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The 3768 was built by Baldwin in May of 1938 as the fourth member of the 3765-class 4-8-4's (3765-3775). Oil-fired and equipped with 80-inch drivers, the locomotives of this class were initially assigned to pulling passenger trains such as the Chief and Fast Mail Express between La Junta, CO and Los Angeles, CA. The locomotives frequently made the entire 1234 mile trip between those points without an engine change - a matter of routine today, but quite a feat back then.

Eventually bumped from passenger assignments by diesels, the 3765-class became freight haulers. Their last major assignment was hauling freight on the Eastern Division between Argentine (Kansas City, KS) and Waynoka, OK. According to Stagner (see reference 1 below), the 3768 made its last trip on August 4, 1953. In its short service life (by steam engine standards, anyway), the locomotive had racked up 1,779,162 miles - better than 100,000 miles per year.

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ATSF 3768 now sits on display at the Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita, KS, sitting next to ATSF FP45 #93 over Douglass Avenue.

Canon EOS 30D
Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
ISO 200 @ 1/1000, f/8

Description
The 3768 was built by Baldwin in May of 1938 as the fourth member of the 3765-class 4-8-4's (3765-3775). Oil-fired and equipped with 80-inch drivers, the locomotives of this class were initially assigned to pulling passenger trains such as the Chief and Fast Mail Express between La Junta, CO and Los Angeles, CA. The locomotives frequently made the entire 1234 mile trip between those points without an engine change - a matter of routine today, but quite a feat back then.

Eventually bumped from passenger assignments by diesels, the 3765-class became freight haulers. Their last major assignment was hauling freight on the Eastern Division between Argentine (Kansas City, KS) and Waynoka, OK. According to Stagner (see reference 1 below), the 3768 made its last trip on August 4, 1953. In its short service life (by steam engine standards, anyway), the locomotive had racked up 1,779,162 miles - better than 100,000 miles per year.

More info here --> [link]

ATSF 3768 now sits on display at the Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita, KS, sitting next to ATSF FP45 #93 over Douglass Avenue.

Canon EOS 30D
Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
ISO 200 @ 1/1000, f/8