For over a century, the Santa Fe operated many first-class transcontinental passenger trains between Chicago, the Pacific Coast and Texas cities. Trains such as the California Limited, the de luxe, the Chief, and the luxurious Super Chief, to name a few. The history of each train is told, along with the all-coach streamliner El Capitan, and other trains such as the Scout, El Tovar, and the Grand Canyon Limited. Not forgotten is the Fast Mail and Express. Freight, the lifeâ??s blood of the railroad, is brought up to date. For over a century, the Santa Fe has handled cattle, sheep, ore coal, citrus, grains, cement, liquid fuels, oil and of course automobiles. Todayâ??s freight, which formerly moved in boxcars, is now handled in piggyback truck trailers and in containers. This volume also presents a comprehensive review of Santa Feâ??s motive power fleet from its earliest 4-4-0 type locomotives to the giant 2-10-10-2s, once classified as the Worldâ??s Largest Steam Locomotive. The Santa Fe was an early pioneer of diesel motive power due to the alkali water across the desert lands of the Southwest. Santa Fe, Volume 2 by Donald Duke â?? here is the Santa Fe Railway â?? a big, generous slice of it â?? served up in an easy-to-read style with a matchless photographic ga… (más)
For over a century, the Santa Fe operated many first-class transcontinental passenger trains between Chicago, the Pacific Coast and Texas cities. Trains such as the California Limited, the de luxe, the Chief, and the luxurious Super Chief, to name a few. The history of each train is told, along with the all-coach streamliner El Capitan, and other trains such as the Scout, El Tovar, and the Grand Canyon Limited. Not forgotten is the Fast Mail and Express. Freight, the lifeâ??s blood of the railroad, is brought up to date. For over a century, the Santa Fe has handled cattle, sheep, ore coal, citrus, grains, cement, liquid fuels, oil and of course automobiles. Todayâ??s freight, which formerly moved in boxcars, is now handled in piggyback truck trailers and in containers. This volume also presents a comprehensive review of Santa Feâ??s motive power fleet from its earliest 4-4-0 type locomotives to the giant 2-10-10-2s, once classified as the Worldâ??s Largest Steam Locomotive. The Santa Fe was an early pioneer of diesel motive power due to the alkali water across the desert lands of the Southwest. Santa Fe, Volume 2 by Donald Duke â?? here is the Santa Fe Railway â?? a big, generous slice of it â?? served up in an easy-to-read style with a matchless photographic ga
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