Restored Steam Locomotive Ready to Roll

ABILENE, KS: The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad will have the inaugural run of Santa Fe 3415 on Saturday May 23. A christening ceremony will be held at 10:00 AM followed by the first run at 11:00 AM from the A&SV depot. Invited guests will include former Santa Fe employees who worked on the 3415 in regular service and elected state officials.

3415 is one of three operational, former Santa Fe steam locomotives and the only operating steam locomotive in the state of Kansas. It has undergone a complete restoration over the last four years. The railroad plans to power their excursion train with 3415 one weekend a month on its 5.5 mile long route from Abilene to Enterprise.

The ticket price for the inaugural run is $100. Two round-trip cab rides in the locomotive for the first run will be auctioned off after the ceremony. Afternoon runs at 2:00 and 5:00 will carry a ticket price of $45 for ages 12 and older; ages 3-11 will be $30.00 and age 2 and younger will be free. Cab rides for the afternoon runs will be $100.00 each for a round trip. 3415 will be out on the high iron again Sunday May 24 and Monday May 25 at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM each day.

The Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad depot is the former Rock Island depot. It is located at 200 SE 5th, in Old Abilene Town, directly south of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.

For more information on the Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, including additional steam schedules and ticket prices, please visit the railroad's web site at http://www.asvrr.org. Requests for information can be emailed to asvrail@gmail.com. The A&SV depot phone line can be reached at 1.888.426.6687.
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