ATSF Locomotive No. 2926
1600 Twelfth St. NW, Albuquerque, NMThe locomotive is significant because it is one of the last steam engines built to have Super Power, and it is in a condition that could be restored to operating condition.
ATSF Locomotive No. 2926 is one of six surviving members of the 30 2900 Class 4-8-4’s and the only one in a condition to be restorable to operating condition. Representing ATSF’s last push to achieve steam engine Super Power, Locomotive No. 2926 is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C the area of Engineering at the state level of significance.
Local significance of the structure:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.