Welcome to Rebuilding the Santa Fe! This is a collaborative project by the Society, its members, and Santa Fe modelers to “rebuild” the Santa Fe in model form! The goal of this initiative is to represent each class of Santa Fe locomotive, rolling stock, and many of its structures. We welcome all to review the modeling work of Santa Fe fans and to recapture the feel for the diverse mix of locomotives, cars and equipment that made the Santa Fe distinctive! Where locomotives and rolling stock underwent iterations in paint scheme, we will endeavor to show each one as modelers submit their work to us.
The photos are organized by steam locomotive wheel type, then class; diesel locomotive manufacturer class, then number series; passenger equipment by type; rolling stock by class; and structures alphabetically by location or type. Click on the album image to view individual models. Depending upon your computer, this may take you back to the top of the page – just scroll down again to see the images. Once in the images, you can click on the individual image that also allows you to eliminate the caption. You can return to album view by returning to the top of the images and clicking the “return” arrow. Enjoy!
ATSF #96905 is an Ft-I, 44' 6" flat car with a four sill fish belly underframe. The 500 cars in this class were number from 96901 to 97000 and from 97600 to 97999. The original was built by American Car and Foundry (AC&F) in 1910. This scratch built model is primarily from styrene. Model and photo by Cale Muzzarelli. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-I #97729
ATSF #97729 is a 1910 ACF-built 44 ft. Ft-I class fishbelly flat car in 1930s paint. It is Sunshine kit. Model and photo by Bob Walz. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-3 #93738
ATSF #93738 is a 1954 ATSF-built Ft-3 class 54 ft. flat car. It is an Walthers model, Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-18 #290822
ATSF #290822 is a 1960 GATC-built Ft-18 85 ft. intermodal flat car in orange paint with two 40 ft trailers. It is Walthers model, bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-27 #296009
ATSF 296009 is a 1963 ATSF-built Ft-27 89 ft. dual 45 intermodal flat car with MILZ and SFTZ 45 ft trailers. It is a Walthers model, Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-30 #88898
ATSF #88898 is a 1963-built Ft-30 bi-level auto-veyor car with a load. It is an Accurail model, Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-30 #88735
ATSF #88735 is a 1963-built Ft-30 class bi-level auto-veyor car with side panels added. It is an Accurail model, Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-31 #89397
ATSF #89397 is a 1964-built Ft-31 tri-level auto-veyor car with a load. It is an Accurail model, Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-62 #91903 coil car
ATSF #91903 is one of 10 Santa Fe Coil cars in the Ft-62 class built by Evens in 1967. This is a Walther’s kit where I removed all the molded on grab irons and added wire grabs. The car was painted in mineral brown and Microscale MC-4025 decals were used for numbering. This car has the round roof coil covers. Brake airlines were modified per the Charlie Slater article in the 1988 Santa Fe Modeler article. Thomas Cain model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Ft-62 #91905 coil car
ATSF #91905 is one of 10 Santa Fe coil cars in the Ft-62 class built in 1967 by Evens. This is a Walther’s kit where I removed all the molded on grab irons and added wire grabs. The car was painted in mineral brown and Microscope MC-4025 decals were used for numbering. This car has the angled roof coil covers. Brake airlines were modified per the Charlie Slater article in the 1988 Santa Fe Modeler article. Thomas Cain model and photo. HO scale.
If you have an image of one or more of your models that you would like to share as part of this project, please upload a digital jpg image file of each model (at least 1 MB size) and in a separate Word document or email a description of what is represented (for example, locomotive class and number, rolling stock class and number, structure location), the model manufacturer, if any, and the approximate date represented, plus the name of the modeler and photographer. The image files and Word document should be uploaded to https://www.dropbox.com/request/TzIAEG5EdOT70RFyyVtN. Emails should be sent to . All submitted materials are considered donated to the Society with the right to use them in promoting the modeling of the Santa Fe.