Where's the EXIF info? Great catch of a rarely seen or even known Santa Fe engine. Looks like someone got the jump on the first F's in styling cues. Also looks very much like inspiration for the famous War Bonnet scheme? Any further details on this pic would be very welcome!
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EMD A,T & S F 1 & 1A had two twelve cylinder 201-A engines totaling 1800-Hp, they were built in November of 1935 as box cabs with type B road trucks. Number 1 as seen here was rebuilt in 1938 with this single-end, high cab configuration. At the same time, the lead truck was exchanged for a drop- equalizer 1B truck, a few years later the rear truck was replaced in the same manner by 1947. Numbers 1 & 1A were the original Super Chief motors. Thus the above photo had to be taken between 1938 and 1947, because the rear truck has not been changed out in the above photo. Number 1 was scraped about 1952.
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Original carbody was manufactured for EMC by St. Louis Car Company.
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Forgive me, but I want to call this engine: "The Elvis". It looks like its got a lot of hair combed back in a pompadour, has a sneer, was flashy when first introduced and was dominating the scene (at least in this picture) "back then". In reality this engine was literally only a few years younger than the late Mr. Presley.
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| Posted by Seva on February 5, 2013 | |
You're right, i totally see that!
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Thank You all for the extra info on this photo. I thought this photo was a really cool item. Amtrak will be stopping at this station again in the near future.
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I'm guessing this was post-war based on the wear and tear seen on the engine.
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