1936 AT&SF Super Chief

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1936 AT&SF Super Chief

Unread postby _o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha » Sun May 05, 2013 4:27 am

The orginal heavyweight Super Chief:
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The EMC locomotives:
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Were these double ended?
Notice the skirted trucks.
The distinctive "heavy brows" front, with the radiator inlets.
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What were the colours?
The famous "warbonnet" colours and their "cigar band" pattern only came a few years later with the first streamlined Super Chief.
Edwin "Kanawha"
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The Chessie, the train that never was ... (6000 hp Baldwin-Westinghouse steam turbine electric)
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Re: 1936 AT&SF Super Chief

Unread postby g_nash » Sun May 05, 2013 4:44 am

Amos And Andy !!*ok*!!

This is as close as I've seen ,based on visual descriptions of the original paint >>

http://www.brasstrains.com/Classic/Prod ... -1A-1B-Set

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