Passenger car S.Fe - Blue Goose

[Anonymous]

Hi All:

Looking for the above listed passenger car. The one I am looking for is the observation car.

This train was called the blue Goose and the only one that S.Fe ran in theis color whice was blue and grey.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank You.

JC

[Anonymous]

JC, Rivarossi has a streamlined observation car for the 1930's version of Santa Fe's Super Chief. They also have the matching streamlined Hudson which the SF called the 'Blue Goose.' I have the Hudson which is great, as well as the observation car. Unfortunately, the earlier models were produced with horn-hook couplers. WALTHERS is now the exlcusive distributor of Rivarossi models and they have updated the cars with knuckle couplers if I'm not mistaken. Check out Walthers' website and you should be able to locate one. International Hobby Corp. also has it's own line of Blue Goose cars.

[leighant]

I've seen this question asked again and again in 35 years of researching Santa Fe. Don't believe there was ever any Santa Fe train called the "Blue Goose". Santa Fe had a streamlined LOCOMOTIVE called Blue Goose. It did NOT normally pull a string of matching blue and grey cars, but was used as motive power on the "Chief", all streamlined corrugated stainless steel consist.

Gray passenger cars on the Santa Fe according to "Santa Fe Painting and Lettering Guide for Model Railroaders" Vol.1, Richard H. Hendrickson, compiler. (Dallas: Santa Fe Modelers Organization, Inc., 1990)

Heavyweight "Scout" economy chair cars & tourist Pullmans, 2-tone gray w "Scout" multicolored plaques.

2-tone gray "Cascade", "Valley" and "Tribe" series lightweight streamlined Pullman sleepers, used in trains that also had streamlined stainless steel, and heavyweight Pullman green cars. I believe these are the only ones which remotely resemble the Rivarossi smooth-side gray streamlined cars, and these were not run in matched trainsets.

1 experimental Pendulum chair car with 3-tone paint, possibly shades of gray and blue, but after onky a short time repainted aluminum to blend in with stainless steel cars.

Modernized (air conditioning/roofline streamlined) heavyweight cars used in secondary trains.

All dark gray modernized air-conditioned heavyweight chair cars.

Gray semi-lightweight smooth-side baggage cars.

[Anonymous]

I like this model too. I've been watching a lot of these on eBay. It's a good spot to find things that are out of production. Not as nice as working with a reputable hobby shop, of course, but sometimes it really pays off.

Good luck!

Phil