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AT&SF 2926 Open House and Update!
The New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society (NMSL&RHS) held its annual open house for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926, on September 25, 2021, at the restoration site at 8th St., and Haines Ave., in Albuquerque, N.M. The event was canceled last year due to COVID-19, but there was much to celebrate this year with the recent steam up and movement under its own power on July 25. It was the first time the locomotive has moved under steam since 1953.
About 1700 people attended the open house which featured volunteers of the Society answering questions about the restoration status, how steam locomotives operate, and what the future holds for the locomotive. A new attraction this year was tool car 3939, formerly a Santa Fe baggage car. Local model railroad clubs used the interior to display small layouts and pass out information on their clubs.
With the restoration of the locomotive finished except for putting on the rest of the boiler jacket, there remain agreements and track improvements with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to be completed. NMDOT owns the mainline between Belen and Lamy, N.M., where 2926 will initially operate. “We are still trying to get $100,000 in Federal infrastructure money to upgrade the grade crossing at 8th St.,” says Society President Mike Hartshorne. “We still will have to pay up $20,000 to $30,000 to upgrade our spur to the mainline to Class 2 track.”
When asked about the status of PTC, the member didn’t know but when I asked Dr. Mike Hartshorne, he replied, “PTC is a SNAP….a genius electrical engineer and member of 2926 and 3751 has designed, built, tested, and applied for patent for a system he calls LeapTC that includes MU controls in the steam cab and tethers the steam locomotive to a diesel behind it and uses the PTC already on the diesel.”
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 and Haines Avenue in Albuquerque in 2002, where it has been restored to operating condition.
days until september 25 2021

The New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society (NMSL&RHS) held its annual open house for Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926, on September 25, 2021, at the restoration site at 8th St., and Haines Ave., in Albuquerque, N.M. The event was canceled last year due to COVID-19, but there was much to celebrate this year with the recent steam up and movement under its own power on July 25. It was the first time the locomotive has moved under steam since 1953.
About 1700 people attended the open house which featured volunteers of the Society answering questions about the restoration status, how steam locomotives operate, and what the future holds for the locomotive. A new attraction this year was tool car 3939, formerly a Santa Fe baggage car. Local model railroad clubs used the interior to display small layouts and pass out information on their clubs.
With the restoration of the locomotive finished except for putting on the rest of the boiler jacket, there remain agreements and track improvements with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to be completed. NMDOT owns the mainline between Belen and Lamy, N.M., where 2926 will initially operate. “We are still trying to get $100,000 in Federal infrastructure money to upgrade the grade crossing at 8th St.,” says Society President Mike Hartshorne. “We still will have to pay up $20,000 to $30,000 to upgrade our spur to the mainline to Class 2 track.”
When asked about the status of PTC, the member didn’t know but when I asked Dr. Mike Hartshorne, he replied, “PTC is a SNAP….a genius electrical engineer and member of 2926 and 3751 has designed, built, tested, and applied for patent for a system he calls LeapTC that includes MU controls in the steam cab and tethers the steam locomotive to a diesel behind it and uses the PTC already on the diesel.”
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 and Haines Avenue in Albuquerque in 2002, where it has been restored to operating condition.