Pride of the Prairie · Work Horse of the Plains
— Prairie (2-6-2) Type —
Donated to the City of Newton by the Santa Fe Nov. 18, 1955. Engine 1880 and 86 other Prairie type engines built in 1906-1907 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. They were used in various types of service for 46 years which was a longer period of time than any other class of steam engines. They were completely replaced by diesel electric power in 1952.| HM Number | HM12KK |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1977 |
| Placed By | Harvey County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 5:53am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 645448 N 4212672 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.05011667, -97.34228333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 3.007', W 97° 20.537' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 3' 0.42" N, 97° 20' 32.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 316, 620 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1880 E Broadway St, Newton KS 67114, US |
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