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Aug 23, 2013 - HO Scale
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Catch The San Francisco Chief!
Building on the successful launch of the Super Chief and El Capitan, this unique streamliner features seven all-new cars. Like the prototype, the San Francisco Chief features stainless and painted cars. Ten of the twelve available cars feature a real metal finish that simulates stainless steel and matches Super Chief and El Capitan.
All the cars needed to model this famed streamliner in 5 different consists from 1954 to 1971 are available and feature Walthers real metal finish to match the Super Chief and El Capitan. Along with the correct 46-seat Coach, Hotevilla Sleeper and 36-Seat Diner, the 74 foot Baggage Car, the train's signature "Big Dome" lounge car, Yampi, Valley, Blue and Indian Series Sleepers and the Lunch Counter Diner Dormitory will all be available for the first time in plastic!
Product Listings
Locomotives
| WalthersProto® EMD 37-Class F7 Diesels Power Your Santa Fe Streamliners in Style with these 37-Class F7s! |
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A-B Sets Tsunami® Sound & DCC #43L & 43A #43C & 43B Standard DC #45L & 45A #45C & 45B A Units Tsunami® Sound & DCC #42L #42C Standard DC #44L #44C |
Passenger Cars
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WalthersProto®
San Francisco Chief Cars
Build a complete consist with these models!
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85' Budd 46-Seat Coach
85' Pullman-Standard Lunch Counter Diner Dormitory
85' Budd "Big Dome" Bar-Lounge Dormitory
83' Budd 36-Seat Diner
85' Pullman-Standard "Hotevilla" Series 4-4-2 Sleeper
85' Pullman-Standard "Blue" Series 10-3-2 Sleeper
85' Pullman-Standard "Indian" Series
85' Pullman-Standard "Yampi" Series 8-2-2 Sleeper
85' Pullman-Standard "Regal" Series 4-4-2 Sleeper
85' Budd "Pine" Series 10-6 Sleeper
85' Pullman-Standard "Valley" Series 6-4-4 SleeperInterior Lighting Kits
Just imagine, passengers are seated in the diner ready to enjoy a gourmet meal but they can't see what they're eating because the car is dark! Don't let this happen on your railroad! Walthers Passenger Car Interior Lighting Kits add realism to your passenger car fleet. They're easy to use with mounting points and electrical wipers that correspond to built-in mounting points on the car interiors-there's no need for complicated wiring and contact installation.
Add a new level of realism to WalthersProto ACF, Budd & Pullman-Standard streamlined cars with their lighting kits which are:
- Fully Assembled with Constant Intensity LEDs
- Can be used on DC or DCC Layouts
- Easy to Install
- 920-1060 HO Scale Passenger Car Interior Lighting Kit
- 920-1062 HO Scale Passenger Car Interior Lighting Kit for Full Dome Cars
- 590-1014009 HO Scale Seated Passengers (Package of 36
Product Features
37-Class EMD F7 Diesel Locomotives
Pride of the railroad, these gleaming engines pulled the San Francisco Chief, Super Chief, El Capitan, and other Santa Fe streamliners for decades. Several authentic details have been newly tooled for added realism, including a 48" dynamic brake fan, a brass Nathan five-chime air horn, and separately applied late-style water fillers on both A and B units. A must for any Santa Fe modeler, each engine is finished in classic Passenger Warbonnet colors highlighted by a plated metal finish, and available with with Tsunami® sound for operation on DCC or DC layouts.
- Based on A-B-B-A engines delivered in October 1952 with:
- New - Separately Applied Late-Style Water Fillers on A & B Units
- New - 48" Dynamic Brake Fan
- New - Brass Nathan 5-Chime Horn
- Mars Light
- Nose Door Headlight
- Freight Style Pilot
- Single Steam Generator on B Units
- Available with Tsunami Sound for DCC & DC Powered Layouts
- Real Metal Finish - Matches Walthers Plated San Francisco Chief, Super Chief & El Capitan Cars
- Authentic Bulldog Nose
- 14:1 Gears for Smooth, Quiet Operation
San Francisco Chief Passenger Cars
Unveiled in 1954, Santa Fe's newest streamliner drew legions of fans from the start! With a unique blend of equipment and fast schedules between the San Francisco bay area and Chicago this unique transcontinental is back - as Walthers newest HO Scale name train!
With a real metal finish simulating the patina of stainless steel, these cars look great in operation together, or combined with matching Walthers equipment to model other Santa Fe trains.
With a real metal finish simulating the patina of stainless steel, these cars look great in operation together, or combined with matching Walthers equipment to model other Santa Fe trains.
- 7 All-New ATSF Cars - First Time in Plastic
- Based on Equipment in Service 1954-71
- Real Metal Finish Simulates Stainless Steel as Appropriate
- Plated to Match Super Chief & El Capitan Cars
- Mix & Match to Model Other Santa Fe Streamliners
- Prototypically Accurate Window Tinting as Appropriate
- All Grab Irons Factory Installed
- Car Name & Number Decals
- Proto MAX Metal Knuckle Couplers
- Correct Trucks with RP-25 Metal Wheels
San Francisco Chief Consists
One of Santa Fe's most popular trains, the San Francisco Chief regularly approached the maximum of 18 cars, drawing from a pool of new and older equipment. WalthersProto brings you all the models you need to build an authentic consist, from 37-Class F7s to the signature Big Dome Lounge.
Prototype San Fransico Chief Consists:
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Train #1 June 6, 1954 - First Day of Operation Chicago - Oakland Baggage-Mail/Express |
Train #1 1964 Chicago-Richmond |
History
From its introduction, the San Francisco Chief was one of Santa Fe's most popular trains. Offering direct service from Chicago to the city by the bay - in this case Oakland and later Richmond, where passengers boarded buses for downtown San Francisco - the train also provided convenient service to intermediate stops along 2500+-miles of the road's southern main line. With affordable coach and sleeping car spaces, a choice of casual or fine dining, and a superb view from its "Big Dome" dormitory-lounge cars, the San Francisco Chief was a favorite with business and vacation travelers alike. Its fast schedule (47-1/2 hours) made it a perfect choice for the Post Office as well, and considerable volumes of mail were handled year around. In 1964, additional High-Level coaches arrived from Budd to provide additional seats for the popular train, which remained in service until 1971.
The San Francisco Chief was a named passenger train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from June 6, 1954 to May 1, 1971. It covered the Santa Fe line from near San Francisco, California to Barstow, California, then east to Chicago, Illinois via the Belen cutoff. Previously, this route had been served by one section of the Grand Canyon Limited. For most of its life it also exchanged through cars for/from Houston, Dallas, and New Orleanswith the California Special at Clovis, New Mexico. At 2554 miles this was the longest-ever passenger train run in the United States until 1993 when Amtrak extended the Sunset Limited east to Miami and Orlando. It remains the longest passenger rail itinerary ever operated entirely on a single U.S. railroad. The San Francisco Chief was one of the last new streamliners introduced in the post World War II era. The train's equipment was augmented with Budd Hi-Level cars in 1964.
Despite its name, the San Francisco Chief never actually terminated in San Francisco. Instead, it ran to Santa Fe's Oakland Station (actually in Emeryville), and after 1958, Richmond. When it ran to the Oakland depot passengers could continue to San Francisco on a Santa Fe bus, or, if willing to handle their luggage, on a Key System train on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge. After the service was cut back to Richmond the San Francisco connection was only by Santa Fe bus.
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