I always kind of thought these locomotives were fairly homely - as covered wagons go. But in the AT&SF Warbonnet scheme - they look good to me now. Thanks Roger for posting.
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Nice rare shot. I agree with the above comment. They were kind of ugly, but looked good in the Santa Fe paint scheme.
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Roger, thank you for sharing that! You say these units were retired after only 16 years, but for a rare FM cab passenger unit, working1947-1963 = 16 years, that's not too bad a career for them? The odds and circumstances were stacked against them lasting long, or long at all compared to EMD or Alco units, period.
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Everyone has favorite schemes but nothing is as unmistakable as the ATSF passenger livery. Those units look great even if they're not so great mechanically.
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Santa Fe may have had to hold onto these until the lease or trust had expired (just a thought). I remember reading how N&W renumbered various units in order to sell or scrap them but legally couldn't until the lease had expired. Again, just a thought. Other comments?
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