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Santa Fe number 5000

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 2-10-4 steam locomotive number 5000, "Madam Queen".

"Madam Queen" proved the viability of the 2-10-4 type on the Santa Fe, but the Great Depression shelved plans to acquire more. In 1938, with the railroad's fortunes improving, the Santa Fe acquired ten locomotives; these were ordered with 74 in (1.88 m) drivers and 310 lbf/in² (2.1 MPa) boiler pressure, making the Santa Fe 2-10-4s the fastest and most modern of all. Of the original order of ten, five were oil-burning and five coal-burning; when the Santa Fe ordered 25 more for 1944 delivery, all were delivered equipped to burn oil.

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