Santa Fe Sunday

Wintery skies and cold November temperatures cool the heels on this crack Santa Fe train in western Kansas in O scale.

How about a Summer 1948 consist of The Chief

Eric, realistic setting...nothing like "The Chief" rounding the bend.  The clacking of the rails sounded like the real thing, and the '48 consist is hard to beat!

Hello Santa Fe fans, great pictures this week thank you all for sharing. Eric your outdoor (or seemingly outdoor) photos are amazing.  I really can't tell if they are "real" or a model scene.  Fantastic.  My offering today is from one of my favorite vendors, Mr. Louis Marx.  It's 1955 and Marx is trying to keep pace with the increased realism of the hobby.  He introduces his "1998" type Alco S-3 switcher with a very interesting engineering innovation.  The switcher looks like its has two 4 wheel trucks but in reality the center two wheels are Marx's old stand-by 4 wheel motor.  The two front and two rear wheels and truck frames are fake, cleverly attached to resemble an 8 wheel switcher.  This does 2 things for Marx :  1) it keeps cost down as it allows re-use of his well designed and reliable motor and 2) it gives him a competitive locomotive as the hobby moves forward into greater realism.   Its really an example of Marx's highly cost conscious engineering.

Here he is, the Marx 1998, Santa Fe Alco S-3 switcher and matching caboose from 1955-1962.

Best wishes everyone, may you have a blessed week

Don

My contributions for the week: Lionel LionChief Plus GP38, No. 3441, and Lionel LionChief Plus 2.0 F3 Diesels (from the 120th Anniversary set), Nos. 2353 and 2333.

Santa Fe Sunday Freight. Seems I still have some work to do on the layout expansion.

Well folks, happy Santa Fe Sunday to you all.  Its a beautiful Sunday in central Texas, temp in the high 70's and sunny .

Here are a few "Santa Fe" pictures for today.  First my little K-line Santa Fe Alco switcher. This little guy is twin motored and runs like a champ.  For my RR he handles both passenger and freight assignments.

Here is Marx #21 Santa Fe F-3 in lithographed tinplate.  Made between 1950 -1954 this set came with "scale" type freight cars on high trucks to match up with #21 coupler height.

Finally the Marx 1998 type Switcher in Maroon / Yellow A.T.S.F livery.

Best wishes for everyone as we start a new week.

Don

My offering for Santa Fe Sunday. Decided a little motion instead of a still today.

@Erik C Lindgren posted:

Great pic Erik, the smoke is a nice touch! It fooled me the first time I saw this photo to think it was the real thing!

More SF video. Love these F3's!

@RSJB18 posted:

More SF video. Love these F3's!

I love those blue and yellow Santa Fe F3's, gorgeous!

@RSJB18 posted:

More SF video. Love these F3's!

Little late but I've had an ABBA set of those F3s for 25+ years, since I was a kid. The are TMCC now and still run great.

@Lou1985 posted:

Little late but I've had an ABBA set of those F3s for 25+ years, since I was a kid. The are TMCC now and still run great.

Mine are scheduled for an AC Commander install with sound soon.

Thanks

I am old enough to have seen locals on the Slaton division doing the switching with F's.  Never heard an engineer say something positive about that situation.

I have always wanted an AT&SF drover car, but could not justify the price.  This poor thing was picked up at a small price. It genuinely looks like something that cowboys have maintained. ( I would know).

Some post-war Santa Fe

The PA getting ready to pull out after maintenance...

Show us your WarBonnet's! ;-)

Scott

While not remotely prototypical, I picked up this Weaver car yesterday at a TCA desert Division auction for the premium price of $3.33.  It will be a fun car to add to my Fast Mail train.

The Super Fleet at work:

Premier F7s

Here’s a late War Bonnet and a Switcher from 1962.

60' heavyweight baggage car by Terry Nelms from an American Standard kit.

US Hobbies scale brass trailer

GGD heavyweight baggage in Santa Fe Green

K-Line Fairlane repainted to Chief Red Cloud Santa Fe observation car

K-Line diner with added chimney, shades and kitchen details.

Lionel reefer for the TCA

Right-of-Way ALCO ABA

Weaver E-8 ABA.  Four electric motors, no tethers and nice looking. Fifty-one inches long.

GGD baggage car in Santa Fe Green and GGD REA reefer leased from the Santa Fe.

GGD 12-1

GGD dining car

GGD REA express reefer leased from the Santa Fe

K-Line repainted with Valspar Olive Green

K-Line War Bonds box car

Pecos River MOW car.  Factory over paint of a Santa Fe revenue box car

MTH Premier Santa Fe Northern. Repainted MTH RK 0-6-0 near buildings.

Weaver Santa Fe express box car and a Williams observation car which has been repainted.

K-Line flat car with wheel sets.

K-Mart trailer atop K-Line DT&I flat car.

John

@rattler21 posted:

60' heavyweight baggage car by Terry Nelms from an American Standard kit.

US Hobbies scale brass trailer

GGD heavyweight baggage in Santa Fe Green

K-Line Fairlane repainted to Chief Red Cloud Santa Fe observation car

K-Line diner with added chimney, shades and bars.

