This train, however, is not the carrier of trancontinental sleepers as in the past. Santa fe streamliner super chief being serviced at the depot in albuquerque. Mar 25, 2016 the santa fe super chief was one of the last passenger trains in the united states to carry an allpullman consist. However, budd started delivering these cars in october 1953 and santa fe was not going to let them sit around for the start up of those trains. Katos super chief is a super n scale passenger train. Super chief mcgill university school of computer science. A howard fogg painting depicts the super chief with pas, but i have no idea if that ever happened. But does that help us model the santa fe super chief. Correct ordersequence of santa fe super chief consist o. The nearly 40 foot long super chief is led by four f3s in abba consist with 12 cars in tow. Bachmann ho 00740 the canyon chief santa fe train set navigating with ease past the deep gorges and steep mesas of the southwest landscape is the canyon chief. All cars were santa fe owned even the through cars as the santa fe did not operate off line cars in the super chief. Jul 16, 2005 all cars were santa fe owned even the through cars as the santa fe did not operate off line cars in the super chief.
Today, scale models of super chief consists are available from kato in n scale. Santa fe super chief model railroader magazine model. Santa fe super chief streamlined cars assembled wplated. Super chief consists classic trains magazine railroad. Santa fe super chief fseries, a unit scale model train in ho 1.
Part of the trains phenomenal success was its appeal and character. The passenger gourmet is ushered to a fine setting of snowy linens, gleaming, gleaming silver and superb cuisine aboard the dining car in the consist of the santa fe s super chief. Ho scale model railroad 1966 ho scale model railroad 198286. Winding through the rugged countryside near washita canyon in oklahoma, the santa fe s texas chief powered by four diesel units and a consist of eleven cars, rolls southward towards fort worth, dallas, houston, and galveston, texas, circa 1956. The tradition of food and service as provided by fred harvey beginning in the early days of this railroad remains constant. If the summer consists expanded beyond thirteen cars something that happened quite often in those time then the santa fe added a fifth f7 unit to the train. Commanded by a santa fe emd f7 in the iconic war bonnet paint scheme, the. Below is a list of all classes of lightweight santa fe sleeper cars in case anyone is interested with number of cars, class, build date, builder, description. In 1935 the santa fe inaugurated its premier first class sleeping car only train the super chief. These kato models represent the super chief as it appeared during the height of its popularity in 1951 through 1953. This consist has kato cars supplemented by two other cars according to information in fred. Although the stars and first class service are now long gone, the route can still be experienced aboard amtraks southwest chief. Santa fe super chief 1950s railroad promotional film 86574 md. In may, 1937 the muchimproved super chief 2 traversed the 2,227.
It will be available in individual f7a and f7b locomotive units and three different 4car passenger car sets, so that you can enjoy operating this wellknown santa fe train while incrementally adding locomotives and cars to eventually build your train into the complete 1953 weekend super chief. Kato usa has put together a small video presentation featuring this combined consist, as accurately reproduced using cars from both of the classic name train series sets and their supporting addon packs of cars. The super chief remained the santa fe s flagship operation until the launch of amtrak in 1971. Santa fe sleeper pine arroyo part of the super chief. The super chief was streamlined in 1937, but it always ran with the santa fe s best equipment so its consist often changed as newer cars went into service. The legendary super chief was the flagship of the santa fe railroad and used the theme of the southwest native americans. I also featured the santa fe on model railroads i built over the years. Atsf with train the san diegan consist of 4 funits, 11 coaches. The dinnebito 14 section cars, cascade and valley series cars, and the indian 24 duplex roomette cars were not assigned to the super chief at any time. Texas chief in oklahoma the portal to texas history. Most likely with these expanded consists the trains operated separately as first and second sections. The trans con sleepers have now been transferred to the super chief.
Kato made the entire super chief train with prototypically modeled cars to run right of the box. According to mike schafer and joe welshs book, streamliners. Purchased 471999trains are new in box opened only for photosthis set isnt exactly as the box describes. Can anyone kindly point me to a website where i can find the typical ordersequence of cars within the santa fe super chief passenger consist during its heyday. As its name implies the san francisco chief served its home city in california, operating as a fully transcontinental train to chicago.
Hat pin santa fe super chief yellow herald train stuff. Jul 20, 2016 the legendary super chief was the flagship of the santa fe railroad and used the theme of the southwest native americans. Santa fes marketing advantage for the super chief lay in the geography of the route as well as its ownership. Santa fe sleeper pine arroyo part of the super chief consist.
