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!
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SAnta Fe Passenger EQuipment
ATSF Passenger Equipment
ATSF Baggage #270
ATSF #270 is a 70' baggage car built by American Car & Foundry in 1906 as a member of the 257 class. It was a steel underframe car later covered with steel sides. This model is a Pecos River Brass model. Photo by Bob Walz. HO scale.
ATSF Baggage #1708
ATSF Baggage #1708 represents a 1600 series heavyweight baggage car. It is a kit made from resin with brass sides. Rob McLear model and photo.
ATSF Baggage #1731
ATSF #1731 is a heavyweight baggage car. Brass car made by Lambert one of the older versions of brass, painted and lettered by Rob McLear. The car is a reasonably accurate model of a Santa Fe Heavyweight Baggage car. HO scale.
ATSF Baggage-Buffet-Library #1348 "San Vicente"
ATSF #1348 "San Vincente" is a Rivarossi combine kitbashed into a 1342 class baggage, buffet, library car. Bob Walz model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Baggage-Chair #3490
ATSF Baggage-Chair #3490. The original was built by Budd for the 1938 Golden Gate and is currently at the Osage Museum in Pahuska, Oklahoma. This model was built from a Kato coach as core, sides by Union Station Products, trucks from Pecos River Brass. Car was painted by John Miller. Model and photo by Diane Wolfgram. (N scale).
ATSF Baggage-Chair #3490
ATSF Baggage-Chair #3490. The original was built by Budd for the 1938 Golden Gate and is currently at the Osage Museum in Pahuska, Oklahoma. This model was built from a Kato coach as core, sides by Union Station Products, trucks from Pecos River Brass. Car was painted by John Miller. Model and photo by Diane Wolfgram. (N scale).
ATSF Baggage-Dorm-Lounge #1303
ATSF #1303 is a 1300 class Dormitory Lounge built in 1927 and converted to Baggage-Lounge car in 1948. It is a heavyweight car. The model is kibashed from a Rivarossi combine. Colin Kikawa model and photo.
ATSF Baggage Express #1634
ATSF #1634 is a 1600 class baggage and express car lettered for the 1920s-era American Railway Express. Photo by Bob Walz. HO scale.
ATSF Baggage & Express #3414
ATSF #3414 is a 3409 series lightweight baggage and express car. It was built by American Car & Foundry (AC&F) in 1950. The car served on the Santa Fe until 1971. Scratchbuilt. Model and photo by Colin Kikawa. HO scale.
ATSF Baggage and Express #3451
ATSF #3451 is a baggage and express car built in 1942 by Budd. This type of car was a mainstay of Santa Fe's streamlined passenger trains. Scratchbuilt. Model and photo by Colin Kikawa. HO scale.
ATSF Baggage Lounge #1301
ATSF #1301 is 1300 class air conditioned baggage-lounge car in two tone gray paint. In 1948 six of this class were used on the Chief as the Chief’s steamlined cars were used on the daily Super Chief. The car is kitbashed from an AHM Rivarossi combine by blanking the existing windows, cutting new windows in appropriate places, and adding details. Bob Walz model and photo.
ATSF Baggage-Lounge #1383 "San Simon"
ATSF #1383 "San Simon" is a Con Cor model of a pre-war Budd-built 1380 class baggage lounge car kitbashed from a 10-6 sleeper. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Buffet Library car #1300 Chief Satanta
ATSF #1300 "Chief Satanta" is an IHC combine kitbashed into a 1300 class Buffet Library car initially assigned to The Chief. Bob Walz model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Cafe-Observation #1514
ATSF #1514 is one of the last two cafe observation cars purchased by the Santa Fe. It was built in 1930. It is an AHM Rivarossi model with added details of an air conditioning system. Bob Walz model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Chair Cars
ATSF Chair 3002, Chair Smoker 3317 and Chair 700. These N Scale models are built from etched sides by Roberto Martari, other sides with resin castings plus etchings from ATSF N Scale Models, MTL trucks and couplers (including a 3D printed straight equalized truck). Models and photo by Dirk Jan Blikkendaal.
ATSF Hi Level Chair Car #533
ATSF #533 is a Walthers model of a 1956 Budd-built 528 class hi level step-down 68 seat chair car built for the re-equipped El Capitan. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Hi-Level Chair Car #714
ATSF #714 is a Walthers model of 1956 Budd-built 700 class hi level 72 seat chair car built for the reequipped El Capitan. Bob Walz photo.
