Named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: Difference between revisions
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==Notable named passenger trains== | ==Notable named passenger trains== | ||
[[Image:ATSF San Francisco Chief.jpg|thumb|right|300px|{{ATSF San Francisco Chief.jpg/credit}}<br />]] | |||
[[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.]] | [[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''=== | ===''The Chief''=== | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 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.