Santa Fe No. 769

Santa Fe (ATSF) No. 769 is a 2-8-0 steam locomotive built by the Richmond Locomotive Works in 1900 for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.
It was originally numbered 266 before the SFP had completely merged into its parent company, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, and the locomotive was renumbered 3045, and it was eventually renumbered again to 769.
The locomotive was put into use for short-distance freight trains and for yard switching before being sold again in 1950 to the Albuquerque and Cerrillos Coal Company in Madrid, New Mexico for more yard switching and short distance coal trains. As the 1950s progressed, however, the company shut down due to bankruptcy, and No. 769 was abandoned along with the rest of the locomotive yard and the rest of Madrid.
It is now on Display at the Old Coal Mine Museum in Madrid, NM.
==Trivia==
*It was one of the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad's final steam locomotives.
*In the late 1970s the town was recovered and converted into a heritage town, and No. 769 was then put on static display just behind the shed it was stored in, which was converted to the Engine House Theatre.
*In early 2020, No. 769 was selected for a future project to restore it to operating condition to eventually run on reconstructed trackage between Madrid and a nearby BNSF interchange near Los Cerrillos.
==Gallery==
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