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This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's steam locomotive #1485, 4-4-2, in Topeka, Kansas. Similar engines were referred to as "Bull Mooses" and consisted of a balance compound. In 1910, the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania built a prototype for the ATSF railroad.
Date: Between 1920 and 1928
Item Number: 227631
Call Number: ATSF Series 6, #6.21
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227631
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Locomotives - Steam
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1920s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Locomotives - Steam
Type of Material - Photographs
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