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The GPTM displays a wide assortment of railroad equipment.
Our two largest displays are Santa Fe steam locomotive #3768 and Santa Fe FP45 diesel #93. These locomotives are unique in our collection in that they represent the last class of passenger locomotives that were built for the Santa Fe in their respective eras.
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Santa Fe steam locomotive #3768 was delivered to the Santa Fe in 1938. |
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Santa Fe diesel locomotive #93 was one of eight "new generation" passenger diesels built in 1967 for Santa Fe. For the following three years, they pulled some of the same passenger trains that their steam ancestors pulled. |
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OTHER LOCOMOTIVES: |
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Description |
Year built |
Notes |
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Burlington Northern #421 |
EMD: NW 2 |
1949 |
Formerly Frisco 261. Spent most of its service in Wichita |
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Kansas Gas & Electric |
St. Louis Car: electric switcher |
1913* |
Used at Central Street power plant in Wichita |
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Whitcomb |
GM-2 Industrial Switcher |
1934 |
Used at Mobil Refinery in Augusta, KS. prior to retirement. |
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Plymouth |
Industrial switcher |
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Kansas Gas and Electric used this locomotive at the Ripley Steam Electric Plant until it was closed. |
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ROLLING STOCK: |
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Frisco #876 |
Wood Caboose |
1904 |
Under Restoration |
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Central Kansas #1959 |
Wide Vision Caboose |
1981 |
Former Santa Fe Caboose |
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Burlington #13519 |
Caboose |
1929 |
One of 24 of this class built. Steel exterior, with wood interior and roof. |
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Missouri Pacific #13495 |
Caboose |
1950 |
Former Chicago & Eastern Illinois. |
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UP #24538 |
Bay Window Caboose |
1967 |
Former Rock Island #17120. Still in Rock Island paint. |
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Santa Fe #D938 |
Drover's Car |
1931 |
Rebuilt in 1942 as a Coach-baggage-caboose. |
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Santa Fe #190006 |
Baggage Car |
1914 |
Used by the museum as a shop car. |
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UP #904270 |
Postal Storage Car |
1957 |
Last used by UP as a maintenance of way car. Used by the museum as a wood shop car. |
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Air Products |
Tank Car |
1957 |
Built by A.C.F. |
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Additional displays include Track Speeders, a crane car and signals. |
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* Purchased used by K.G.&E. in 1913. Unknown built date. |
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Indoor exhibits include railroad prints, signs, lanterns, tools, and other artifacts including this mock-up mechanical stoker used for training steam locomotive personnel. |
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We invite you to visit the Great Plains Transportation Museum to learn more about these and many other historical pieces and displays.
