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The 1919 Baldwin 4-6-2 "pacific", Santa Fe #3415 was moved to its' present location at the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad yard in April 1997 from the city park in Abilene where it had spent the last 40 years.
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Update as of July 15, 2008
#3415 is really starting to look like an engine again. The tender has been moved into the engine house behind the engine. The sand dome and sanders are in place, with only a few control pipes to be hooked to them. All of the super heaters were hydro tested and installed. The main engine valves were removed. The boiler was pumped up to 100 PSI air and the throttle was opened all the way. Fifty years of dirt and stuff came flying out!
We are concentrating on checking all welded caps and reinstalling the fire brick.
The tender is getting its last sanding before its painted.
We are still hoping to steam up #3415 before winter with passenger rides starting next spring.
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