This is what the Santa Fe BiCentennial locomotives should have looked like. Although the SD45-2'S were a great choice, the FP45's, in my opinion, would have been the ultimate choice. But it was a great paint scheme, no matter which locomotive was used.
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| F units in Needles, CA |
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| 5940 in the Mojave |
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| 5940 crossing the Mojave |
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| The FP45 in BiCentennial colors in Barstow |
In 1975, Santa Fe painted 5 SD45-2's in this paint scheme. I previously posted a video of these in action on my Needles Division.
A picture of my FP45 was published in Model Railroader's trackside photos in the October 2012 issue.
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| Santa Fe SD45-2 BiCentennial unit fresh from the Barstow Paint Shop in 1975. (photo: Kansas State Historical Society, Santa Fe Collection) |
The TOFC in the video on YouTube are basically flats and trailers from the late seventies and early eighties. One of the two periods I model is June of 1981, so most of my TOFC stuff is from that period. Since this is a "Fantasy" train, I guess there are no strict rules. So here goes with many of the flats in this train. Please note weathering on most of the 89' flats.
A video of that train is available on YouTube at:
Thanks for your time.
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| Atlas 45' Vermont trailer and new Athearn 40' B&O trailer |
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| Two Micro Train trailers, slightly weathered |
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| MT 45' custom Preferred 45' trailer and a new Athearn 40 footer. |
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| Two custom MT trailers, with the refrigeration unit and diesel fuel tank added, and slightly weathered. Custom Santa Fe trailer transit 40 footer. |
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| Custom Tex Mex 45' MT trailer and stock UP, both slightly weathered. |
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| Can't get enough of Preferred Pool and Santa Fe trailers, both custom MT units. |
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| I think the Transamerica unit is custom painted, but I am not sure. The weathered N&W unit is a stock MT trailer. |
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| Soo Line custom 45' trailer and stock MT BiCentennial trailer. |
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| I believe the 45' Conrail is stock and the Burlington is a complete custom. The trailer is very old, one that required assembly. |
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| MT custom Preferred pool and custom WP forty footer. The new Athearn and Trainworks trailers are absolutely fabulous! I am waiting on further releases from both Trainworks and BLMA on their 85' flat cars. When I get delivery, I hope to redo some of my earlier videos, and match trailers and flats in the proper time frame. Til then.......... |
