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Description: ATSF engine no. 1129 in Las Vegas, New Mexico on the northwest corner of Grand Ave & Mills Ave. The plaque in front of the locomotive says: The Engine was built for the Santa Fe Railroad Co. by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in 1902 & used in regular service on various divisions of the Santa Fe Railroad in New Mexico, for 51 years. It's last trip in railroad service ended in Belen, NM, July 25, 1953. As a gift from Santa Fe to the City of Las Vegas. It was brought to Las Vegas, April 25, 1956, by rail, to its present location in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It now stands on the track of one of the shortest railroads in the world.
Title: ATSF engine no. 1129
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