See more ideas about santa fe, train and train tracks. Kato usa model train products santa fe super chief car set. Santa fe didnt produce lavish brochures for each of its streamliners, as union pacific did. The santa fe began as a rail line along the old santa fe and spanish trails, from the confluence of the missouri and kansas rivers at atchison and topeka, kansas to the pecos river and rio grande in new mexico. Proportionate extra fares will apply between points at which the super chief stops to receive or discharge passengers. The super chief was an allroom, first class, extrafare train that ran on the fastest 39. Santa fe postwar passenger train consists and ho models.
The prewar and 1950 supers have zero cars in common. Like the super chief, the southwest limited was made up of a mixture of acf, pullman and buddbuilt stainless steel cars, the same basic consist as the original santa fe train. Kens e6 led santa fe super chief pulls its consist over the spillway on the creascent lines. Detailed pictures of each car can be found on the links below. Very rare was a super chief consist more than fifteen cars in length. This g scale super chief is manufactured by usa trains but numerous details have been added to the train to enhance its appearance. In 1974, the name was changed from super chief to southwest limited, a name it retained for 10 years before becoming the southwest chief. Its a light version of the prototype, i couldnt afford an abba set, so im making do with an ab and 10 car consist. Knowing it needed something better the santa fe with the help of the budd company, introduced the all new streamlined super chief in may of 1937. The extrafare super chief 1 commenced its maiden run from dearborn station in chicago on may 12, 1936. This 1954 version of the santa fe chief consists of both chair cars and sleepers. Super chief pullman drawing room by day and by night. What resulted was a passenger train unrivaled in style, design, and luxury.
The super chief westbound in cajon pass in southern california. First released in 2005, the kato super chief is back in n scale for 2019. The santa fe, albeit no longer an operating company, is truly a railroad whose name is as common as that of coca cola or general electric. The chief was one of the named passenger trains of the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway. When amtrak took over operation of the nations passenger service on may 1, 1971 it ended the 35year run of the super chief on the santa fe, though amtrak would continue to use the name for another three years. The texas chief the texas chief was a named passenger train operated by the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway between chicago, illinois, and galveston, texas. More videos are available on the erics trains youtube channel and.
The train maintained its legendary high level of service until the end of santa fe passenger operations on april 30, 1971. The train maintained its legendary high level of service until the end of santa fe passenger operations on may 1, 1971. The super chief the whole story dvd by sunday river. Santa fes super chief an iconic passenger train jpb.
Santa fe french toast one of the best menu items on santa fe s famous streamliner, the super chief, was french toast. Well, actually it does because some of the cars they have made, apparently for the california zephyr are pretty close to super chief cars. Kato usa has put together a small video presentation featuring this combined consist, as accurately reproduced using cars from both of the classic name train series sets and their supporting addon packs of. Its especially nice that he describes and illustrates the consists for modelers like me, and gives a few examples of the scale models available im sure the next edition will include the superb nscale models of both trains offered by kato. Join the discussion read and share your comments on this article. Posted on may 10, 2016 watch clips of the santa fe s legendary chicagolos angeles streamliner from sunday river productions program the super chief the whole story. Box 1096 chama, new mexico 87520 all orders via secure server or order any item by calling local. It took the santa fe railway, direct competitor to the union pacific on the chicagolos angeles route, to present the real future of streamliners. Rail king by mth o gaugeitem 3040211santa fe readytorun set.
Following the very successful release of the california zephyr in n scale, comes the super chief. Super chief dining car the portal to texas history. The combined train used the super chief s numbers, 17 and 18, but the santa fe continued to use both names. It was a very late addition to santa fe s fleet of chiefs when inaugurated during the mid1950s but not surprisingly became quite popular despite strong competition from such other roads as union pacifics city fleet and southern pacifics daylights. Santa fe super chief fseries, a unit scale model train. George drurys book santa fe in the mountains has a photo of a pa on the chief. It was the first santa fe chief outside the chicagolos angeles route. Servicing these diesel streamliners takes five minutes. All the prewar cars were delegated to other roles by 1950. Santa fe super chief set type normal theme group modern day theme trains subtheme 9v year released 2002 tags d2c usa passenger train diesel locomotive art deco pieces 435 minifigs 2 rrp. The santa fe super chief was one of the last passenger trains in the united states to carry an allpullman consist. Find great deals on ebay for santa fe super chief sign. Thanks for all the good info about the sequence of a typical santa fe super chief passenger consist.
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