Named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: Difference between revisions
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[[Image:ATSF 64 at San Diego CA 10-26-63.jpg|thumb|350px|right|{{ATSF 64 at San Diego CA 10-26-63.jpg/credit}}<br />The ''[[San Diegan]]'', led by a pair of back-to-back ALCO PA units, reaches the end of the line at San Diego's Union Station on October 26, 1963.]] | |||
The '''named passenger trains of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]''' (AT&SF) included some fifty (50) regularly scheduled excursions operated by the company at various times throughout its existence. Named trains were often identified on the Santa Fe via illuminated "drumhead" signs mounted to the end of observation cars. Occasionally, "special" trains (not included in the railroad's regular revenue service lineup) were chartered to make high-profile runs over the company's trackage, usually for publicity purposes. | |||
==Notable named passenger trains== | |||
[[Image:Super Chief Observation.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{Super Chief Observation.jpg/credit}}<br />An observation lounge car from the ''[[Super Chief]]'', the luxurious all-Pullman sleeper train (a favorite of the Hollywood elite) which operated between Chicago and Los Angeles from 1936 to 1971.]] | |||
===''The Chief''=== | |||
===''El Capitan''=== | |||
===''San Diegan''=== | |||
===''San Fransisco Chief''=== | |||
===''The Scout''=== | |||
===''Super Chief''=== | |||
===''Valley Flyer''=== |
Revision as of 15:51, 8 March 2014
The named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) included some fifty (50) regularly scheduled excursions operated by the company at various times throughout its existence. Named trains were often identified on the Santa Fe via illuminated "drumhead" signs mounted to the end of observation cars. Occasionally, "special" trains (not included in the railroad's regular revenue service lineup) were chartered to make high-profile runs over the company's trackage, usually for publicity purposes.
Notable named passenger trains