ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 will make a short trip next month from its restoration site to Tractor Brewing Company in Albuquerque. The short run down approximately four blocks of industrial track will operate May 6 as a fundraiser for the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, which restored the locomotive to operating condition. It will be the first time the engine has moved any distance under its own power.
Baldwin built the locomotive for AT&SF in 1944 and it was retired in 1953. It was displayed in Coronado Park near downtown Albuquerque until June 23, 2000, when it was moved to a BNSF Railway siding. It moved to its current location near 8th Street and Haines Avenue, Albuquerque, in 2002. For the first time since 1953, it was steamed up in 2019. July 2021 was the first time since restoration that the locomotive was tested under its own power.
The Society said more news about next month’s move will be announced soon at: www.facebook.com/NMSX2926.
