 2-10-4, the 4-6-4, and the 4-8-4 after the placement of their trucks and wheels. But no matter what they were called, they were big and powerful engines, an outstanding trio of the world's mightiest steam locomotives. Their builder designed them to move incredible loads, and their crews ran them long and hard; yet for all their volcanic energy, they had beauty and grace and they functioned with the reliability and precision of a railroader's watch. In their prime they hauled most of the fast freight and crack luxury trains, and during the forties they moved a nation at war.
The Santa Fe's Big Three, Kip Farrington's ninth railroad book, is an affectionate biography of the three engine classes from birth through their long and eventful careers. Here in one comprehensive volume is a boxcar-load of photographs, records, blueprints, and data, enough detail to satisfy the most demanding railroad expert and enough nostalgia to gladden the heart of anyone who has thrilled to the lonesome wail of a steam whistle in the night. No one is better qualified to record the story of the Santa Fe's Big Three, for Kip Farrington has studied the world's railroads from the Head End and the Rear End. He writes with the authority of an author who has personally inspected 52 railroad properties in 37 countries and has ridden countless thousands of miles on business cars of 85 Class I lines. He has ridden every division of the Canadian Pacific by day, most of the Canadian National Railroad, railroads in Europe, South America, and Down Under, and he has covered the Santa Fe's extensive system in and behind the Big Three. He has received decorations from Chile ( 1943 ) and Peru ( 1956 ) for his writings about their rail lines.
This volume includes the first Dynamometer Locomotive Performance Test released for the public, authentic transcripts of the Big Three's in-service runs, a chapter on the longest continuous run by a steam locomotive, and approximately 100 builder and action photographs by three top railroad photographers-Otto C. Perry, Preston George, and Dick Kindig.
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