1954 Santa Fe Grand Canyon #23

 The Grand  Canyon would vary in equipment on and ongoing basis.  The train starting in Chicago would look different by the time it arrived in Los Angeles.  There would be many sleepers dropped off and/or picked up at various stops along the route.  It also ran in sections, where because of a high volume of traffic or mail, would have a complete section (an entirely different train) following.  This is but a snapshot of how a single Grand Canyon may have looked.

PA ABA Nos. 52L, 52a and 54L

Two Railway Express Agency full length baggage cars from Rivarossi.  The two tone grey car is custom painted and decaled.

Santa Fe chair car 1133 is a brass model from Pecos River Brass.

Rivarossi chair car 3017 in grey paint scheme with modified roof for representing air ducts for air conditioning.

Santa Fe 52 seat Budd Coach 3150.  These models are modified Con Cor cars.  As produced, these models had a full car length blank panel above the windows.  I modified that panel with .010 brass wires to better represent the Santa Fe coaches.

Santa Fe 1039 is a Heavyweight Smoker Lounge with Air Conditioning.  This is a Pecos River Brass car.

Business Lounge Dormitory 1349 were delivered in 1947 for the Grand Canyon.  They were configured with a bar, a newsstand and a nurse's room.This car was custom built with M&R brass sides on an American Limited frame and painted with Alclad II Aluminum over Black. 

1475 is a Budd car delivered in 1937.  The model is Kato CB&Q, modified with four kitchen windows, absent in the Burlington model.

Ganado was built by Pullman in 1938 as a 14 section car and could regularly be found on the Grand Canyon in the 50's.  M&R sides on American Lmtd. frames, Alclad paint.  

Bald Peak was a Heavyweight 10 section 2 drawing room sleeping car built in 1926, with air conditioning added later.  Modified Rivarossi model.

Estancia Valley was delivered in 1942 as a 6-6-4 sleeper and could be found system wide.  Stock Kato car.

Point Loma is a Heavyweight 10-2 car built in 1924, with air conditioning added later. This is a Pecos River Brass car.


A Video of this train can be seen on YouTube at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-6zBanVCuM&t=24s

 
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