Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

AT&SF boxcar Class Bx-12 211346 spotted at Kroehler Manufaturing Company in Naperville, Illinois on September 21, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF 199191 and weed burner 1928 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on June 13, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 199191 is stencilled: FOREMAN and has a screened-in back porch. It likely was once either a first class observation car or a business car, now downgraded to MOW service. The weed burner has a numberboard on the roof indicating 1928.

Page 2 of the AT&SF list of passenger equipment scanned from the March 1970 Official Register of Passenger Train Equipment, issued annually by The Railway Equipment and Publication Company, Chuck Zeiler collection.

Illinois Northern Map from the October 1971 issue of the Official Railway Equipment Register,

AT&SF depot at McCook, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF 190535 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day on September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF 192789 at about 16th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day on March 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. It was stenciled: ILLINOIS DIV. SAND TRADE ONLY

AT&SF caboose Class CE-1 999105 near Gary, Indiana on July 12, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF 310094 at San Diego, California on February 11, 1984, Fujichrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF 999149 along with 999486, 999024, 999061 on the South Shore at Michigan City, Indiana on April 28, 1985, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF SD45-2u 5828, Corwith Yard, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 1986, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in June 1973 as AT&SF SD45-2 5680 (c/n 72642-37), it was rebuilt at San Bernardino in July 1986 to SD45-2u 5828, although it appears it was assigned number 7228 in anticipation of the SPSF merger, which was denied by the ICC in July 1986. It was repainted back to standard AT&SF blue sometime before January 1991 and became BNSF 6478 on January 25, 2000.

AT&SF caboose 999198 and 999120 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on September 27, 1986, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF caboose Class CE-1 999088 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on December 28, 1986, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF 98035 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on January 1, 1988, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

Page 1 of the AT&SF list of passenger equipment scanned from the March 1970 Official Register of Passenger Train Equipment, issued annually by The Railway Equipment and Publication Company, Chuck Zeiler collection.

AT&SF E6 15 at Albuquerque, New Mexico, circa 1942, photograph by Jack Delano, image from the Library of Congress ( LoC ). The description at the LoC was: Santa Fe R.R. streamliner, the 'Super Chief,' being serviced at the depot, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Servicing these diesel streamliners takes five minutes. <p>Number 15 was built in May 1941 ( c/n 1242 ), retired and traded to EMD in June 1968. Note it was equipped with a visor over the headlight, which I believe was installed to make the light less noticeable from the air, the fear being air raids from Japan during World War II. I count 11 men servicing the locomotives, although one man is carrying a grip bag, so maybe he is part of the locomotive crew. Also of interest ( to me ) is the man on the right stacking white bags on a baggage cart, and he is standing on something that is covered with a white fabric cloth.

AT&SF F3 25C westbound on Train #2-19, the second section of The Chief at Joliet, Illinois on July 11, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 25C was built in April 1948 (c/n 5405) on EMD Order E902A as the trailing cab of A-B-B-A locomotive 25 (25L, 25A, 25B, 25C). It was traded to EMD during 1970 on an order of GP38's. It is seen here in charge of the second section of Train #19, The Chief, departing Chicago daily at 9:00AM (10:00AM locally, Daylight Savings Time), due at Joliet at 9:50AM (10:50AM). Scheduled equipment included: Dormitory-Baggage Car, three Sleeping Cars (#'s 196, 198, 190), Big Dome Lounge Car, Dining Car (Fred Harvey Service), Lunch Counter Diner (Fred Harvey Service), five Chair Cars (#'s 500, 501, 502, 506, 508), and one additional Chair Car added at Kansas City (# 507).

AT&SF F3 25C westbound on Train #2-19, the second section of The Chief at Joliet, Illinois on July 11, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 25C was built in April 1948 (c/n 5405) on EMD Order E902A as the trailing cab of A-B-B-A locomotive 25 (25L, 25A, 25B, 25C). It was traded to EMD during 1970 on an order of GP38's. It is seen here in charge of the second section of Train #19, The Chief, departing Chicago daily at 9:00AM (10:00AM locally, Daylight Savings Time), due at Joliet at 9:50AM (10:50AM). Note what appears to be a chrome trim ring around the lower headlight, but not the upper headlight.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway F3 27L eastbound at La Junta, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I believe this is Train #24, The Grand Canyon.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway F3 27L eastbound at La Junta, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I believe this is Train #24, The Grand Canyon. Number 27L (note a small letter L is painted on the middle yellow stripe above the buffer and below the nose door) was built as the lead unit of locomotive 27 in May 1948 (c/n 5407) on EMD Order E902A. It was rebuilt in February 1971 to CF7 2642, later becoming ECRX 2642. It is seen here waiting on a side track after the station switcher placed a Railway Post Office car on the head end of the train. An Alco RSD5 will couple this power and place it back at the head end, which will then continue on to Kansas City and ultimately Chicago.

