2435 E. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, California. County/parish: Los Angeles.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 04, 2000. NRIS 00001178.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 3751 is a preserved 3751 class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built in May 1927 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). No. 3751 was the first 4-8-4 steam locomotive built for the Santa Fe and was referenced in documentation as type: "Heavy Mountain", "New Mountain", or "Mountain 4-wheel trailer". No. 3751 served in passenger duties until being retired on August 23, 1953.
The locomotive was then placed on display in San Bernardino until it was restored to operating condition on August 13, 1991. It is currently located in the Central City East neighborhood of Los Angeles and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 4, 2000. It holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving 4-8-4 type steam locomotive in the world.
The locomotive is currently owned and operated by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society, which uses the locomotive to haul occasional mainline excursion trains. However, a federally mandated 15-year inspection put it out of service in 2017. No. 3751's overhaul was completed in September 2022, and it returned to service that month.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858931