ATSF Chair Smoker #1032
ATSF #1032 is a Walthers wood, metal, and plastic model of an air conditioned 1030 class chair smoker converted from an 809 class partition coach. Bob Walz model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Club-Lounge-Dormitory #1375 "Moencopi"
ATSF #1375 is one of eight Club Lounge Dormitory cars built by Budd in 1937 and 1938 for serve on the Santa Fe's streamlined passenger feet. This is a Union Station Products kit with scratchbuilt interior. Model and photo by Colin Kikawa. HO scale.
ATSF Combines #2312, #2309 and Drover Caboose #D947
ATSF #2309 and #2312 are combine cars. #D947 is a "Drovers Caboose" which was used for carrying stock attendants with their livestock to market. All cars are N scale, 3D printed sides and etchings from ATSF N Scale Models, MTL trucks and couplers. Models and photo by Dirk Jan Blikkendaal.
ATSF Dining Car #1417 (second)
ATSF #1417 (second) is an air conditioned 1400 class dining car. The 1400 class were the final heavyweight diners bought new by the Santa Fe and delivered between 1927 and 1930. They were among the first to be air conditioned. It is an AHM-Rivarossi model with added details including air conditioning. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Diner #1486
ATSF #1486 is a lightweight diner built by Budd in 1938. The diner was initially assigned to the Chicagoan and Kansas Cityan. The model is a kit from Union Station Products with a scratchbuilt interior. Model and photo by Colin Kikawa. HO scale.
ATSF Dining Car #1456
ATSF #1456 is a Rivarossi model of a 1456 class dining car with added details. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Dining Car #1460
ATSF #1460 is a 1456 class diner built by Pullman in 1922. It is an AHM Rivrossi model with added details of an air conditioned heavyweight dining car. Bob Walz model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Dining Car #1467
ATSF #1467 is 1926 Pullman-built heavyweight diner. Suydam brass model of a heavyweight air conditioned 1465 class dining car in original paint. Bob Walz photo.
ATSF Dining Car #1476
ATSF #1476 is a Walthers model of a 1937-38 Budd-built 1474 class dining car. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Dining Car #1493
ATSF #1493 is a 1942 Budd-built 1489 class dining car kitbashed from an IHC diner by adding fluting , blanking the aisle side door with fluting, and adding diner details to the roof. In 1948 1492-1498 were the diners on the Super Chief when it began daily operation. Bob Walz model and photo.
ATSF Dining Car #604
ATSF #604 is a Walthers model of a 1950 Pullman-Standard-built 600 class 36-seat dining car built for the Super Chief. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Hi Level Dining Car #653
ATSF 6#53 is a Walthers model of Santa Fe’s unique 1956 Budd-built 650 class hi-level dining cars. Seating 78 passengers these cars were built for the re-equipped El Capitan. Bob Walz photo.
ATSF Dome Lounge #503
ATSF #503 is a 1950-Pullman-Standard-built 500 class dome lounge. It featured the famous Turquoise Room and was built for the Super Chief. It is a Walthers model. Photo by Bob Walz. HO scale.
ATSF Dome Lounge #508
ATSF #508 is a Walthers model of a 1954 Budd-built 506 class full dome lounge built for El Capitan, Kansas Cityan - Chicagoan. After the introduction of the hi-level El Capitan, it served on The Chief and other trains. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Dormitory Lounge #1340
ATSF #1340 is a Soho brass model of a 1950 Pullman Standard-built 1339 class dormitory lounge. It was built for the Super Chief. Bob Walz photo. HO scale
ATSF Dormitory Lounge #1363 "San Bartolo"
ATSF #1363 "San Bartolo" is a Walthers, wood, metal and plastic model of a 1360 class dormitory lounge car. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Dormitory Lounge #1366
ATSF #1366 is a Walthers wood, metal, plastic model of an air conditioned 1360 class dormitory lounge in post WW II two tone gray paint. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Fe-24 #10063
ATSF #10063 is an Athearn Model of a 1941-built Fe-24 express boxcar in as built paint with straight line map on one side and "The Scout" slogan on the other. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Fe-24 #4268
ATSF #4268 is a Life Like Proto 2000 model of a Pullman 1941-built Fe-24 class express boxcar as renumbered from a 10000 class car. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Horse Car #1995
This ATSF Horse Express Car was used to haul race horses to and from races. This car is made using the SFRH&MS car side it with resin floor and roof and brass sides. Rob McLear model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Lounge #1370 "Acoma"
ATSF #1370 "Acoma" was the first streamlined steel lounge car. It was built in 1936 by the Budd Company. The model is a heavily kitbashed model of a sleeper by Herman Page. HO scale.
