The locomotive has pulled forward to clear the switch and run around the train for the return trip to Abilene, KS.

High plains drifter. An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe local rolls across the high plains of eastern Kansas, just east of Abilene, at sunrise.

This image depicts AT&SF 3415, a Class 3400 P... (more)

Kansas Prairie Dawn. Just minutes after sunrise, an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe local makes its way across the Kansas prairie east of Abilene, with a few passengers, some small freight item... (more)

Ric Jung eases Santa Fe 3415, a 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive operated by the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, out of the engine house for its day of service pulling excursion trips between ... (more)

ATSF 3415 whistles through the Kansas farmlands outside of Abilene.

Santa Fe 3415 arrives in Enterprise, Kansas with the 10am train.

An airplane flies over Santa Fe 3415 on a windy day in Abilene, Kansas.

ATSF 3415 departs out of Abilene with the ten o'clock train.

The engineer and fireman on the ATSF 3415 compare time and orders before taking charge of the 1919 built Pacific Type Baldwin 4-6-2.

Locomotive: ATSF 3415, ASV 4

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The 10 AM departure of the Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad's excursion train to Enterprise stomps out of town with Santa Fe 3415 at the head end, kicking off our visit to the 2nd Annual Smoky Va... (more)

Tender-first approaching CR 821.

The ATSF 3415, operated by the Abilene and Smoky Valley RR, arrives in Enterprise with one of several Labor Day excursions.

The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railway 11:00 A.M. train heads towards Enterprise with ATSF 3415 stomping out of town way with her authentic Santa Fe 6 Chime Steam Whistle blowing for the crossing. Yo... (more)