atsf sp wrote:lucakiki wrote:Another question: which kind of livery a freight hauling SF locomotive would have, if contemporary to this passenger train ?
The picture seems to be from the late 40s early 50s, which it looks like, it would probably be somewhere around an F9 and in this paint scheme or a catwiskers scheme. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=82642
It could have also been early EMD road like a GP7 or a train master.
Trainmaster
http://home.comcast.net/~j.sing/TM17_ro ... gstaff.jpg
GP7(pic shows both schemes)
http://www.railpixs.com/atsf2/ATSF2852_ ... _Dec76.jpg
The passenger train shown has an F7 in the lead. Red & Silver Warbonnet F7s were typical passenger power from the late 40s well into the 1960s. Even after the U28CGs, U30CGs and FP45s, some F7s were still in passenger service until Amtrak, though they began being commonly used on freight trains as well.
In the late 40s, cat whisker Fs and steam would have been typical freight power. In the 50s, common freight power would have been F3s, F7s and F9s in the blue & yellow scheme, and GP7 and GP9s in the black and silver zebra stripe scheme. There were also some Alco road swichers. Santa Fe did
not own any TrainMasters; the photo of the model is someone's fantasy. They did own some smaller FM road switchers and yard switchers, and some Erie-built passenger units. In 1959, SD24s and RSD15s arrived in the zebra stripe scheme. In the 60s, all freight power was painted blue and yellow; major new freight power included GP20s, GP30s, GP35s, SD40s, SD45s, F45s and U25Bs.