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Locomotive #3461 was fitted with a streamlined "skyline" casing along the top of the boiler, encasing stack and domes, in an experiment to see if it helped clear smoke away from the locomotive. It was not retained. All of the locomotives otherwise had a Santa Fe-style telescoping stack extension
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were designed and ordered around the same time and had much in common in their designs; in addition, they used the same six-axle tender design. The classes together were often called the "Big Three".
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On static display on the grounds to the
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Ran the longest single run by a steam locomotive from Los
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952:Steam locomotives of the United States
947:Railway locomotives introduced in 1937
669:The 3460 class 4-6-4s, the 3765 class
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723:Streamlined, nicknamed "Blue Goose".
575:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
522:Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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295:15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
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490:49,456 lbf (220.0 kN)
409:300 lbf/in (2.07 MPa)
864:Coalition for Sustainable Rail
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962:Streamlined steam locomotives
613:firing. All were fitted with
472:120 mph (193 km/h)
901:Glischinski, Steve (1997).
41:ATSF 3460, the “Blue Goose”
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882:Westcott, Linn H. (1960).
401:88 in (2,235 mm)
208:40 in (1,016 mm)
198:84 in (2,134 mm)
560:One preserved, remainder
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68:Baldwin Locomotive Works
840:www.steamlocomotive.com
644:Los Angeles, California
390: • Grate area
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957:Passenger locomotives
697:Baldwin serial number
673:, and the 5001 class
597:for service between
585:"Super Hudson" type
937:Baldwin locomotives
464:Performance figures
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653:helper locomotives
599:La Junta, Colorado
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942:4-6-4 locomotives
914:978-0-7603-0380-1
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703:Disposition
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557:Disposition
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374:Tender cap.
324:Loco weight
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221:41 ft
77:62083-62088
926:Categories
869:2021-11-14
845:2021-11-14
811:References
700:Date built
607:3450 class
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533:3460 class
446:Valve type
435:Valve gear
366:Water cap.
82:Build date
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546:Preserved
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518:Operators
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529:Class
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124:Whyte
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