The UP is one constant that has not changed..It still uses its old color scheme from the 50s even the "flag" units bares the scheme..
SP..A road that was different in many ways including being different then its sibling SS- Cotton Belt.
Howerever..
Something about Santa Fe I always liked and therefore I would choose the AT&SF-the yellow nose/blue body scheme.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Since I'm not a big UP fan, I looked over the maps of the other two railroads and concluded that it would definitely have to be the Santa Fe. Then I could exchange with my beloved railroad, the New York Central.
Tom
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Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Depends on era but the most stuff already lettered is for Southern Pacific for some reason. If I was going to customize the name, I would proubly go with just Pacific.
Santa Fe from me as well. Great name and great power.
If you are going to have a railroad with Pacific in its name, there is only one that I would consider and that is CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I like the Santa fe for the name, the places it ran, and for it's large steamers, notably its 4-8-4's and 2-10-4's, the latter of which had more piston thrust than any other cylindered steam ever measured (219K lbs/sq in). Nowadays, if I want to run modern diesels for a switch, it's the warbonnet style or the BNSF paint job...my fave.
-Crandell
Hi gang. If You had to choose one of the following three roads which one would it be ?...
- Southern Pacific
- Union Pacific
- Santa Fe