Atichison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway F3 31C westbound on Train# 1-19, the first section of The Chief, at Joliet, Illinois, on July 11, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built as the trailing cab of F3 A-B-B-A locomotive 31 (31L, 31A, 31B, 31C) in September 1948 (c/n 6616) it was rebuilt during August 1971 to CF7 2636. The Farr Aire grills were added sometime during 1949.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway F3 31C at La Junta, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 31C (note a small letter C is painted on the middle yellow stripe above the buffer and below the nose door) was built as the trailing cab of locomotive 31 in September 1948 (c/n 6616) on EMD Order E1014A. It was rebuilt August 30 1971 to CF7 2636, retired from the AT&SF June 26, 1987, sold to NRE, who sold it to the Washington Central, becoming WCRC 402 during July 1988. It is seen here as the trailing cab of an A-B-B-B-A locomotive backing to couple to eastbound Train #24, The Grand Canyon. An Alco RSD5 is at the other end (note the Alco smoke in the background), shoving these locomotives toward #24. A Railway Post Office car has been placed at the head end of the train for the continuation of the trip to Chicago. At Kansas City, this procedure will be repeated and another RPO will be added there. The AT&SF had the mail contract between Chicago and Los Angeles, but the RPO's were not needed west of La Junta.

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway F3 31C at La Junta, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 31C is being moved to its train and will be will be the trailing unit on Train #24, the eastbound Grand Canyon. If I remember the situation correctly, the locomotive set was being changed out, the road crew was not allowed to make the move on their own within the station yard limits, and the station switcher (RSD5 2134) was required to move the road engines. Previous to this the station switcher added a RPO car to the consist of #24, per the railroad's contract with the U. S. Postal Sevice. The RPO was not needed (paid for) west of La Junta.

Illinois Northern S4 34 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on June 6, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in December 1951 (c/n 79500). The Illinois Northern was the Chicago terminal swiching subsidiary of the AT&SF. There were generally either tax or legal reasons for having a separate switching subsidiary.

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway F3 36C in Chicago, Illinois on February 28, 1961, Kodachrome by unknown photographer, Chuck Zeiler collection. Chrome trim around the lower headlight.

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway F7 41C at Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 20, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. It is seen here on a special train (I believe it was a Boy Scouts Jamboree train) northbound parked at the AT&SF station at Colorado Springs.

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway F7 41C arriving at Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 20, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in September 1949 (c/n 8310) on EMD Order E1216-A and traded to EMD for new power sometime during 1969. It is seen here on a Boy Scout special train rolling northbound at the AT&SF station at Colorado Springs.

AT&SF F7 46C westbound at Joliet, Illinois on July 11, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 46C was built as the trailing cab of A-B-B-A locomotive 46 in October 1952 (c/n 17317) on EMD Order 6454. It was renumbered to 300C and leased to Amtrak in June 1971, returned to the AT&SF around October 1973. It was rebuilt to CF7 2543 in November 1973, later becoming INRD 2543. It is seen here leading the second section of Train #23, The Grand Canyon. Since it displays green flags, one would suppose that there is another section of #23 following.

AT&SF F7 46C westbound at Joliet, Illinois on July 11, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 46C was built as the trailing cab of A-B-B-A locomotive 46 in October 1952 (c/n 17317) on EMD Order 6454. It was renumbered to 300C and leased to Amtrak in June 1971, returned to the AT&SF around October 1973. It was rebuilt to CF7 2543 in November 1973, later becoming INRD 2543. My notes indicate that this is the second section of Train #23, The Grand Canyon. Since it displays green flags, one would suppose that there is another section of #23 following. According to the June 1965 edition of The Official Guide, Train Number 23, The Grand Canyon, via La Junta, departed Dearborn Street Station daily at 11:00 AM CST, arriving in Los Angeles two days later at 6:30 PM. The following is verbatim, including punctuation, from The Official Guide: No. 23 Daily. The Grand Canyon. Pullman and Chair Car Service. Dormitory Lounge Car . . Chicago to Winslow. Sleeping Cars . . Chicago to Los Angeles 6 Sections, 6 Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms (Car 237.) Dallas to Los Angeles 10 Roomettes, 3 Double Bedrooms, 2 Compartments (On No. 12-77-75-I Dallas to Barstow.) (Car 231.) Dining Car . . . . Chicago to Winslow. (Fred Harvey Service.) (Passengers on this train have breakfast at restaurant in station at Barstow.) Chair Cars . . . . Chicago to Los Angeles. Dallas to Los Angeles (on No. 12-77-75-I Dallas to Barstow). (Reserved Seats.) (Car 770.)

