411 S. Elm St., Abilene, Kansas. County/parish: Dickinson.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 16, 2012. NRIS 12000203.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 3415 is a preserved 3400 class 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive, built in June 1919 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). It was retired in 1954, it sat in Eisenhower Park in Abilene, Kansas, until 1996. At that point, it was put on display in the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad (ASV) yard. In 2005, restoration work began to restore the engine to operating condition, restoration work was completed in 2008 and the engine began hauling excursion trains on the line. It is the only operating steam locomotive in Kansas and is one of four Santa Fe steam engines still operating in the U.S.
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