Consolidation type (2-8-0) locomotive #762 was built for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe in 1900 by Burnham, Williams & Co., an early incarnation of the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, as #884, one of thirty Class 851s (#851-#890). #884 was soon reclassed as a 729 and renumbered #762.
The locomotive has an engine wheelbase of 23’ 5”and a driver wheelbase of 15’ 4”. It is equipped with Stephenson valve gear and has 21” x 30” cylinders. Weighing 180,080
lbs, 163,150 lbs on its 57” drivers with a 30 sq ft grate, 183
sq ft firebox and total heating surface of 2,190 sq ft, it operated at a boiler pressure of 180 psi delivering 35,512
lbs tractive effort. The tender weighs 105,000 lbs light and has a total capacity of 6,000 gallons of water and 8½ tons of coal.
#762 was donated to the City of Chanute, KS, by the Santa
Fe in 1955. It is now on display in Santa Fe Park. You can
see another ATSF 729 on the ATSF #735 page of this
website.
