The clear plastic that covers the top of the box opening is missing. There are left and right side people silhouette inserts on the interior of the windows. Nib kato nscale santa fe 3240 corrugated observation car. Built by the budd company in 1938 for the santa fe rr, it is believed that this car was santa fe no. This is an unused santa fe observation car number 3420. Super chief mcgill university school of computer science. This will has over 120 great illustrations and extensive text dealing with the observation cars on santa fe s great highclass passenger trains in the streamlined lightweight car era. Here was the real reason for the widespread use of male secretaries. The swallow tail bedroom observation cars of the santa fe chief and super chief had until this time been shopped at pullmans calumet repair shops.
Aristocraft g scale model railroad passenger cars for sale. Find the best used 20 hyundai santa fe limited edition near you. It was rebuilt as 203739, bunk car, in 1973 and sold to a private owner in saugus, ca. Several hilevel cars survive in various private hands and at a couple of tourist railroads. Available for sale is a newinbox kato nscale corrugated observation car. Lionel santa fe aluminum vista observation car 6191. The disappearing observation car streamliner memories. Among the amenities it offered were maid and barber service. The first car above is a relettered rivarossi coach, followed by a pecos river brass chair car factory decorated for the scout.
Below are cars of interest to the santa fe modeler. Hobbylinc carries 65 walthersmainline ho scale model train passenger cars at discounts up to 14%. Jan 24, 2018 the hilevel fleet outlived santa fe, most of it moving into amtrak service in 1971 with numerous coaches assigned to western longdistance trains. The most popular santa fe ho scale model train passenger cars brands include walthers mainline, concor, walthers, rapido trains inc. Passenger cars for lionel alco santafe pa set o gauge. These passenger cars are my brothers which we bought for his birthday on july 31st. Santa fes heavyweight california limited, c19281938. Santa fe auto detail autodetail, automotive service. Santa fe modeler articles on scout cars 111282, 4th q 1991 santa fe route the original atsf historical society, vol v, 11 and 12. Capturing the spirit of this great train, our ho replica includes four new cars six authentic models in all that later served on other santa fe streamliners. Santa fe s were the 400 series, having a master bedroom and a secretarys room. The superintendent visited all parts of his territory by placing his business car on the rear of the train, either passenger, local, or short through freight.
Hobbylinc carries 36 santa fe ho scale model train passenger cars at discounts up to 28%. The super chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway. Some of the cars lasted into the 2000s on the oklahoma citydallas heartland flyer. With restoration completed, the car took its inaugural run to tecate, mexico on november 23, 2002. The hilevel was a type of bilevel intercity railroad passenger car used in the united states. The cars appear to be based on the illustrations found in santa fe car and locomotive plans for model railroaders, 1948, 1953, atsf. One is hardpressed to find more beautiful trains than those run by the santa fe at the peak of american railroading in the midtwentieth century. This observation car was not lighted and did not have window inserts. Silver ho scale model railroad passenger cars for sale ebay. Santa fe observation car stationery posted on october 22, 20 by train lover september 26, 20 this stationery doesnt have a train name, but the font makes it plain that it is for a prewar heavyweight train.
The car body and roof are painted silver and it has a blue painted heatstamped lettering. This site is detailed information about operation of passenger trains. Santa fe super chief aluminum streamlined passenger car 4pack recreate one of the most famous trains of the streamline era with this allnew aluminum passenger car set behind your lionel santa fe f3 or the allnew lionel santa fe alco pa diesel found on page 54. The 2020 hyundai santa fe feels roomy, with up to 44. The california limited was withdrawn on june 15, 1954, giving it the longest tenure of any train on the chicagolos angeles run of the santa fe. The prototype for the budd cars is the california zephyr, but the santa fe coaches are very similar. In the early 1950s, santa fe started ordering trains without observation cars at all. K line heavyweights santa fe 3 car passenger set k1510,k11,k1821. I have had the box open only to take the attached pictures. Also taken from santa fe plan bookreasonably accurate for atsf 3197, a oneofakind car. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Archived rolling stock photos the santa fe railway. It came with type iv diecast metal fourwheel passenger trucks one of which was equipped with a magnetic. Union pacific business car kenefickassembled end car on excursion train.
Kato usa model train products santa fe super chief car set. This is a model of a santa fe railroad streamliner observation car. The streamline swallow tail lounge ends of the cars were squared off to allow the cars to operate midtrain. Lambert later took up the line and added underbodies to all of them. Lionel silver o scale model railroad passenger cars for. Ho passenger cars walthers proto 920 walthers proto 920 on sale on sale. New listing kline by lionel us army troop sleeper 15 observation passenger car. Santa fe auto detail has earned respect and loyalty from our many customers since 1982. The last car is a 3compartment2drawing room observation car with a 32obs microtrains model. Round end chair observation museum of the american railroad. Great deals on lionel silver o scale model railroad passenger cars. Details are rather crude by todays standards, but shows layout of interiors of many. Mth 7068026 santa fe g scale streamlined passenger.