ATSF Hi Level Lounge #577
ATSF #577 is a Walthers model of Santa Fe’s unique 1956 Budd-built 575 class hi-level lounge. These cars were built for the re-equipped El Capitan. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Lounge-Dormitory #1532
ATSF #1532 is an air conditioned 1530 class lounge-dormitory converted from a coach club in 1938. It is a Walthers wood, metal and plastic model painted in the post WW II two-toned gray scheme. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Lunch Counter Diner #1569
ATSF #1569 (Lunch Counter dining car) built from SFRH&MS car sides. Model and photo by Bob Walz.
ATSF Lunch Counter Diner #1572
ATSF #1572 is a 1950 Pullman-Standard built 1566 class lunch-counter diner as it appeared prior to 1954. The model is from Walthers model. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Lunch Counter Diner-Dorm #1569
ATSF #1569 is a 1954-rebuilt 1569 class lunch counter diner dorm. The blanked out window between the two left hand windows is where the dorm is. It is a Walthers model. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF RPO #60
ATSF #60 is a Rivarossi model with scratchbuilt side sill and added details and represents a 57 class 60-ft Railway Post Office (RPO) car. Photo by Bob Walz.
ATSF RPO #74
ATSF Railway Post Office #74 is a 50-59 or 70-79 series Railway Post Office car. The model is a Pecos River Brass car painted and lettered by Ernest Giese using the decals for an L&N car available from Great Decals. It is currently at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, CA. Diane Wolfgram photo. N scale.
ATSF RPO #86
A model of ATSF 86 (RPO) built from SFRH&MS car sides. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF RPO #92
ATSF #92 is a Walthers model of a 1954-built 89 class 60-ft. Railway Post Office (RPO) car. Photo by Bob Walz.
ATSF RPO-Chair #112
ATSF 112 is a Walthers wood, metal, plastic model of an RPO (15' section) and Coach. The Santa Fe had only two of these cars. Model and photo by Bob Walz.
ATSF Sleeper "Indian Drum" (24 roommette)
ATSF "Indian Drum" is a Walthers model of an Indian series 24 duplex roomette sleeping car built by Pullman Standard in 1947 for The Grand Canyon, Ranger, and Chicago-Kansas city service. The Ranger cars became part of the original consist of The Texas Chief in 1948. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Laguna" (8-2-1)
ATSF "Laguna" is an 8 sections, 2 compartments, 1 drawing room sleeper. The model is a Herman Page kitbash. Bob Walz photo. HO scale
ATSF Sleeper "Oraibi" (6-2-2)
ATSF "Oraibi" is a 2 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, 6 double bedrooms car built for The Super Chief. This model is a Herman Page kitbash. Photo by Bob Walz. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Palm View" (10-6)
A model of ATSF Palm View (10-6 sleeping car) built from SFRH&MS car sides. Bob Walz model and photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Pine Crest" (10-6)
ATSF P"ine Crest" is a Walthers model of a 1950 Budd-built Pine series 10 roomette 6 double bedroom sleeping car. This was the largest class of Santa Fe sleeping cars and were initially assigned to The Super Chief, The Chief, and The Kansas City Chief. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Regal Crest" (4-4-2)
ATSF "Regal Crest" is a Soho brass model of a 1950 ACF-built Regal series 4 bedroom, 4 compartment, 2 drawing room sleeping car built originally for The Super Chief service. They later also saw service on The Texas Chief and The Chief. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Regal Lane" (4-4-4)
A model of ATSF Regal Lane (4-4-4 sleeping car) built from SFRH&MS car sides. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF "Regal Ruby" (4-4-2)
ATSF "Regal Ruby" is a Walthers model of a 1947 Pullman-Standard built Regal series 4 bedroom, 4 compartment, 2 drawing room sleeping car originally built for The Super Chief. When the 1950-built ACF Regal sleepers arrived these cars were used most often on The Chief and The Texas Chief. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Seboyeta" (4-4-2)
