I thought this could be there thread were ATSF modelers and Fans could come and chat about Santa Fe. You and list your ATSF roster, talk about Santa Fe if u worked on the railroad. share pic, anything and everything Santa Fe. Santa Fe all the way!!!
Sounds good to me. Plenty of ATSF fans out there.
Mark
This could be a place for Santa Fe fans and modelers to meet…but wouldn’t it be more appropriate in the “Prototype Railroading for the Modeler” section? For prototype-specific discussions.
I recently dismantled a layout representing Santa Fe in the piney woods of East Texas in the 1950s, with elements of Conroe creosoting plant, pulpwood handling, the Kirby Lumber Co logging trams running trackage rights over ATSF rails. Geeps, F-units and a doodlebug.
I am building a layout representing the Santa Fe at Galveston. Today I worked on a lift bridge and arch sections for the causeway.
Layout to include Texas Chief and the baggage, express and accomodation formerly named the Ranger. Grain and cotton extras. Sulphur gondolas. A once a week banana-boat refrigerator block north.
You could try the Santa Fe modelers site on Yahoo. That is where I hang my hat most of the time.
Bob
Do you guys have aim? Also are any of you guys willing to sell a Santa Fe caboose? I gave mine to a kid in a wheelchair who came to our open house, he showed me a picture of his layout, you could see a hand drawn Santa Fe all the way sign in the background…i was touched so i gave it to him.
I am an engineer for the BNSF. Not much of a Santa Fe fan. I work on the ex-GN so I model the GN and SP&S. I have run some pretty funky Santa Fe locomotives. Maybe I am more of a fan than i realize…
Yep, I’ve always been a big fan and I’d say that they have been my first love. I grew up on the Escondido Branch in San Diego County which I’m sure that most of you probably didn’t know that at first it was meant to become a transcendental line, but never worked out. I used to love seeing the GP30s come into town.
I’d still be modeling Santa Fe but I really love the MRL in Montana and so I have upped my era to the BNSF merger which gives me freedom to run Santa Fe units on my layout plus some Cascade Green.
Personally I wished that the merger never happened because like my brother (who isn’t into trains) said, “Cajon Pass just isn’t the same without Santa Fe.” Orange just isn’t the right color. Too bad they couldn’t have just kept the two united but still separated. Green to the north and warbonnet to the south.
Santa Fe in Montana:
“Middle Main, leave it on.”
I saw an unpatched red war-bonnet the other day, I believe the number was 612. I was very surprised both by its existance and the poor condition of the paint. It was almost faded to pink. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera, and it was getting dark so running home to get it would not have accomplished anything.
I model Santa Fe.
I have always liked the Santa Fe Road since I was a kid.
I got a book about The Santa Fe Chief for Christmas.
I have an F-7 in N-scale, an SW-1, a GP-30, GP 40 engines.
Ignore the caboose request, i found 8 in a box, lol. I have a couple of SF engines and am getting a p2k gp7 #2849, with sound.
I used to model the Sante Fe in N-scale when it first came out (1969). My first loco was an E8, followed quickly by a 0-4-0, 2-8-2, an SD45. I stopped N-scale (1981) soon after I had my first FT ABBA set. These were the very first Hallmark ones that snapped the worm gear. All four stopped working within minutes of each other. They ran so nice and then nothing - sigh. All the brass was sold off and the rest became Christmas tree ornaments. I have a very Santa Fe Christmas tree some years.
I’ve always liked the ATSF. My Grandparents live near the ATSF route that used to run through Presscott, AZ. I have owned many Life-Like Santa Fe Diesel Sets, but none survived. The only opreable ATSF locos I have are a Bachmann Santa Fe 2-10-4,old Athearn F-7 a unit, & a Life-Like Dockside 0-4-0.
CLOSE, but no Cigar. The (now) Fallbrook Branch was originally the California Southern route (through Temecula Canyon) to meet the 'Atlantic & Pacific (Santa Fe) RR. at Barstow. The Escondido branch was built to tap the Avacado market, and was served by 2-8-2’s before the Geeps.
The Original Route - San Diego (National City) - Oceanside -San Bernadino - Barstow(via Temecula Canyon) was washed out 2X and abandoned when the Santa Fe acquired ownership. Temecula Canyon had too many bridges to be rebuilt, as well as an upper canyon 3% grade to surmount.
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Mother Nature dealt another staggering blow in February 1891. “All railroads are washed out.” About five miles of track in Cajon Pass were destroyed. Hardest hit, as usual, was Temecula Canyon. “The expense of rebuilding the Temecula branch is tremendous”. An alternate route was investigated from Temecula to Vista and over to the Escondido branch but nothing was done about it. The portion of the railroad through Temecula Canyon to Fallbrook Station was officially abandoned January 28, 1892.[/QUOTE]
The ‘Fallbrook’ station was origially a coverted box car down in the Santa Magarita wash. When Santa Fe rebuilt the Fallbrook branch it was moved uphill to the existing town and then stopped. The San Bernadino connection was reached via San Clemente - Fullerton - and the Santa Ana river , called the ‘Surf Line’.
Somewhat interesting was the Espee wouldn’t let the Calif. Southern cross their track at Colton. The Calif. legislature was called upon to force the SP into compliance. Then the work to San Bernadino could progress.
The Carlsbad Kid.