Chief (eight specific cars and F7 locomotives) and the 1954-1971
San Francisco Chief (10 specific cars and F3 locomotives), plus
two sleeping cars that are common to both trains.
EMD F unit diesels will also be specific to each train with the
Super Chief having Phase 1 F3 class 16 A and B units deco-
rated in Santa Fe’s long warbonnet scheme (above left).
Heading the San Francisco Chief are F7 class 37 units deco-
rated in standard passenger warbonnet scheme (above right).
The F3s are due in December 2013 with the F7s scheduled for
arrival in May 2014. Both locomotives will be available for
standard DC operation and with Tsunami® Sound and DCC
decoder. Features as well as additional differences between
the two locomotives are listed on the above website.
Delivery of Walthers’ ATSF Super Chief train begins late this
month with the release of a 63’ RPO car and a 73’ baggage
car. Both are based on Budd-built prototypes. The remaining
Super Chief cars will be 85’ in length. Due to arrive in August
are two Pullman-Standard cars: a 29-seat dormitory-lounge
and a 36-seat dinner. They will be followed in September by
two cars common to both the San Francisco Chief and the
Super Chief: a P-S Regal-series 4-4-2 sleeper (above) and a
Budd Pine-series 10-6 sleeper.
The final two Super Chief cars, a P-S Pleasure Dome bar-
lounge (above) and a P-S Vista-series round-end
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MRH-Jul 2013
