Saturday, July 24, 2021

1981 Santa Fe Autos and Auto Parts in N Scale (5027)

Kato SD40-2 5027 "Snoot".  Fresh out of the paint shop.  Custom painted and decaled with all the normal rooftop additions.  After a spree of buying SD45's and SD45-2's from 1967 to 1974, Santa Fe returned to the 16 cylinder 3000 h.p. SD40-2 in 1977, purchasing 187 units thru 1981.  Along with the twenty SD40's bought in 1966, this class represented the largest type of locomotive on the Santa Fe roster.  Each cylinder on the diesel was 645 cubic inches

In 1976,  GE C30-7 was introduced as the successor to the U36C locomotive and contained several internal and external design changes resulting in 16 cylinders and 3000 h.p.  Early C30's featured a blanked nose headlight receptacle, with the headlight relocated above the window area.  The last order of 14 units of the 157 ordered between 1977 and 1982 had white number boards and a smooth nose.  8077 is mildly weathered with all the appropriate roof add-ons.



Unit 5656 was built in May 1972 and delivered in the Yellow Stripe paint scheme.  All 90 purchased were eventually repainted into the Yellow Warbonnet scheme, and equipped with air conditioning, high mounted air horns, window shades, and radio antennae.  5656 was mildly weathered, with rust showing around the air filter.  You can faintly see where the yellow paint in that air filter has just about weathered away.

The Auto Rack cars were highlighted in "1981 Auto Rack" video.
Two Micro Trains DT&I 60' Auto Box cars, mildly weathered.

the
MT 60 ft Auto Box weathered.  The roof walk has been removed.

MILW 60 ft "Waffle" DD boxcar, mildly weathered.

Texas and Pacific 86' Auto Parts Box car from Trainworx.

 Santa Fe 86' Auto Parts Box car from Trainworx.

A video of this train can be found on You Tube at:

.https://youtu.be/alSfsJ7-FMw

Thanks for Your interest.