AT&SF Business Car 52, named ATCHISON, at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on July 12, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 52 was built by Pullman-Standard in 1949 as number 5001, originally named SANTA FE and assigned to AT&SF President Fred Gurley. In 1957, a second SANTA FE was built, this car became ATCHISON ( on August 5, 1975 ) and was assigned to the Vice-President-Traffic. It was renumbered from 5001 to 52 on August 8, 1973. Its accommodations include Staterooms A through D for one person each. It also has room for an observation area for eight people, as well as a dining room, with service for eight. It is now BNSF number 5, named ATCHISON.

AT&SF Business Car 54 at 18th Street, Chicago, Illinois, May 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The folks on the back porch are Amtrak's switching crew.

AT&SF Business Car 54 at Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois, July 13, 1983, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Number 54 was built in 1918 for the United States Railway Administration, sold to the AT&SF in 1920, numbered 31 and assigned to AT&SF President Ripley, renumbered to 54 in 1973 and assigned to the General Manager at Topeka. Also seen is RTA (later, Metra) Cab Car 804, built by Budd in 1973. The sign in the door of 804 reads 5:47, so we may assume that the time is a few minutes after that in the afternoon.

AT&SF E8m 81L at La Junta, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in June 1937 as E1B 2B (c/n 663) on EMC Order E181-A, renumbered to 2A in April 1940. It was rebuilt in December 1952 to E8m 81L, rated at 2000 horsepower due to the re-use of some of the E1B components. It was traded to EMD during 1970 on an order of GP38's. It is seen here heading daily Train 201-28, La Junta to Denver by way of Pueblo and Colorado Springs, connecting with The Chief at La Junta.

AT&SF E8m 81L at La Junta, Colorado, August 17, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Look carefully and you will see the letter L painted in the yellow band just below the nose door. This is Train 201-28, the Denver Connection for The Chief, departing La Junta for Denver at 1:05 PM. I recorded on the slide that this train was named the Denver Streamliner, I don't know how accurate that is, and I cannot verify it. The eastbound Chief arrived at La Junta at 12:30 PM. If you arrived on the westbound Chief, you had about a 12 hour layover as the westbound arrived at La Junta at 12:30 AM. The southbound counterpart of this train was Number 27-190, departing Denver at 8:00 PM, arriving at La Junta at 11:30 PM, in time for the westbound Chief.

AT&SF E8m 81 at La Junta, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF FT 103 at Argentine, Kansas on an unknown day in March 1943, photograph by Jack Delano, image from the Library of Congress. The photo was captioned as follows: Washing one of the Santa Fe R.R. 54 hundred horse power diesel freight locomotives in the roundhouse, Argentine, Kansas. Argentine yard is at Kansas City, Kansas

AT&SF M.117, Topeka, Kansas, February 16, 1958, photographer unknown, Chuck Zeiler collection. Buit in 1929, body by Pullman (Plan 6259), powered by a Winton Model 148D 400 horsepower gasoline engine supplied by Electo-Motive Corporation (c/n 374), with electrical components supplied by GE. It was re-engined in 1951 with a Caterpillar D397 diesel, retired in 1958 and scrapped in October of that year.

AT&SF Yard Slug 121 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in May 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Although the slug appears to be unnumbered, by tracing the mother (1310) back at atsfrr.net I was able to determine the number as 121, assigned to GP7 2246 which was later rebuilt and renumbered to 1310. Number 121 was built as NW2 2356 (c/n 918), renumbered to 2406 in August 1945, rebuilt to Slug 121 in July 1973 and assigned to 2246 at Corwith hump yard, sold to National Railway Equipment in September 1988.

AT&SF F7 230C southbound on the Joint Line south of Denver, Colorado on August 20, 1964, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Not a very good photo, I was on the northbound D&RGW Royal Gorge hanging out a vestibule door at the time. This locomotive was built in March 1950 as 230C (c/n 95

AT&SF F7 238 at Colorado Springs, Colorado on August 19, 1964, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF F7 238L near Granada, Colorado on August 17, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in April 1950 as the lead unit of locomotive 238 (238L, 238A, 238B, 238C), it was rebuilt during December 1976 to CF7 2472.

