Great Plains Transportation Museum
The Great Plains Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
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| Location | 700 East Douglas Ave Wichita, KS 67202 USA |
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| Coordinates | 37°41′11″N 97°19′47″W |
| Type | Railroad Museum |
| Website | gptm.us |
Santa Fe steam and diesel locomotives on display at the grounds of the Great Plains Transportation Museum.
Collection
The museum's collection includes 6 locomotives and several pieces of rolling stock used on freight and passenger trains.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 4-8-4 steam locomotive #3768.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway EMD SDFP45 diesel locomotive #93.
- Burlington Northern Railroad EMD NW2 diesel locomotive #421 (Ex-St. Louis - San Francisco Railway #261)
- Various other diesel locomotives
- An electric locomotive
- A drover's car
- A tank car
- Maintenance of way equipment
- A Postal storage car
- A heavyweight baggage car
- Various types of cabooses
References
External links
- Great Plains Transportation Museum Website
- ATSF 4-8-4 3768 info at the Santa Fe Subjects site-By Evan Werkema
- Photos and history on FP45 #93-By Jim Fuhrman
- Preservation project for Santa Fe FP-45 #93
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