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Walthers Proto - HO Scale - San Francisco Chief Deluxe Version - Car 12 of 12 - 85ft P-S "Indian" 24 Duplex Roomette Sleeper - Santa Fe - Road #'s TBA - Plated Metal Finish (part of 2014 San Francisco Chief Deluxe 12-car Release) (SKU 920-9343-D)

Available On: October 1, 2014

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Walthers releases the new
San Francisco Chief!
DELUXE Edition
SF 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. 
As Exciting as the City it's Named For... The WalthersProto(R) San Francisco Chief 
 
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 latest HO Scale name train! 

Take your Santa Fe modeling to the ultimate level of realism with this railroad-ready set of San Francisco Chief cars!

Limited to just 350 sets and sold only as a complete train, the Deluxe Edition is perfect for operation or display and includes select cars with factory-Installed LED interior lighting that operates on DCC or DC layouts, and Preiser passengers (200+ figures total) — a $59.96 retail value per car if purchased separately — ready to enjoy with no extra work!

Everything for an authentic consist is here, including a standard 74' Baggage Car (no lights or figures), one of each San Francisco Chief car, and one each of the matching Pine and Regal sleepers that served this train and the Super Chief!

Fully detailed and railroad ready, the 12-car Deluxe Edition San Francisco Chief features factory installed LED lighting and over 200 Preiser passengers! The complete train includes one standard baggage car (no lights or figures), all San Francisco Chief cars, and one each of the matching Budd 10-6 Pine and Regal-series 4-4-2 sleepers that also ran with the Super Chief. 

Product Features


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.
  • 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
  • Limited-Run Deluxe Edition Cars w/Factory-Installed LED Interior Lighting & Preiser Passenger Figures
  • 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

PLEASE NOTE: As these cars are the correct prototype length and feature full underbody detail to match the prototypes, a minimum 24" radius is recommended for operation. 

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.







$120.00 US