Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961
Author: Mike Swanson
Date: 12-21-2011 - 20:56

That may actually be #19, The Chief, in the first clip, as it normally ran without an observation car (the Super Chief still had Vista-series observation-lounge cars in the consist at this time); either that or it could be the #18 running with an extra Palm-series sleeper in place of the usual Vista-series observation car.

The train in the second clip could be the Belen-Albuquerque local; the clip doesn't show the consist very well, but the #27/#28 trains usually had a coach and a heavyweight baggage car or combine, just as this train appears to have.

Incidentally, motorcar M190 was assigned to the Belen-Albuquerque run from about 1957 or '58 until a year or so before the second clip was filmed; it usually would have pulled just a coach, since it already had a baggage section (it certainly could handle additional cars if needed, though). M190 was reassigned to the #25/#26 Clovis-Carlsbad run, where it ran until its retirement (and the end of secondary passenger service) in 1968.



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 Matt Farnsworth 12-21-2011 - 11:19
  Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 MP 44.7 12-21-2011 - 16:39
  Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 Mike Swanson 12-21-2011 - 20:56
  Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 Richard Tower 12-21-2011 - 21:54
  Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 Matt Farnsworth 12-22-2011 - 00:24
  Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 Marty Bernard 12-22-2011 - 08:48
  Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 Mike Swanson 12-23-2011 - 17:45
  Re: Santa Fe Passenger trains, Albuquerque New Mexico 1959/1961 Frevele 12-29-2011 - 17:14


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