You know what, your right Dusten, we are both fans, the biggest Santa Fe fan in the world is Stephen Priest, not me. So you know what, i am not the biggest Santa Fe fan, we can't forget all the engineer and mechanics, who worked for the road, i got nothing on them, and you know what if you ask me there is such thing as a fallen flag, KEEP ON ROLLING FF'S!!!!!!!!! (Forever Flags).
Any ATSF Fans Here?
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So here's a Santa Fe question for you almost biggest fans 
: What color were their coaches in the 1870 - 1880 time period? Would something like this be accurate? http://www.aristocraft.com/catalog/passengercars/sierra/images/31005-3_santafe.jpg
I saw a reference to the cars being yellow, then repainted to burgundy in the early 1890's, but I don't know what the trim color might have been (if that's even correct.)
Thanks!
Curtis
: What color were their coaches in the 1870 - 1880 time period? Would something like this be accurate? http://www.aristocraft.com/catalog/passengercars/sierra/images/31005-3_santafe.jpgI saw a reference to the cars being yellow, then repainted to burgundy in the early 1890's, but I don't know what the trim color might have been (if that's even correct.)
Thanks!
Curtis
domingomolina
Building America
IIRC : The whole car was burgundy cept' for black on the roof.
I'm a fan of the ATSF. I'm also a huge fan of Norfolk Southern and CSX. I wish I could make the ATSF railway come back by wishing it back.\
Tyler
I think He was talking about this...
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Originally Posted by cookiemae
Hell Yeah I call myself a fan. Hell Yeah I am a fan! I have traveled the whole Santa Fe Transcon from Chicago to L.A on a road trip doing something we call RAILFANING, SANTA FE RAILRAILFANING. Have you done so mister? Did you get to operate a B40-8W with a GP60 B unit and few thousand tons of train behind you? Did you go in the engine room of a FP45 and witness the great beast waken from its sleep? I doubt it.
Does your Grandpa tell you storys of operating the Super Chief back in the day? I even have a operations book from the ATSF from 1969. I have two Santa Fe lanterns in my room, Santa Fe calenders that date back to the 80s, and at my grandpas house he/I have an actual Red and Yellow Santa Fe caboose!
My Grampa died while fixing a F7, he was electricuted, so no my grampa can't tell me those stories, but ye is have seen many many engines waking up from the "sleep", so you thnk your the biggest fan no, i am no matter what anybody says i win, you lose, its over.
ATSF5700 has spoken.........)
But Were ALL freinds now right sooooooo...
KEEP ON ROLLING! KEEP ON ROLLING! KEEP ON ROLLING!
(alright I will shut up now!:hehe: )
Maglevsx...
Oh yes it will if we force the US Railroad Department to delete BNSF and that will make the ATSF & BN come back!
Tyler
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goodell911
http://www.gaurc.us
I was fortunate to watch ATSF trains pass through my back yard in the Los Angeles area, and can remember them as far back as age 5 (1970.)
Many years later, I was fortunate again to work for BNSF in the Southwestern portion of the TransCon that occupies original Atlantic & Pacific (ATSF predecesor) roadbed.
I guess, because it was the first railroad I came to love, ATSF will always be my favorite.
Many years later, I was fortunate again to work for BNSF in the Southwestern portion of the TransCon that occupies original Atlantic & Pacific (ATSF predecesor) roadbed.
I guess, because it was the first railroad I came to love, ATSF will always be my favorite.
More of a fan of the D&GRW but the ATSF is better then BNSF. I see some Santa fe equipment, and seen a santa fe unit in pennsylvania a few years ago
it was still a light red, not pink but light red. I am actually a MAJOR FAN OF PENNSY, because they never came in contact But i do like the ASTF, and my friend likes Northern,
it was still a light red, not pink but light red. I am actually a MAJOR FAN OF PENNSY, because they never came in contact
But i do like the ASTF, and my friend likes Northern,
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