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Hours: Anytime  
Location: Across from the Powerhouse Visitor Center at 1st Street and Andy Devine Ave. (Route 66)
More Info: Kingman City Parks & Recreation Dept. (928) 757-7919
 
Locomotive Park is home to famed steam engine #3759.

Built in 1928 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Eddystone, PA, Engine No. 3759, a “Northern-type” coal burning steam locomotive ran passengers between Los Angeles and Kansas City for more than 20 years, and before it was retired by the Santa Fe Railroad, it had run a total of 2,585,600 miles. In 1941, Engine No. 3759 was rebuilt and converted to run on oil fuel.

Engine No. 3759 was presented to the City of Kingman by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1957 as a historical monument. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

On May 9, 1987, 1,200 Kingman residents, using two 100-yard ropes, pulled Engine No. 3759 30-feet forward to accommodate a new red caboose in a feat that was called Kingman’s “Great Locomotive Pull.”

Kingman was founded as a railroad settlement and a monument in the park pays tribute to those who forged the route, such as the wagon trails of the early settlers and the surveys of Lt. Edward Beale.

Today, visitors may get up close and examine this marvel of earlier locomotive structure and design while listening to the modern trains whizzing by on the nearby railroad tracks. The beautiful shady park is also a popular relaxation spot for both tourists and Kingmanites.
 

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