Santa Fe 5000
{{short description|Preserved American 2-10-4 steam locomotive}}
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{{Infobox locomotive
| name=Santa Fe 5000
| caption=Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway 2-10-4 steam locomotive No. 5000 "Madame Queen" waiting in a siding to meet an eastbound train in Ricardo, New Mexico, March 1943
| image=ATSF 5000 Madam Queen.jpg
| powertype=Steam
| gauge={{RailGauge|ussg}}
| builder=Baldwin Locomotive Works
| serialnumber=61524
| builddate=1930
| operator=Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
| whytetype=2-10-4
| boiler={{convert|104|in|abbr=on}} diameter
| boilerpressure={{convert|300|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
| firearea={{convert|121.7|sqft|abbr=on}}
| cylindersize={{convert|30|in|abbr=on}} diameter x {{convert|34|in|abbr=on}} stroke
| driverdiameter={{convert|69|in|abbr=on}}
| axleload={{convert|76570|lb|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}
| weightondrivers={{convert|287000|lb|sigfig=3|abbr=on}} (Originally {{convert|270000|lb|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}
| locoweight={{convert|502600|lb|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}
| tenderweight={{convert|375000|lb|sigfig=5|abbr=on}}
| locotenderweight={{convert|877600|lb|sigfig=4|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase={{convert|24|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} (driving wheelbase)
| deliverydate=
| watercap={{convert|20000|usgal|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort={{convert|113087|lbf|kN|abbr=on}}
| factorofadhesion=3.29
| currentowner=The City of Amarillo, Texas
| retiredate=April 17, 1957
| restoredate=
| disposition=On static display
{{Infobox NRHP
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| name = Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Depot and Locomotive No. 5000
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| location = 307 S. Grant, Amarillo, Texas
| locmapin = Texas#USA
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| map_label = Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Depot and Locomotive No. 5000
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| coordinates = {{coord|35|12|41.04|N|101|49|48.81|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark_dim:20|display=inline,title}}
| architect = E.A. Harrison
| architecture = Mission/Spanish Revival, 5000 Series Steam Locomotive
| added = September 18, 1986
| area = {{convert|12|acre}}
| refnum = 86002189{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
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Santa Fe No. 5000 is a 2-10-4 "Texas" type steam locomotive constructed by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1930 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. No. 5000 was immediately nicknamed the "Madame Queen"Worley, p. 333. and remained a unique member of its own class. It was donated to the City of Amarillo, Texas in 1957. As of 2023, Santa Fe 5000 is maintained by the Railroad Artifact Preservation Society. Santa Fe 5000 is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Construction
The Texas type on the Santa Fe is by design a Berkshire with an additional driving axle, as it was ordered by most railroads. Although Santa Fe 3829 was the first steam locomotive with the 2-10-4 wheel arrangement, Santa Fe 5000 served as the prototype for all further 2-10-4 locomotives used by the railroad.
In 1930, Santa Fe looked at the contemporary heavy-duty motive power policies of other railroads and decided that its own needed substantial reappraisal. Additional locomotives were ordered as a result of this study, including the 5000. Santa Fe 5000 was placed in service between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico for observation. The result was that the company had purchased a locomotive which would pull 15% more tonnage in 9% less time, burning 17% less coal per 1000 gross ton-miles than its 3800 series 2-10-2s.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}
Although the locomotive was a success, the 1930s brought the national depression and Santa Fe adopted a policy of avoiding capital expenditures during this period. By the time the next 2-10-4s were delivered in 1938 they were placed in a different class because of many design refinements. With the various classes of 4-8-4 types, the 2-10-4 type represented the pinnacle of modern heavy-power development on the Santa Fe Railway System.Worley, p. 353.
Modifications
Preservation
On April 17, 1957, after several years of storage and {{convert|1750000|mi}} of service, Santa Fe 5000 was retired and donated to the city of Amarillo, Texas. It was placed on outdoor static display at the Santa Fe station. In August 2005, 5000 was moved by the Railroad Artifact Preservation Society to a new location in Amarillo, 500 SE 2nd Avenue, where it plans to construct a building to house and preserve the locomotive. In July 2016, the city of Amarillo proposed selling the locomotive.{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Michael|title=Amarillo officials plan to sell historic Madam Queen|url=http://amarillo.com/news/2016-07-22/amarillo-officials-plan-sell-historic-madam-queen#gsc.tab=0|access-date=2016-07-23|work=Amarillo Globe News|date=2016-07-22}}
Image:5000engineer.jpg|Ricardo, New Mexico. Engineer in his cab about to start the train along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico.
Image:Jpm_mq5000.jpg|Canadian, Texas. Engineer John Morris Price bringing the Madame Queen back into Amarillo, TX from Canadian, TX in 1950.
Image:ATSF5000_frt.JPG|Amarillo, Texas. Front view of Santa Fe 5000 on static display, October 2002.
Image:ATSF5000_tq.JPG|Amarillo, Texas. Side view of Santa Fe 5000 on static display, October 2002.
Image: SanteFeDepot (1 of 1).jpg| Santa Fe Depot
See also
{{Portal|National Register of Historic Places|Texas}}
References
{{Reflist}}
= Bibliography =
- {{citation| last=Worley| first=E. D.| title=Iron Horses of the Santa Fe Trail| publisher=Southwest Railroad Historical Society| year=1965}}
- {{Cite book|last=Teague|first=Sam D.|year=2012|title=The Madame Queen: ATSF 5000|edition=1st|publisher=Paired Rail Railroad Publications|isbn=978-1937001032}}
External links
{{commons category|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 5000}}
- [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByUhDKqZ5mNwNDMyNWZjOTItOWQzMS00ODcwLTliZWUtNzJjNDNiNGZiZDI0 1979 Article on the Madame Queen (updated 11/10/2011)]
- [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByUhDKqZ5mNwNzY4NjA2NDQtMzIzMi00YWQ1LWExMTYtNDA5ZGZlYmY1MTll Article on putting the Madame Queen on the Nat. Register of Historic Places (updated 11/10/2011)]
- [http://www.railroadartifactpreservation.org Railroad Artifact Preservation Society of Amarillo, TX]
{{National Register of Historic Places in Texas}}
{{Potter County, Texas}}
Category:Individual locomotives of the United States
Category:Railway locomotives on the National Register of Historic Places
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1930
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Potter County, Texas
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States
Category:Rail transportation on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas