Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad

[citation needed] The A&SV is an experiential learning museum, where tourists ride on a train of vintage railcars while narrators tell the story of how railroads built Kansas’ agribusiness-oriented economy.

The A&SV’s Flint Hills Express excursion train runs from April through September.

[citation needed] The railroad is home to two National Historic Register treasures: Abilene’s 1887 Rock Island Depot and ATSF 3415, a 1919 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive.

The depot is located in Old Abilene Town, south of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.

Santa Fe 3415 is the only operational steam locomotive in Kansas and was restored in the fall of 2008, making its first run May 23, 2009, after having sat as an inanimate park exhibit for nearly 40 years.