ATSF Seboyeta is a Walthers model of a prewar 1939-Pullman built 4 compartment 4 bedroom 2 drawing room sleeping car after sale to the Santa Fe in 1948. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Tolani" (8-2-2)
ATSF "Tolani" is a Walthers model of an 8 section, 2 compartment, 2 double bedroom sleeping car originally built in 1938 for The Chief. It is modeld after sale to the Santa Fe in 1948. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Verde Valley"
The Verde Valley is a 6 section, 6 room, 4 bedroom (6-6-4) sleeper built by Pullman-Standard to plan 4099 in 1942. The model represents it in its "shadow-lined" scheme after 1948. The model is a Walthers base, repainted and decaled with Microscale decals. Model and photo by Colin Kikawa. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper "Yampai"
ATSF Sleeper "Yampai" is a 8 section, 2 bedroom, 2 compartment (8-2-2) sleeper built by Pullman-Standard in 1937 to plan 4058A. This model is built using the Society's car sides and a scratchbuilt interior. Model and photo by Colin Kikawa. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper-Lounge-Observation "Navajo" (3-2-1)
ATSF "Navajo" is a Sleeper-Lounge-Observation with 3 compartments, 2 drawing rooms, and 1 double bedroom. The model is a Herman Page kitbash. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Sleeper Observation "Vista Cavern"
ATSF Vista Cavern is a Walthers model of a 4 drawing room 1 bedroom sleeper observation built for the Super Chief. Bob Walz photo. HO scale.
ATSF Bar Lounge Dormitory "Santa Clara" - Tom Cockle
HO model ATSF #1374 "Santa Clara" Bar-Lounge-Dormitory. Prototype built by Budd in 1937 for the Chief. Model modified from Rivarossi coach by filling in/modifying windows, adding roof details including vents and antenna, wire grab irons, full interior with passengers, aisle safety bars, brass “Early Budd Trucks”, letterboardd fluting. Model by Tom Cockle. Photo by Tom Cockle
Cafe Observation #1509
HO model ATSF #1509 Cafe Observation, modified from Rivarossi ATSF #1514 kit. Details to model ATSF #1509 include steam ejector A/C fixtures, closed/modified windows to match prototype, wire grab irons, painted interior with passengers, working markers, Microscale Shadow Stripe decals. Model by Tom Cockle. Photo by Tom Cockle.
ATSF Bar Lounge Dormitory San Clemente-Tom Cockle
HO model ATSF #1386 "San Clemente” Baggage-Bar-Lounge-Dormitory. Prototype built by Budd in 1938. HO model modified from Rivarossi coach by closing/modifying windows to match prototype, adding baggage doors, added roof details and vents, wire grab irons, full interior with passengers, aisle safety bars, and window shades, letter board fluting, proper Athearn “Improved Budd Trucks”. Microscale decals. Model by Tom Cockle. Photo by Tom Cockle.
ATSF Diner #1489-Tom Cockle
HO Model ATSF # 1489 Budd Diner. Prototype built by Budd in 1942. Model by modifying ConCor diner, including Budd-style roof, Budd-style letter board fluting, added roof details, wire grab irons, full interior with passengers, aisle safety bars, window shades, proper Athearn “Improved Budd Trucks”. Model by Tom Cockle/ Photo by Tom Cockle.
ATSF Chair Observation #3240-Tom Cockle
HO Model ATSF #3240 Chair Observation. Model built by modifying Rivarossi Budd Observation, including extensive window panel modifications, roof top vents, wire grab irons, full interior with passengers, aisle safety bars, window shades, working markers, Mars light, and “San Diegan” drumhead, proper Athearn “improved Budd Trucks”. Model by Tom Cockle. Photo by Tom Cockle.
RPO-Baggage #3407-Tom Cockle
HO Model ATSF # 3407 Budd RPO-Baggage. Prototype built by Budd. Model modified by combining Athearn Budd Baggage Car and Budd RPO shells. Added details include roof vents, wire grab irons, full interior, mail catcher. Model by Tom Cockle. Photo by Tom Cockle.
Santa Fe Freight Equipment
Santa Fe Company Service Equipment
Santa Fe Structures and places
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