JonMyrlennBailey
Active member
In the 20th century, during the Golden Age of Hollywood and American Passenger Trains, the Sante Fe railroad ran the famous silver corrugated-sided Super Chef and El Capitan trains between LA and Chicago. They were typically powered by Warbonnet F7 A and B units by GM EMD locomotives. The non-powered rolling stock was typically made by Pullman Standard, the Budd Company and American Car & Foundry.
In 1958, ATSF combined these trains to make a majestic long silver streak: the Super Chief/El Capitan combination. There was a special car that was stepped-up on one end to merge nicely with the innovative El Capitan Hi Level cars.
What I am trying to figure out is the consist of this combined train starting from the lead engine all the way back to the tail end.
I want to know the name of each vehicle unit in the correct order in a proper historical Sante Fe Super Chief and El Capitan combination. I believe the RPO car immediately follows the engines in the head end.
In 1958, ATSF combined these trains to make a majestic long silver streak: the Super Chief/El Capitan combination. There was a special car that was stepped-up on one end to merge nicely with the innovative El Capitan Hi Level cars.
What I am trying to figure out is the consist of this combined train starting from the lead engine all the way back to the tail end.
I want to know the name of each vehicle unit in the correct order in a proper historical Sante Fe Super Chief and El Capitan combination. I believe the RPO car immediately follows the engines in the head end.