Modeling Santa Fe Passenger Cars

Modeling Santa Fe Passenger Cars Modeling Santa Fe Passenger Cars
Headend Cars

No one has mass produced an ATSF baggage or baggage mail car since the Walther's metal side kits of the 60s, nd those were not accurate. But using Athearn and AHM/IHC/Rivarossi cars we can kitbash several to satisfy our needs.

Mail Storage 1800 - 1819 and Baggage Express 1710-1839 were 70' cars with what I will call the Santa Fe sill. This is Athearn based.

Mail Storage 1900-1919 and Baggage Express 257-319; 389-399 (some numbers deleted) and 1585-1709 were 70' cars with fishbelly sills. This is Athearn based.

Baggage Express 1960 series built in 1952 can be modeled from the AHM combine.

Modelers are encouraged to secure a copy of: 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. It will tell you everything you need to know about these cars.

Mail Baggage 2024-52, from AHM RPO.

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