Lionel reefer for the TCA

Right-of-Way ABA

GGD 12-1

GGD dining car

GGD REA express reefer leased from the Santa Fe

K-Line repainted with Valspar Olive Green

K-Line War Bonds box car

Pecos River MOW car.  Factory over paint of a Santa Fe revenue box car

MTH Santa Fe Northern

Weaver Santa Fe express box car and a Williams observation car which has been repainted.

John

Whew, that's a lot of Santa Fe! Great stuff John, thanks for sharing it all.

Very nice everyone! This is a little piece of local history that was facilitated by Santa Fe. It is an original newspaper from 1970 talking about the Flying Scotsman being stored in the former Santa Fe roundhouse.

Hi everyone, best wishes for a Sunday and for the upcoming week.  After rattler21's extensive offering last week, this feels like its a little light but I thought those of you who collect as well as operate might enjoy this somewhat unusual item.

This is the 1955, Marx # 3975 "A.T.& S.F." stock car. This car is relatively common in brown with high 8 wheel trucks but this one is unique, make in 1955 only.  First its color, its yellow but most unusual is the fact that it is on Type B, 3/16 scale trucks to match the Marx scale freights.  Marx only made 8 types of plastic cars with scale trucks, most likely to fill out his scale line in its early days.  He made 2 cabooses (B&O,SP), a tank car (CSOX) , a flat car (Erie), a gondola (PRR) and a boxcar (B&O)  and a Crane car besides the Santa Fe stock car.  All of these have the standard 4/8 wheel body but are fitted with the Type B scale trucks.  So here he is, a somewhat common car except for the color and the trucks and he is SANTA FE.

Best wishes for a good week.

Don

The foreman pulls a surprise Sunday morning inspection at the Charles Street yard, to discover that an unaturorized get-together may have taken place the night before?  A straight load of 6" x 8" creosote treated ties arrived during the night for unloading by the third shift, but unloading was delayed for an unknow reason...hmmm??

Santa Fe Sunday F3 about to get a quick inspection by SF mechanics at the passenger station. The 3 mechanics at the rear truck, "What are we supposed to be doing"? While the boss is trying to light fire under their you know what's!

A neighboring SF freight Warbonnet caboose ready to roll out.

Who doesn't like the Bulldog nose Covered Wagons with Santa Fe's Warbonnet paint job in its several iterations.

The Kempner Kids are down at the Caprock depot, enjoying cold Coca Cola.  The big Alco of Train No. 59 passes them, as Engineer Wallace White brings the train in for a smooth station stop.  Sissy Kempner has been sent by Mama to retrieve her brothers for supper.  She is a good girl, but the noise and the aroma of the passenger train have caused her to linger after delivering her message.  That's life in west Texas, in 1953.

@Rob Leese posted:

I have always wanted an AT&SF drover car, but could not justify the price.  This poor thing was picked up at a small price. It genuinely looks like something that cowboys have maintained. ( I would know).

Slim Chance and Hi Loper can help you get 'er runnin' again, Rob.

That’s sweet number 90!

Love those Santa Fe's so much, I built a whole room with bridges in those colors.  These are four to five year old pics.  I've forgotten some of the info on some of them.  Please correct/clarify if you know.

Lionchief #164,  F-7's.

Below is a conventional F-3 AA set, 2343.  This is a Lionel reproduction, when the company changed hands and decided to re-issue a lot of the great stuff from the past.  Could that have been 20 years ago?

SF 2333, F-3's with duel motors in the lead A unit.  This makes that distinctive old Lionel motor sound.  Not sure, could be from 1948.

Bought this massive SF front from a couple in Georgia.  Love the switch plate, too.

The Lionchief passes the mall.  This was before I ordered the backdrop.

MTH 26L and 17C ABA set.  DCS.  Runs on the overhead layout.

Six of my ten LOTS Santa Fe cars at the end of that consist.

Lionel 2243 AA.  Black trucks.

These two pics show our Santa Fe room.  The upper level Lionchief is pulling 21 Santa Fe freight cars, mostly from Menards.

These are on my new N scale layout.  I'm maxed out in O scale, and none of the guys can see the pool balls anymore.  The starter set is conventional.  Kato F-3.

Three Broadway Limited SF F-3's and a dummy.  This is a DCC consist.  It takes 3 linked engines to pull the dozen SF cars up that not so steep slope.

Fun to post again on the forum.  Love the thread and all your Santa Fe pics.

Jerry G

"The Chief"....

Here’s today’s offerings. The Covered Hopper is a Weaver and the Caboose is a old Atlas O from the 70s.

USA Trains  PA Large scale AB pair. These are highly detailed models with all axels powered and smoke from Charles Ro Supply.  'California Zephyr' Aluminum Vista Dome towering over a Lionel PW No.2343 set.   These are brand new and unrun and are available in the FS Trade post.

My BEEP, upgraded with ERR mini commander, railsounds, and LED lighting.

@Capetrainman posted:

"The Chief"....

Definitely a great shot Paul. 👍

I still am amazed at the figures and in this shot ,those vehicles.

My PW Santa Fe 2333 AA, Have a nice Sunday

Williams FA-2 A-A and postwar 2383 Lionel A-B-A.

Fendermain