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I have yet to find a great resource on SF Hwt coaches. Therefore one must look in a number of places. What I have done is find quality photos that are taken squarely on the side angle and then enlarge them on the copy machine to HO scale. This is not always accurate since I don't know how long a given coach is unless I have some scale to reference.
I have included two pages for the modeler:
Resources: (See your public library about Interlibrary Loan)
Ellington, Frank M., and Joe. W. Shine. Head End Cars: Santa Fe Railway: Passenger Car Reference Series – Volume one. Highlands Ranch, CO: Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society, 1999. While not talking directly about coaches. The book does discuss conversions of coaches to front end cars.
Frailey, Fred W. A Quarter Century of Santa Fe Consists. Godfrey, IL: RPC Publications, 1974. Paperback, 208 pages. Photos, diagrams, and some description of cars. Unfortunately has only one coach photo, 3311 in 1953 after being air conditioned. He does include a very useful roster to help show when cars were built or altered.
Stagner, Lloyd E. ATSF Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment. Edison, NJ: Morning Sun Books, 1995, Hardbound, 128 pgs. Shows 3035, 3041, and 3067 in service in the 60s with short windows and SE a/c.
Car and Locomotive Plans for Model Railroaders. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System, 1953. 38 pages. Contains a good bld. photo of 3354 and a scale drawing of same showing a/c ducts. Also has photo and drawing of Coach club 1535 and drawing as Lounge Car 1358-59.
Passenger Train Consists – Jan. 1937. New York: Wayner Publications, nd. 53 pages, 44 illustrations, paperback. No date. This books lists all of the transcontinental and many secondary passenger trains operated by the ATSF in January, 1937, and lists the various cars assigned to each and the schedule for each. Photos illustrate the different types of cars, primarily heavyweights, used on those trains. Shown are 3040 SE air conditioned with roof hatches visible and low windows, partitioned coach 825 non-a/c, chair smoker 3133 a/c with large windows, chair 3344 strong side view non-a/c with large windows, and coach club 1535 a/c with large windows.
Santa Fe Diesels & Cars. New York, NY: Wayner Publications, 1974. 80 pages. Photo of chair 3040 SE air conditioned with roof hatches visible and low windows and chair diner 1519.
When modeling, it is essential to establish your time frame and location. There were major visual changes when air conditioning was installed. Frailey's book indicates which cars were air conditioned and which were not. Air conditioning meant ducts on the roof, roof hatches, more underbody gear, and usually a plating of the upper portion of the coach windows. Some coaches also received later mechanical air conditioning which included the replacement of toilet windows with vents. I hope to install a page on Steam Ejector a/c in the future.
The air conditioned cars were used on the named trains. The non-air conditioned cars were relegated to lesser trains and shortline service.
Another consideration concerning time centers around the rebuilding of these cars into other cars. By the early 50s, coaches were being refurbished into Baggage Express cars.
Conversions to other uses included:
|
Item |
Number |
Date |
Conversion |
|
78'3" coach |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1856 |
|
|
74'10" coach |
308 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1961 |
|
78'3" partitioned coach |
826 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1884 |
|
74'10" coach |
832 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1960 |
|
78'3" coach |
933 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1876 |
|
78'3" coach |
965 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1865 |
|
78'3" coach |
967 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1881 |
|
78'3" coach |
969 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1857 |
|
78'3" coach |
970 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1871 |
|
78'3" coach |
971 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1869 |
|
78'3" coach |
972 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1864 |
|
78'3" coach |
973 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1858 |
|
78'3" coach |
974 |
1949 |
Baggage Rider Coach 2610 |
|
78'3" coach |
976 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1866 |
|
78'3" coach |
977 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1860 |
|
78'3" coach |
978 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1872 |
|
78'3" coach |
979 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1870 |
|
78'3" coach |
980 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1854 |
|
78'3" coach |
983 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1878 |
|
78'3" coach |
984 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1862 |
|
78'3" coach |
985 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1875 |
|
78'3" coach |
986 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1863 |
|
78'3" coach |
987 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1861 |
|
78'3" coach |
988 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1867 |
|
78'3" coach |
990 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1873 |
|
78'3" coach |
991 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1859 |
|
78'3" coach |
992 |
1949 |
Baggage Rider Coach 2609 |
|
78'3" coach |
994 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1868 |
|
78'3" coach |
995 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1855 |
|
78'3" coach |
998 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1880 |
|
78'3" coach |
999 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1877 |
|
78'3" coach |
999 |
1949 |
Baggage Rider Coach 2611 |
|
78'5" Chair |
1246 |
1953 |
Horse Express 1981 |
|
78'5" Chair |
1256 |
1953 |
Horse Express 1982 |
|
78'5" Chair |
1268 |
1953 |
Horse Express 1980 |
|
74'10" coach |
1275 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1965 |
|
78'5" Chair |
1283 |
1953 |
Horse Express 1983 |
|
78'5" Chair |
1285 |
1953 |
Horse Express 1984 |
|
83'5" coach |
1297 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1964 |
|
74'10" coach |
2964 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1968 |
|
78'3" Smoker |
2965 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1882 |
|
74'10" coach |
2966 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1967 |
|
74'10" coach |
2969 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1969 |
|
Chair |
3030 |
1962 |
Horse Express 367 |
|
Chair |
3038 |
1962 |
Horse Express 368 |
|
Chair |
3052 |
1963 |
Horse Express 369 |
|
Chair |
3054 |
1963 |
Horse Express 307 |
|
Chair |
3059 |
1950 |
Coach-snack-diner 1518 |
|
Chair |
3068 |
1949 |
Chair Diner 1519 |
|
Chair |
3069 |
1949 |
Coach-snack-diner 1520 |
|
Smoker |
3120 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1524 |
|
Smoker |
3121 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1525 |
|
Smoker |
3122 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1526 |
|
Smoker |
3123 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1527 |
|
Smoker |
3124 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1528 |
|
Smoker |
3125 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1529 |
|
Smoker |
3126 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1530 |
|
Smoker |
3128 |
1948 |
Bar Lounge dormitory 1531 |
|
78'3" coach |
3321 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1183 |
|
78'3" coach |
3335 |
1949 |
Snack 3335 |
|
78'5" coach |
3336 |
1951 |
Horse Express 1986 |
|
78'5" coach |
3337 |
1951 |
Horse Express 1989 |
|
78'5" coach |
3341 |
1951 |
Horse Express 1988 |
|
78'5" coach |
3342 |
1951 |
Horse Express 1985 |
|
78'5" coach |
3343 |
1951 |
Horse Express 1987 |
|
74'10" coach |
3354 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1966 |
|
coach |
3355 |
1949 |
Snack 3355 |
|
74'10" coach |
3356 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1963 |
|
78'3" coach |
3357 |
1948-52 |
Baggage Express 1879 |
|
74'10" coach |
3358 |
1952 |
Baggage and Express 1962 |
|
3365 |
1956 |
Snack |
|
|
3366 |
1956 |
Snack |
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