Sunday, October 13, 2024

Santa Fe's 1951-1953 Super Chief in Victorville, & Some Layout Wiring & Bill Messecar's Layout

In a previous entry I covered the Santa Fe's Super Chief of 1948-1950, and this time we'll cover the next, peak version of the train during 1951-1953.  Then we'll look at some progress on layout wiring, and we'll begin a photo tour of Bill Messecar's excellent HO Santa Fe layout.

First, here's a classic photo of the 1951 Super Chief behind F7 set #304, with the new Pleasure Dome visible halfway back in the train:


To be continued in the coming days...