AT&SF F7 238L passing over an arroyo west of Las Animas, Colorado, August 17, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler

AT&SF F7 261C, west of Las Animas, Colorado on August 17, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in August 1951 as 261C (c/n 13732), the trailing cab of A-B-B-A locomotive 261 built on EMD Order 3095A (EMD Order 3095B was for the B-units), it was rebuilt in August 1977 to CF7 2446, later BMRG 601, later still RBMN 1502. Although it has the appearance of an F3, I presume it has lost its Farr Aire grills somewhere along the way. All sources I've found list it as an F7. Odd photo angle to be sure, I shot this from a car traveling in the opposite direction. I believe this train is passing over an Arroyo, a dry creek bed that fills with water during the rainy season in desert areas. I only know that word because the Western Pacific had a Budd stainless steel 10-6 sleeper named SILVER ARROYO, numbered 861, part of the WP's contribution to the California Zephyr, and I looked that word up in the dictionary.

AT&SF F7 306 westbound on the CB&Q at Naperville, Illinois on August 10, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Sorry about the motion blur, I was done shooting photos for the day and was walking home on the street next to the tracks when I heard a horn unlike any on CB&Q locomotives, so I ran over the the tracks and this is what I got. Apparently, there was a problem on the AT&SF somewhere between Chicago and Galesburg, which is likely where this train joined home rails again. Trains of the AT&SF. CRI&P, C&NW and CMStP&P would use the CB&Q tracks to get around a problem on their own rails. And the CB&Q would use a neighbor's rails if there was a problem on its own rails. This locomotive is the second 306, the first 306 (c/n 9607), was renumbered in November 1952 to 325L, later becoming CF7 2419. Second 306 was built in December 1952 (c/n 17434) on EMD Order 6365A, leased to Amtrak between 1971 and 1973, renumbered to 333L and put into freight service, rebuilt in August 1977 to CF7 2443.

AT&SF GP20 1156 and F7 325 at Corwith Yard in Chicago, Illinois on June 6, 1965, Kodachrome ay Chuck Zeiler.

AT&SF Business Car 407 at La Junta, Colorado on August 17, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The Santa Fe had 18 short (approximately 60 foot exterior length) four-wheel truck business cars built by Pullman between 1924-1929 in the 400-409 and 422-229 number series. All were assigned to Division Superintendents. This particular car was built in December 1926, Pullman Lot 4977, and was assigned for some time to the Rio Grande Division. All were originally painted standard green with black roofs but in later years their roofs were painted aluminum to reflect the heat. At the rear of the car was an observation platform 3'6" in depth, inside was the observation room which was 10' long with two large windows on each side and two windows plus a door to the observation platform. Behind the observation room was Stateroom B, a 6'4" cubical to sleep two. Behind it was a toilet and shower in 3'6", followed by State Room A, which was a spacious 7'2". In normal inspection use, Stateroom A would be for the Division Superintendent while Stateroom B was for his secretary. For obvious reason, male secretaries were the norm for Division Superintendents. The next room was the Dining room, 12' in length, with seating at the table for six. A sideboard of Mexican Mahogany kept the silverware and china. A desk in the corner served the secretary, and a sofa on one wall could fold to reveal an upper birth. Finally, a 4'4" bedroom served the porter who was also the cook in the 8' kitchen next to the vestibule. As built they had two vestibule doors. Very early in their lives the door on the kitchen side was closed up and a storage closet created on that side of the vestibule. As cars were modernized electric generation was added where the vestibule storage was located and a large flare vent was added to the roof. The other vestibule door was also closed in on some cars to create a new storage room and and a new side door created over the center of the rear truck resulting in the loss of one vestibule side window. During 1968 the Superintendents' business cars were discontinued and were replaced by high-rail automobiles. One record indicates that car 407 was at the Midland Railroad, Baldwin City, Kansas, but donated to the Railroad Heritage Inc., for display at the Great Overland Station in Topeka, Kansas.

AT&SF 44 ton 465, Atchison, Kansas, June 20, 1964, photo by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in December 1943 (c/n 18153) it was retired July 2, 1965 and scrapped.

AT&SF H10-44 501, Corwith Yard, Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in Beloit, Wisconsin in April 1948 (c/n 10L56), it is seen in the as-delivered paint scheme. It was retired May 25, 1970 and sent to Precision National during July 1971.

AT&SF H12-44 517, Corwith Yard, Chicago, Illinois, June 6, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in July 1952 (c/n 12L599) it was retired July 13, 1972 and sent to Precision National in April 1973.

AT&SF H12-44 519, Corwith Yard, Chicago, Illinois, June 6, 1965, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in August 1952 (c/n 12L601, it uas retired June 1, 1972 and sent to Precision National in April 1973.