The 1953 Chief was the last year this train handled the transcontinental traffic from New York via the New York Central, Pennsylvania via the Pennsylvania RR, and Washington/Baltimore via the B&O RR.
The westbound #19 Chief picked up the four sleepers in Chicago for the trip to Los Angeles. The B&O 6-6-4 headed eventually to San Diego with transfers from the other sleepers. Chief #20 handled the return trip to Chicago.
In 1954, the Super Chief would handle all transcontinental traffic going forward. Santa Fe supplied their sleepers to the NYC, PRR, and B&O. Santa Fe wanted the appearance of their top passenger train to be uniform.
1953 Santa Fe Chief No. 20
EMD F7 ABBA No 37
Budd Baggage 3448
Pullman 4-4-2 Sleeper PRR
Pullman 4-4-2 Sleeper NYC
Pullman 10-6 NYC
Pullman 6-6-4 From B&O
Budd BarDorm Lounge Acoma 1370
Budd Diner 1490
Pullman 17 Roomette Tonto
Pullman 4-4-2 Sleeper Mojave
Pullman 8-2-2 Sleeper Tohatchi
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| Budd Baggage 3448 from Kato |
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| Budd Baggage Lounge San Simien. The model is custom made with M&R sides fitted to an American Limited chassis, Kato trucks and wheel sets. |
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| Pennsylvania RR 4-4-2 Sleeper, custom painted, with the car from Kato |
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| NYC 4-4-2 Sleeper custom painted from Kato |
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| NYC 10-6 Sleeper custom painted from Kato |
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| Santa Fe 6-6-4 Estancia Valley from Kato |
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| Budd Santa Fe Lounge Acoma. The model is custom made with M&R sides fitted to an American Limited chassis, Kato trucks and wheel sets. |
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| Dining Car 1490 from Kato, custom painted with Alcor Polished Aluminum, as were all Santa Fe cars in this train. |
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| Santa Fe 17 Roomette Sleeper Tonto. Again, custom made with M&R sides fitted to an American Limited chassis, Kato trucks and wheel sets. |
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| Santa Fe 4-4-2 Mojave Sleeper. Custom made as above. |
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| Santa Fe Tohatchi 8-2-2 Sleeper, custom made as above. |
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| Santa Fe 3-2-1 Observation. Custom painted car from Oriental Limited Super Chief set. |
The 1953 Chief was the last year this train handled the transcontinental traffic from New York via the New York Central, Pennsylvania via the Pennsylvania RR, and Washington/Baltimore via the B&O RR.
The westbound #19 Chief picked up the four sleepers in Chicago for the trip to Los Angeles. The B&O 6-6-4 headed eventually to San Diego with transfers from the other sleepers. Chief #20 handled the return trip to Chicago.
In 1954, the Super Chief would handle all transcontinental traffic going forward. Santa Fe supplied their sleepers to the NYC, PRR, and B&O. Santa Fe wanted the appearance of their top passenger train to be uniform.
1953 Santa Fe Chief No. 20
EMD F7 ABBA No 37
Budd Baggage 3448
Pullman 4-4-2 Sleeper PRR
Pullman 4-4-2 Sleeper NYC
Pullman 10-6 NYC
Pullman 6-6-4 From B&O
Budd BarDorm Lounge Acoma 1370
Budd Diner 1490
Pullman 17 Roomette Tonto
Pullman 4-4-2 Sleeper Mojave
Pullman 8-2-2 Sleeper Tohatchi
A video of this train can be found on YouTube at:
https://youtu.be/eL6yx2K933c