A dome car is a type of railway passenger car that has a glass dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around the train. Santa fe open observation car south fork, colorado robert. Shop online for 65 walthersmainline ho scale model train passenger cars at discounts up to. In its last years of service it was paired with motor cars m. The end of the box reads santa fe aluminum vista observation car 6191. These fun freight and passenger cars are the perfect complement to any christmas theme and will look great behind scale or traditionallysized locomotives. Every used car for sale comes with a free carfax report. Passenger car history and consists santa fe passenger trains. Pullman shops santa fe chief and super chief observation.
In 1935 the santa fe inaugurated its premier first class sleeping car only train the super chief. Get the best deals on k line passenger when you shop the largest online selection at. Last call for santa fes celebrated hilevel cars classic. Lionel santa fe chief coach car 3155 o gauge passenger 630178 train 635244. Rear lights all working as expected condition is like new because i have had it from new, it has never been run. The most popular santa fe ho scale model train passenger cars brands include walthers mainline, concor, bachmann, walthers, and rapido trains inc. Pullman cimarron valley 664 sleeping car when new in 1941. In addition, i have two sets of the addon cars, 2 sleepers and 2 diners, the 15th car is fulllength dome. Santa fe modeler, 1st quarter, 1987, pp 10, article and drawings by jay miller on the steam ejector ac used on santa fe heavyweight cars including pullmans. Ho scale santa fe dash 840bw, dash 840cw and dash 944cw diesels 19911996diesel code. It won the tourist railway associations 2002 national award for best passenger car restoration of the year. Santa fe railway streamlined observation cars paperback october 7, 2004 by jon boyle author 5. A good source for prototype heavyweight pullman builders photos is the arthur dubin collection, located in.
For the vista series cars this was their only time through. We have 21 20 hyundai santa fe limited edition vehicles for sale that are reported accident free, 12 1owner cars, and 35 personal use cars. It comes from the 1061502 set but i bought it as a oneoff in its own corrugated box. Passenger car history and consists santa fe passenger. Santa fe used different but similar models of 32obs cars including plan 3950d silver series, 1924. N scale passenger carsmay12, 2020 national capital trains. Cars 2 and 3 are or were part of the historical collection of the santa fe. In 1954 the six betahtakin class observation cars assigned to the santa fe chief were brought into the shops for a major rebuild. The limited was the first santa fe train with illuminated drumhead on its observation cars, with the trains name over the company logo. Capturing the spirit of this great train, our ho replica includes four new cars six authentic models in all that later served on other santa fe. Read documentation photographique t8046 des techniques et. Atsf vista valley 800020 ps corrugated plan 4115a 4 dr 1 dbr lounge be observation rblt. Our clients are very particular about the vehicles they drive and the condition they are kept in. Those interested in the santa fe as well as passenger train fans in general will find this book fascinating.
Here is a mth 7068026 santa fe streamlined passenger observation c. Observation car on the chief in the dodge city, ks train station in 1929. The hilevel car had seating for 60 upstairs, plus 26 more in the downstairs kachina coffee shop. In may of 1950 puye became the first of these cars to be shopped at richmond. Standard budd design, used by several roads dome observation. Unque to santa fe were the panel sided boxcars of the bx3 and bx6 classes. Two complete 5 car sets makeup, 2 baggage cars, 4 chair cars, 2 dome cars and 2 observation cars. Santa fe open observation car south fork, colorado. On july 8, 1956, the budd company and the santa fe railway wowed the railroad world by introducing a whole new kind of train. Jan 25, 2007 for example, a passengeroriented road like the santa fe launched new streamliners in 1948 the texas chief and 1954 the san francisco chief without observation cars.
Observation car question model railroader magazine model. All of these trains had observation and dining cars the whole way. This is the ho scale 85 budd observation santa fe by walthers. The super chief, often referred to as the train of the stars, was frequently patronized by hollywood stars because of its fine accommodations, fine dinning and fast 39 hr.
Pullman silver city 32 loungeopservation built in 1924 for the california limited. It also can include features of a coach, lounge car, dining car, sleeping car or observation. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Walthers rolling stock new york central 1948 20th century limited streamlined cars assembled. On the bottom of the box is stamped 11781 and on the cardboard bottom are the numbers 70 8764 201 poked through the cardboard. Passenger car photo guide atsf passenger car listing. This is a nice model sold used in the box we sell and ship to us buyers and destinations only via usps priority mail. The car has factoryinstalled complete interior details and interior lighting.
Angeles, and santa fes line to san diego became a secondary line. In the 1920s and 30s, there were typically four trains in each direction, some with through pullmans and parlor cars. The next two cars are budd coaches which the santa fe received in 1941. It also has a lighted marker light and a lighted drumhead. We have 3,394 2017 hyundai santa fe vehicles for sale that are reported accident free, 3,250 1owner cars, and 3,055 personal use cars. Model passenger service in minutes at walthersmainline prices. Lionel 684765 angela trotta thomas christmas passenger cars 3 pack, blue, red, green. Each car contains all of the features pioneered on lionel 15 cars such as a painted interior with overhead lighting, diecast metal sprung passenger trucks and. Find santa fe observation car from a vast selection of passenger cars. Santa fe super chief aluminum streamlined passenger car. Great deals on silver ho scale model railroad passenger cars. Walthersmainline ho scale model train passenger cars. We offer the finest complete detailing care available, backed by over 30 years of satisfied customers.
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