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ATSF 761 (1900 Baldwin 2-8-0) & SP Drover caboose

Wickenburg AZ

 

Santa Fe Steam Locomotive

 

ATSF #761 is a Baldwin 2-8-0 “Consolidation” type, Class 759. Originally built in April of 1900, this engine pounded the rails between Chicago and the west.

 

1900 Series Southern Pacific Drover Caboose

 

Historically, “The Drover” Car was set behind the cattle car, and cowboys stayed in the caboose and managed the herd. This particular Drover Car ran the route from Montana to California.

 

The Town of Wickenburg was presented the Locomotive & Tender by The Round-Up Club/Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce in 1953, after the Santa Fe Railroad gifted it to the organization. The Wellik Foundation presented the Drover Car to the Town in October 2003.

 

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Uploaded on April 19, 2020
Taken on September 16, 2016