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Santa Fe all the way....

A common sight prior to 1946 that is often not modeled is a Santa Fe 3460 class Hudson pulling the streamlined Chief. Here a MTH Premier model, number 3463, handles The Chief.

Wow, nothing prettier than looking at the Sante Fe ABBA’s, and Laidoffsick, yours look Real....Everyone’s pictures are so nice, great thread...

Pardon my ignorance guys ( I live down-under in Australia), but what does the "A T" stand for in front of the "S F"?

I know their new initials (BNSF) stand for "Burlington Northern Santa Fe" (just purchased a brand new MTH Dash 9 loco from the states, to add to my collection), but was wondering what the early initials stood for.

Regards......Peter down-under in BBQ'd Queensland, Australia

Atchison Topeka

Thank you "LAIDOFFSICK" for the info.....gratefully appreciate it....... and a special thank you to "MILL CITY" for the Judy Garland video....I do remember the song now from my childhood......brought back some old memories.....my parents were great fans of Judy Garland.

From a more informed "O" gauger now.....down-under.

Love this layout...

MTH Premier Santa Fe Blue Goose pulling (mostly) Post War Lionel SF Passenger Cars.  Lionel Northern Pacific 4-8-4 w/Passenger Cars.  All on restored 1960 Super O Layout:

https://youtu.be/W-6i41E_ZxQ

Hi Doug. what is the round thing mounted on the cupola. I'm guessing the photo is from the  40s 50s ?? I'm not sure what year hand held radios started being used. Even In 65 portable radios were heavy and awkward to use.

Wig Wag, used for communication prior to radios... from early 1940's, well into the 1960's. They had battery powered lights, 1 red, 1 white

nose to nose MU of different eras

Laidoffsick posted:

Elephant style of different eras

Isn't "Elephant Style" when the all the Locomotives are facing forward, so that the nose of the following locomotive is at the rear of the preceding locomotive ?

Steve

What do we know about the SF Gold Bonnet Set offered in the New Lionel 2019 Catalogs?!  Is it for REAL ?

Doug or anyone. (Number 90 you're also a Santa Fe guy Right?) could you expand a little bit more on the wig way communication device....

I'm guessing communications between the tail end crew and head end crew?

What would a white or red light indicate?   Thanks in advance.

Thanks Brian, might have to order one of those!!!

FREDSTRAINS

Gregg posted:

Doug or anyone. (Number 90 you're also a Santa Fe guy Right?) could you expand a little bit more on the wig way communication device....

I'm guessing communications between the tail end crew and head end crew?

What would a white or red light indicate?   Thanks in advance.

Yes it was for communicating from the rear end crew to the head end crew. It was pivoted so that the wig wag was to the side of the coupola for the head end crew to see. The steam crew hanging their head out the window could see the lights to the side of the train. They were used to signal that the rear end was in the clear in a siding, or even that the brakes were set or released on the rear of the train. I have yet to find any instructions or portion of old rule books to explain how red or white was used to signal such things. It cost the ATSF $500 per caboose to have them installed.  

Despite what most people think, the lights were positioned to the center of the caboose, NOT the ends. The back of the wig wag faces the ends of the caboose.

There were 7 different style of wig wags produced from their inception. The one I produced and shown here (and most commonly shown) is Style #7 and the last version to be fabricated.

Obviously the ATSF 5021 never pulled the El Capitan, but it sure woulda been cool if it did! 

HI BALL!

Alcos pulling the Chief and a line of ATSF diesels at idle, as well as, rare Westside Mikado radio controlled.

I ran my Lionel custom run Santa Fe F3 from @MrMuffin'sTrains and took a video with some older lionel bi level cars.  I love the cars but wow are they ever heavy.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4tVTCKT8g4  

John

Very nice drelo.  What are you running?

John

jbmccormick posted:

Very nice drelo.  What are you running?

John

MTH premier plated F3's (20-21033-1, 20-21034-1, and 20-21033-3) and 20-65199 5 car set.  I just want to add one matching full dome car to complete my desired consist.

Great stuff guys, Doug you always make my day. 

Some regal improvements on a Regal... added some detail and corrected a few from a goofy project  

Had a nice leader on a southbound sand train at Westminster the other night. 

Fuel Foiler 10 packs... those were cool, but unfortunately more hassle than they were worth. Of course they were produced in HO scale but always wanted to have some in O scale. 

An all 3rd Rail/GGD El Capitan

2/12/19

Took this last fall 

PRB 50' and Weaver 40' express boxcars

Lionel reefers and Atlas Grand Union reefer

Weaver 40' boxcar in grain service and MTH 50' Food Service boxcar

Three Pecos River 40' double door boxcars

Pecos River 50' double door, Lionel 50' double door with end doors and K-Line Buy War Bonds boxcar

Lionel double door with end doors, K-Line with an MTH caboose at the rear.  The MTH Texas pulls this with no strain. Outside loop has 0-120 curves.  John in Lansing, ILL

ATSF 2-10-4 #5007 

Geeps idling for the day in front of the station at Grand Canyon Village, Az. This was typical power for the Grand Canyon [passenger] train that ran nightly from GC to Williams Junction and back.  

Summer '63 I made the trip in the cab of one of those GP9s.

Lew

Santa Fe content: Retired Santa Fe passenger cars being pulled by the restored NKP 587 on an excursion in Indiana

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

I had to look this one up to see just what it was! U30CG?